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Driving transformation in the postal Industry: Look at both culture and technology

AIMMS

Declining letter volumes and parcel competition are serious challenges faced by postal companies. Having a competitive supply chain is key to thrive, and survive, in this environment. How can postal companies make headway? The answer lies on changing culture as much as it does on rethinking technology. Change should start with culture and organizational alignment.

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The Top Supply Chain KPIs to Know

GlobalTranz

In the omnichannel supply chain , where order accuracy and on-time delivery are paramount, the difference between getting the right product to consumers at the right time and getting a similar product to consumers at the right time could be disastrous. This difference can have catastrophic consequences for the success of your business, including lost revenue for returning the product, processing the return, shipping out the correct product, and time spent in addressing the issue at your customer

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The Avocado Supply Chain

SCM Research

Among the best ways to teach supply chain management is by discussing different types of real-world supply chains. In their interesting report, Enabling Trade: From Valuation to Action , the World Economic Forum (in collaboration with Bain & Company) present several supply chains that could be discussed. The introdution makes one point clear: “The overall benefits to nations, producers and consumers are clear.

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Is Digital Transformation Bringing Traditional Grocery to Its Expiration Date?

ToolsGroup

Grocery stores, long thought to be immune to the “Amazon Effect”, were shaken in August of 2017 when Amazon acquired Whole Foods. While companies like Instascart and Peapod have provided home delivery for years, this acquisition was like a shot across the bow for many grocers. About 40 million homes are within 5 miles of a Whole Foods, and Amazon plans to use that proximity to change how Americans buy groceries.

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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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Driving transformation in the postal industry: Look at both culture and technology

AIMMS

Declining letter volumes and parcel competition are serious challenges faced by postal companies. Having a competitive supply chain is key to thrive, and survive, in this environment. How can postal companies make headway with digital transformation? The answer lies on changing culture as much as it does on rethinking technology. Change should start with culture and organizational alignment.

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FMCG: I’m a Supply Chain expert…Get me out of here!

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

The definition of celebrity is a famous person, VIP, very important person, personality, name, big name, famous name, household name, star, superstar, celebutante, leading light, giant, great, master, guru. In that case why do I only know 3 people from the 2017 series? One boxer, a footballer with an ironic surname and Boris Johnson’s father. I don’t know Mr Johnson either, but he helped produce Boris the buffoon so probably deserves to endure a degree of hardship.

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Using Managed Analytics to Build a Next-Generation Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

For years, supply chain leaders have struggled to achieve a sophisticated level of supply chain visibility that would drive continuous improvement, optimize spend and reduce risk. The advent of transportation management systems (TMS) in the 1990s introduced near-infinite metrics and data points into the supply chain yet brought with it more questions than answers: How do we centralize the data?

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To succeed at digital transformation, teams need to be committed and self-enabled

AIMMS

The digital age has just begun. We haven’t seen the full force of disruptive business and operating models and there is no doubt that many more will keep emerging. We are only beginning to see the impact that digital transformation will have on our human resources as well. This will demand the creation of new and higher levels of personal development and organizational effectiveness to manage and sustain this culture transformation. .

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Santa & Rudolph Highlight Importance of Supply Chain Visibility

Enterra Insights

Santa Claus is master of the overnight supply chain. His prowess is feted in verse, story, and song. One of … Continued. The post Santa & Rudolph Highlight Importance of Supply Chain Visibility appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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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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Terex AWP: New Yard Management System Works like a Charm

PINC

Clint Reiser , Director of supply chain research for ARC Advisory Group and a contributor to LogisticsViewpoitns.com, just published a very interesting article about how Terex is using digital technology for yard management to locate and identify over fifty thousand finished products a year in one of their facilities. Here's a quick excerpt from the original article.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 4-8, 2017)

Talking Logistics

We’re supposed to get our first plowable snow of the season tomorrow, which means I need to head outside and rake and bag the remaining leaves on my lawn. Rake today, shovel tomorrow. My exercise plans for the weekend are set. So, without further delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: UPS, Overwhelmed by Online Orders, Warns of Delivery Delays (WSJ – sub. req’d).

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Inspiration, Education, and Practical Advice: Modern Supply Chain Experience 2018

Oracle SCM

By Krista Sterner , Event Marketing Director. Planning is well underway and registration is open for Modern Supply Chain Experience, taking place from January 29–31, 2018 at the San Jose Convention Center. Now in its sixth year, the conference will feature over 100 sessions presented by Oracle customers, experts, and supply chain partners; in-depth product demonstrations; and numerous networking opportunities.

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Was 2017 the Turning Point for the Digital Supply Chain?

Enterra Insights

Looking back what might historians have to say about 2017? It depends, of course, on whether you are looking at … Continued. The post Was 2017 the Turning Point for the Digital Supply Chain? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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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 ‘Why’ in S&OP: or How to Find More Meaning

Supply Chain Trend

There is a lot of evidence that S&OP is hard to implement and get right. And when S&OP is implemented it often stalls, doesn’t make enough progress and doesn’t deliver enough value. The reasons are plenty, but one of the core reasons is the lack of senior leadership support. Another reason is that employees just get tired of an overly dogmatic, bureaucratic process and data focused monthly cycle.

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Elevating the Heavy Building Materials Supply Chain (Takeaways from Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. For example, I learned that there’s a difference between cement and concrete, even though many people use the terms interchangeably. Cement is one of the raw materials that goes into making concrete, which is the finished product.

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Why Black Friday and Cyber Monday Still Present Several Physical Supply Chain Challenges

ModusLink Corporation

As consumer experience evolves technologically and globally, Black Friday — the king of consumer holidays — has grown along with it. With brands expanding their presence beyond brick-and-mortar stores to online shops with global customers, Black Friday has expanded from one day after Thanksgiving into its own sub-holiday season — even adding an online extension, […].

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Driscoll’s Not Your Average Berry!

Arkieva

Driscoll’s Not Your Average Berry! was first posted on December 6, 2017 at 9:34 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at hyeboah@arkieva.com.

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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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Shaw Industries partners with Chainalytics for Supply Chain Network Redesign

CHAINalytics

Shift in Consumer Preference Sparks Need for Network Redesign Shaw Industries, a global flooring provider headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, is a leading provider of carpet, wood, resilient, tile & stone, and laminate flooring, as well as synthetic turf, for residential and commercial applications. Shaw manages 116 manufacturing and distribution facilities in 30 states, completing 4500 … The post Shaw Industries partners with Chainalytics for Supply Chain Network Redesign appeared first

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How to Measure Supply Chain Performance

Material Handling & Logistics

All companies need to employ a performance measurement system to organize and manage their supply chain metrics. The appropriate metrics to manage and measure the success of a company’s operation vary significantly by industry, by individual company, and by the scale of the business. What does not vary, however, is the universal need of all companies to employ a well-structured, hierarchical framework to organize and manage their metrics.

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Four Technology Tools Impacting Logistics

NFI Industries

Guest Post: David Broering, SVP, Integrated Solutions, provides insights on commonly referenced technology tools and their application to the rapidly digitizing logistics space. Everything in logistics moves fast in today’s world. Not only do we move faster and do more each day, the pace of innovation around the tools that we use in this industry. Read More.

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Kohl’s COO Sona Chawla to Keynote RILA 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference

Supply Chain Network

Arlington, VA – Today, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced Sona Chawla, Kohl’s chief operating officer, will be the keynote speaker at the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference. The conference serves as the premier event for retail supply chain executives to network, learn, and share new and creative solutions for the industry’s most complex challenges, including logistics, transportation, and international trade.

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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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Chainalytics Reduces Cost and Carbon Emissions through Packaging Optimization for Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturer

CHAINalytics

Implementing a New Packaging Solution, Chainalytics Provides Razor Manufacturer Savings and Sustainability Improvements Packaging, while easy to overlook, has a profound impact across the entire supply chain, for it touches almost every aspect of the organization. As consumers move through the aisles of various retail sites, many will never consider how packaging affects cost, handling, … The post Chainalytics Reduces Cost and Carbon Emissions through Packaging Optimization for Consumer Pa

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Weathering the Next Recession

synchrono

The global economic recession that started in 2007/2008 hit the manufacturing sector hard. In February of 2009, The Economist even published a piece called The Collapse of Manufacturing. If you recall, this was right about the time the automotive manufacturer bailouts kicked in because they, like the larger financial institutions, were deemed too important to the US economy to fail.

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The Biggest Supply Chain Blunders of 2017

AFFLINK

As 2017 reaches its final weeks, we reflect back on this year's blunders in supply chain planning. While basking in the afterglow of our successes brings joy, we learn the most from shortcomings, hiccups, and downright disasters in the global community. So, it's time to contemplate our less-than-shining moments. Indeed, 2017 was plagued by problems within international supply chains, ranging from logistical to unethical.

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Ireland's Supply Chain Security to lead agenda at The National Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The National Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference, the largest gathering of manufacturing and supply chain professionals, takes place on the 31st January in the Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin with a focus on sustainability, brexit, manufacturing, renewable energy, procurement, recycling and more.

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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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Shipping Large Items:  Five DOs And DON’Ts Of Heavy Goods Fulfillment

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

The Grinch didn’t realize it at the time, but when he uttered the famous words “It came without packages, boxes or bags,” he was summing up the heavy goods industry’s most notable supply chain challenge – economically shipping large items. The online buying revolution is not limited to items that neatly fit inside a parcel delivery box. Even the most “industrial” of businesses are shifting their marketing and fulfillment operations to cater to the online buyer.

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3 Options for Connecting IIoT and Emerging Manufacturing Technologies to Your ERP

RFgen

New technologies are emerging in manufacturing all the time, and it isn’t surprising that industry leaders are getting sucked into the hype.The excitement is palpable, but it can fade fast when organizations run into problems integrating data from these new technologies into their enterprise resource planning systems. New Technologies Gaining Ground Quickly.

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A Framework for Driving Change in Urban Mobility

MIT Supply Chain

Urban mobility architecture must undergo fundamental change in response to rapidly changing city landscapes. In our book Faster, Smarter, Greener – The Future of the Car and Urban Mobility (MIT Press, September 2017) * we proposed a framework for future passenger mobility which would be Connected, Heterogenous, Intelligent and Personalized (CHIP). Changes in mobility are […].