Sat.Aug 03, 2019 - Fri.Aug 09, 2019

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3 Technologies Transforming Modern Manufacturing Techniques

USC Consulting Group

The U.S. economy is experiencing a period of job growth. The unemployment rate is at a low last seen more than 50 years ago , according to government data, and millions of jobs have been created since 2016, approximately 2.6 million of which were added to payrolls in 2018 alone. Manufacturing has helped lead the way, with the industry contributing $2.2 trillion to the nation’s gross domestic product in 2016 and over 85% of small-business manufacturers confident that the good times will con

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Robots in the Building: The Positive Influence of AI for Supply Chain Planners

ToolsGroup

Have you looked at a job listing for a supply chain planner recently? The planner’s role has expanded to include a combination of technical skills and communications and interpersonal skills. A recent, typical job ad for a demand planner lists technical criteria including APICS and Six Sigma certification, alongside “negotiation, communications, and presentation skills”. .

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Guide: Buying Vs. Building A Warehouse Management System

SCJunction

Each warehouse is different, presenting its own set of challenges, limitations, and advantages, with solutions that must be tailored to a specific industry. With this in mind, it’s important to take your specific business requirements into consideration when you decide how to build or buy your WMS.

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

July is my birthday month. In the middle of busy travel, I made time for the annual physical. The reason? I know that early detection is the key to wellness. It is a familiar ritual. The nurse quickly assesses blood pressure, pulse, blood oxygen, height and weight. Lab work testing follows vital sign analysis. Only when the tests are complete, can I have a meaningful conversation with the physician about my health.

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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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Automation in the Supply Chain and Its Impact on Scalability

GlobalTranz

Automation is coming of age in the supply chain. Where supply chain leaders once viewed automation capabilities as science fiction fantasy, automation’s real-world applications are becoming evident. As explained by David Welch of Supply Chain 24/7, part of the reason for interest in automation in the supply chain derives from the continuous threats of Amazon.read More.

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Robots in the Building: The Positive Influence of AI for Supply Chain Planners

ToolsGroup

Have you looked at a job listing for a supply chain planner recently? The planner’s role has expanded to include a combination of technical skills and communications and interpersonal skills. A recent, typical job ad for a demand planner lists technical criteria including APICS and Six Sigma certification, alongside “negotiation, communications, and presentation skills”. .

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How AI is Generating Value for US Restaurants

The Network Effect

How artificial intelligence is driving better customer service and supply chain efficiencies in the restaurant supply chain Artificial Intelligence (AI). The post How AI is Generating Value for US Restaurants appeared first on The Network Effect.

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E-Commerce and Warehousing: Areas of Focus to Prepare for Fulfillment

GlobalTranz

As explained by Brian Barry of Multichannel Merchant, shippers tend to focus on short-term needs and ignore the space requirements for efficient fulfillment. When upgrading or building new spaces, the primary areas of focus are often broken into broad categories, such as labor, consumers, and location. However, detail-oriented areas of focus can provide a better.read More.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s nice to be back bringing you the logistics news round-up again. My colleagues took over for me the last two Fridays as I was on vacation exploring Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was such an amazing trip on so many levels. First there was the family aspect. I saw family I hadn’t seen in years, watched my kids meet and play with new cousins, visited the house where my father, grandfather, and most likely […].

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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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Supply Chain Transformation in the Digital Age

Enterra Insights

Company executives are increasingly aware of the importance of supply chains in making companies successful. A couple of years ago, however, a McKinsey study concluded companies weren’t investing enough in supply chain transformation technologies. Justine Brown reports, “McKinsey found the digitization of supply chains will have the biggest impact on revenue, yet 49% of companies are investing in digitizing their distribution channels or marketing instead.

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Making Your Supply Chain Green Doesn’t Have to Cost You Green

Kuebix

The transportation industry has a notoriously significant impact on the environment. Conventional vehicles and trucks release large quantities of greenhouse gas emissions, hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide, all of which are harmful to the environment and those inhabiting it. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, freight trucks contribute the second highest amount of pollutants into the […].

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How to Improve the Execution of Manufacturing Strategies (Pt. I)

QAD

Manufacturers’ strategies don’t always deliver hoped-for results. In this article, we’ll consider the first of two simple steps to reduce risk and improve the chances of a successful manufacturing strategy. Developing a Manufacturing Strategy. Manufacturers are no different from other organizations. They have strategies, and many struggle to make their strategies work.

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Four Ways AI Is Impacting Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Brain

Global logistics companies are creating a new normal in how they manage data, run operations and serve customers.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Integrating Technology into Your Supply Chain: Five Questions You Need to Ask

Material Handling & Logistics

Advanced technologies are transforming the way products are moved and tracked across the globe today.

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Using the Right Technology For Your Inventory Management

Supply Chain 24/7

In this article, we share five insights to answer the question of why are inventory levels in the supply chain higher post-recession than before 2007 and offer guidance to better manage inventories in a complex supply chain world.

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Doing Business in Spain

QAD

Spain has served as a global model of freedom and human rights since the peaceful transition to democracy after former Head of State and dictator Francisco Franco’s death in 1975. Although its economy was strong and growing immediately after the country joined the EU in 1986, it entered a severe economic depression in mid-2008. The economy has turned around in the past several years, and Spain now enjoys strong GDP growth of 3%, exceeding the EU average.

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4 Challenges in Global Transportation Management

3rdwave

There are 4 fundamental areas where global transportation is challenged. Three of these challenges are variants on traditional transportation challenges and the last is relatively new but growing in importance. These challenges are: Information Accessibility – visibility, reporting & analysis, communication. Transportation Cost Management.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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Supply Chain Modeling: Here’s What You Need To Know

River Logic

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A Career Perfect Fit

BlueYonder

Priscilla Torres is a senior technical analyst in JDA’s fast-growing Monterrey Center of Excellence (CoE). In this installment of Wednesdays for Women, she talks about how she got into supply chain by way of a role in IT, why they fit so well together, and how important it is to keep learning and challenging yourself. Tell us a little about yourself.

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Impact of right-sizing inventory on EBITDA

Arkieva

Supply chain planning projects are often approved on the back of the promise of lower inventory levels. In a recent conversation, I was asked a more nuanced question: whether right-sizing inventory via better supply chain planning improves earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). This blog tries to address this question.

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Chainalytics Among Top Supply Chain Firms in 2019

CHAINalytics

Atlanta, GA (August 6, 2019) ? Chainalytics, a recognized global leader in supply chain consulting, analytics, and market intelligence, is proud to announce that it has been included in the 2019 edition of “100 Great Supply Chain Partners,” an annual list of top supply chain companies compiled by SupplyChainBrain. The company has received this distinction … The post Chainalytics Among Top Supply Chain Firms in 2019 appeared first on Chainalytics.

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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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Finding the Right Purchase Order: EDI 850 vs. EDI 875

SupplyPike

Back to basics: What is a purchase order? A purchase order is typically the starting point of your supply chain. It is a legally binding agreement between a trading partner and a buyer, detailing items that the buyer would like to order from the trading partner. It contains prices that both parties have agreed to, including discounts, as well as delivery terms.

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Narrowband IoT Broadens the Adoption of Asset Tracking Services — Here's How

Roambee

T-Mobile for Business and Roambee have teamed up to provide a comprehensive, proven asset tracking solution that pairs perfectly with America’s first NB-IoT network. Many other telecom companies in other parts of the world are also racing to launch asset tracking solutions on their own NB-IoT networks, with the hope of making asset tracking adoptable at scale.

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Resilience: The New Imperative for Successful Supply Chain Management Transformation

Supply Chain 24/7

In this eBook we describe how supply chain resilience is used to; transform to support an outside-in, demand-driven operating model, respond to demand rather than forecasts and adjust to unexpected changes while still meeting service levels.

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Chainalytics Among Top Supply Chain Firms in 2019

CHAINalytics

Atlanta, GA (August 6, 2019) ? Chainalytics, a recognized global leader in supply chain consulting, analytics, and market intelligence, is proud to announce that it has been included in the 2019 edition of “100 Great Supply Chain Partners,” an annual list of top supply chain companies compiled by SupplyChainBrain. The company has received this distinction … The post Chainalytics Among Top Supply Chain Firms in 2019 appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Retail Imports Remain at Near-Record Levels Despite Tariffs

Material Handling & Logistics

“Even with virtually everything American imports from China soon to be subject to tariffs, it isn’t quick or easy for retailers to change their supply chains," said Jonathan Gold, National Retail Federation.

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CBD and Marijuana Logistics

Logichain Solutions

With all the ambiguity and uncertainty around CBD and cannabis products, how can you ensure that your logistics are in compliance with all the state and federal laws? There is a lot of confusion and misinformation around cannabis, hemp, marijuana, CBD and THC, with many people using these terms interchangeably. However, there are big differences. Hemp (Cannabis Sativa) and marijuana (Cannabis Indica) are two varieties of the cannabis plant.

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The Hidden Costs of Manual Cycle Counting: Turn a Necessary Evil into a Value-Add with Mobility

RFgen

Cycle counting is often thought of as a ‘necessary evil.’ With automation and mobile inventory management, it doesn’t have to be. When it comes to cutting overhead costs and improving operational efficiencies, cycle counting is often the last thing warehouse managers think about. Because of this, the process tends to get forgotten or overlooked as an area for efficiency improvement, even though it continues to suck up time, labor and resources when performed manually.