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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

The sad fact is that most planners spend six to seven hours a day in meetings and struggle to get timely information. This week, I was at Informs Analytics Conference. Can we build collaborative platforms for role-based discussions across commercial (sales and marketing) and operations (manufacturing, logistics, and purchasing) teams?

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The Importance of Customer Experience

OptiProERP

Source: PwC Report, Experience is Everything: Get it Right. As manufacturing and distribution businesses adjust to customer expectations for product personalization, rapid response times, eCommerce and mobile applications, visibility into real-time processes is essential. Can you turn it around in time? How do you respond?

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

Carolina Sisters – Since 2018, Carolina Sisters has been sourcing from retailers and selling pallets of wholesale products to the general public. According to the company, it provides a faster, greener, and more cost-effective way to leverage existing inventory. For more information, please visit the RLA website.

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7 Incredible Benefits of Cloud-Based Logistics Management

GlobalTranz

Each industry has its peculiarities, among the others, in the logistics, manufacturing, and supply. The ability to administer your cloud supply chain in the real time makes your order processing, warehousing, inventory management, transportation and overall pricing more scalable and thus cheaper. A Better Scope Management.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to a report from The Information , the company is imposing this fee on returns when return options at Whole Foods, Kohl’s, or Amazon Fresh locations are closer or at the same distance as a UPS Store return location. More than 70 percent of Toyota Motor Manufacturing , Alabama’s power will soon be generated by the sun.

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Benefits of Cross-Docking and the Port of Mobile, AL

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

Technological advances have produced integrated systems and real-time information, making it possible to implement cross-docking services. Depending on the type of product and the demand, cross-docking can reduce inventory, operating costs, and distribution costs while facilitating just-in-time delivery. About the Port of Mobile, AL.

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

Elementum

Companies effected: Information on what companies have been affected is very limited as of this writing. In Georgia, operations at the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick will be closed for three days slated September 9. Expected Long-term effects: Critical part of US manufacturing supply chain is currently at a stand-still.