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Top 3 Priorities for Manufacturing Companies in 2018

GlobalTranz

Companies are hoping to continue their revenue growth in 2018 by setting priorities for manufacturing in 3 key areas. KLR has released the results of its annual manufacturing industry outlook report , and the optimism following last year’s elections will continue straight through 2017. With promises of tax reform, decreased federal regulations and looser trade agreements, manufacturers have slowly seen revenue growth throughout the U.S. markets.

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Will you be a Supply Chain Disruptor or the Disrupted?

ToolsGroup

You should be interested in applying disruptive technologies in your supply chain not only at a physical level, like in transportation and logistics, but also at a more virtual level in your supply chain planning. And you should be thinking about them now, because disruptive technologies have a first mover advantage. If you are not the disruptor in your supply chain, you become the disrupted.

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Forecasting and demand management for new events using machine-learning algorithm

Kinaxis

by Iman Niroomand What does a machine-learning (ML) algorithm have to do with the Super Bowl? When it comes to forecasting and demand management , a lot. Consider this: According to the National Retail Federation , approximately 189 million people watched Super Bowl LI, and viewers spent an average of $82.19 on electronics, apparel and food specifically for the game, up from $77.88 compared to the previous year.

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Addressing the “White Spaces” in Supply Chain Planning

Talking Logistics

One of the trends I’ve been writing and talking about is how the clockspeeds of every industry are accelerating and how companies are having a hard time realigning their processes, organizational structures, and technology platforms to keep up with this rapid pace of change. This is certainly true when it comes to supply chain planning, where the complexity and frequency of the process have increased while time horizons have shrunk.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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What Transportation Modes Are Most Affected by Capacity Crunches?

GlobalTranz

Current and future capacity crunches are often analyzed for impact in the U.S., but they exist around the globe. The same holds true for their impacts on varying transportation modes. All modes of transit feel the effects of capacity crunches, but those that suffer the biggest effects tend to involve ground-transit, including less-than-truckload (LTL), full truckload (FT) and parcel shipping.

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Reducing Risk With Dedicated Fleet Solutions

NFI Industries

Any disruption in the supply chain could affect a company’s bottom line, and ultimately their customers. As the transportation market evolves, shippers need to find ways to mitigate risk. One transportation solution that could help make operations more resilient is a dedicated fleet. Working with a third party logistics provider (3PL) can help companies be.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

It’s December 1, the beginning of the end of 2017. How did we get here so fast? The mad dash begins to finish all the work that needs to get done before 2018 arrives, so without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: E-Commerce Boosts U.S. Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub. req’d). Mercedes Plans More Drone Deliveries After 100 Perfect Flights (Bloomberg Technology).

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Best Practices to Get More Throughput and Capacity Out of Your Distribution Centers

GlobalTranz

Increased demand on your distribution centers from improved e-commerce sales, changing seasons, or other shopping patterns can limit your throughput. While expanding capacity with new construction is certainly one solution, other ways exist to get more throughput and capacity in distribution centers without major overhauls to existing operations. Before you break ground on a new building/annex, hire and train new workers, or invest millions into new software, consider some other proven ways to g

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Pillars to a Successful Transportation Experience: Carrier Management

TMC

As the market continues to change, what’s your transportation strategy for handling fluctuations? An unclear plan may let you down. Rather than reacting to changes that happen to your supply chain, it’s always better to have a carrier management strategy that allows you to be proactive—no matter what the market has in store. How to deal with growing supply chain complexity.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Digital Yards On CSCMP.tv

PINC

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Transportation Business Intelligence: Drowning in Data or Winning with Insights?

Talking Logistics

Supply chain and logistics professionals face many challenges, including drowning in data! This is especially true in transportation management, as companies work across many modes, many geographies, and many sources of data, including from GPS and mobile devices. There’s a lot of discussion these days about the importance of converting data into actionable intelligence.

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How the ELD Mandate & Other Regulations Will Impact the Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

Within one month, the electronic logging device mandate will take effect. While shippers have known about the mandate for two years, truckers, shippers and carriers are still concerned about how it will impact capacity. Paired with soaring manufacturing and tightening capacity within the last month, the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate could cause the capacity crunch to worsen.

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Key Guiding Principles for Getting a Better Handle on Implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Supply Chain Management

Arkieva

The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business activities has again emerged as a hot topic for 2017 and 2018. In fact, Gartner predicts by 2021, 40% of new enterprise applications will include Artificial Intelligence Technologies, where AI and Machine Learning promise to solve a plethora of problems faced by enterprises today, from better decision making to increased efficiencies and cost savings.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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The Value of Business Intelligence and Transparency

Silvon Software

One of the biggest benefits that analytics can have on an organization is the ability to empower employees across the business. That’s right … from the back office all the way up to the board room. When you give your people reporting tools that reveal not only the big picture, but the underlying details, too, they will solve problems and find opportunities to excel.

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Navigating the Risks in Supply Chain Management

Talking Logistics

David Cahn, Director of Product Marketing at Elemica , discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: What do you see as the biggest supply chain risks companies face today? Are you seeing supply chain professionals paying more attention to cyber threats? When you talk to your clients about supply chain risk management, what is the biggest constraint or hurdle they face today?

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Why the Great Driver Shortage Is Now Top of Mind for Shippers & a Driver of a Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

The Great Driver Shortage was already starting to weigh on the minds of carriers and shippers early this year as experts predicted tightening capacity, said William B. Cassidy of the Journal of Commerce (JOC), and the continued climb of the stock market alludes to an imminent, modern-day Industrial Revolution. At the same time, carriers have turned to leaner operations to keep costs down, and the transportation industry is ready to implode with a capacity crunch that lasts well into 2018 and m

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Logility Buys Halo BI

Supply Chain Shaman

On Monday, November 27th, Logility announced the purchase of privately-held Halo Business Intelligence. This announcement continues the trend of supply chain software market consolidation. Here I share what I believe that this means for the market. A Look Back . Logility is a well-established player in the supply chain software market. With over forty-years of experience in SCM software, Logility went public in 1997.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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Supply Chain Design Excellence Requires Time and Coaching

CHAINalytics

| By Jonathan Whitaker | Principal, Managed Analytics Services | Chainalytics | As with any complex task, modeling excellence is developed through a combination of time and expert coaching. The first component, time, is well understood and generally agreed upon as a requirement and prime component for establishing excellence in one’s craft.

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Top Myths Around Demand Sensing

E2open

Top Myths Around Demand Sensing. alyssa. Thursday 30 November 2017. John Lash, Vice President, Product Marketing, E2open. Demand sensing technology has been around for more than 15 years, yet there are still many myths around just what it is, what it does and the prerequisites to use it. With that in mind, the aim of this blog is to confirm or dispel these myths and set the record straight.

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In Case You Missed It: Best Industry Articles and Insights this Month

ModusLink Corporation

Need help keeping up with the latest supply chain, logistics, manufacturing and e-commerce industry news? Below, you’ll find the top articles and trends from November covering various sections of these quickly evolving industries. More than a year ago, the UK voted to leave the European Union and thus Brexit began. As of today, the UK […]. The post In Case You Missed It: Best Industry Articles and Insights this Month appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Logility acquires Halo Business Intelligence to expand advanced analytics

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Logility, Inc., provider of collaborative supply chain optimisation and advanced retail planning solutions, has acquired privately-held Halo Business Intelligence, a San Diego-based supplier of advanced analytics and business intelligence solutions for the supply chain market.

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The Art of Consistent Perfect Order Delivery: Smart Order Fulfillment Through Orchestration

Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.

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Quick Tips for Ensuring Data Quality In the Warehouse

RFgen

The Growing Role of Supply Chain Data. Businesses are embracing strategies that make them more dependent on data throughout the supply chain. As they do so, they must be sure to put a greater emphasis on data quality or risk running into situations where the information they rely on misleads them and undermines operations. Infosys reported that businesses are beginning to approach data in a different way than they have in the past.

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Top Technical Certifications in Supply Chain Management

3PL Insights

There are many routes toward certification in the supply chain industry. By becoming certified, you will obtain an accreditation that gives a competitive advantage in the industry. While some certifications require previous experience, not all accreditation programs are made equal—it’s possible to obtain an entry-level certification, or for those who have been in the industry for some time—an additional qualification, which can make for a more competitive resume. .

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The Changing Face of Supply Chain Security

Logistics Bureau

Security has been an issue since supply chains began. Even the first camps and convoys had to deal with attackers and criminals. Theft, fraud, smuggling, sabotage, hijacking and piracy were all present. Today’s complex networks of storage and intermodal transport face these challenges too. However, there are now two extra twists. First, the growth of IT means that these problems now exist physically and virtually.

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New website focuses on Transdek’s unique total supply chain solutions expertise

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Freight in the City exhibitor Transdek UK has launched a new website to deliver an easy to navigate resource that highlights the total solutions approach the company provides. This uniquely spans both trailer and loading bay design to enhance both the efficiency and the synergy between the two.

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.

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Smartphones Coming to the Warehouse, But Not Necessarily How You’d Expect

RFgen

Smartphones could soon play a larger role in warehouse settings. If someone were to tell you that smartphones are playing a larger role in supply chain operations, you’d probably imagine them being used as barcode scanners. To some extent, this is true. A Parcel Industry report explained that smartphones are gaining some momentum in such use cases.

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Pillars to a Successful Transportation Experience: Carrier Management

TMC

As the market continues to change, what’s your transportation strategy for handling fluctuations? An unclear plan may let you down. Rather than reacting to changes that happen to your supply chain, it’s always better to have a carrier management strategy that allows you to be proactive—no matter what the market has in store. How to deal with growing supply chain complexity.

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The Growing Digital Connection Between Businesses and Consumers

BlueYonder

I recently attended the CEWIT2017 Conference at the Center for Wireless and Information Technology’s facility at beautiful Stony Brook University in New York. This is one of the premier conferences in the development and application of emerging technologies, and it does an excellent job of bringing together academic research and industrial innovation in one forum.