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Key Takeaways from SAP Spend Connect Live

Logistics Viewpoints

At SAP Spend Connect Live, held October 14-16 in Las Vegas, SAP did make several significant product announcements. For example, a buyer might say, “You only shipped me 800 of the 1000 products I ordered.” And the supplier might reply, “I only agreed to ship 800.” Their copilot-style solution is known as Joule.

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FedEx Founder Fred Smith Dies at 80

Supply Chain Digest

Smith’s pilots were asked to use their personal credit cards to buy fuel and stagger cashing their paychecks.” ( See More Below) CATEGORY SPONSOR: SOFTEON At one point, the company was down to its last $5,000 — which Smith took to Las Vegas and turned into $27,000 playing blackjack. The manufacturing sector is soon going to follow.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

We have all seen the math, and even with her concert in Tokyo on February 10, she still has time to get to Las Vegas for kickoff thanks to the magic of the international date line. In a strange twist, all the parking spaces for private planes in Las Vegas are currently booked, according to the Associated Press.

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Putting the WoW! Into Service Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Since a modern business is shifting from manufacturing to service, this article will provide a review of literature and a case study of the company at a forefront of the service supply chain frontier. Founded in 1999, it is an online retailer selling shoes via a drop-shipping business model.

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QAD Explore 2019: Vertical Market Round-up

QAD

The city of New Orleans played quite the host this year to our growing community of manufacturers for our largest annual customer conference, Explore. An impressive sight, especially when you add the tremendous amount of ship traffic moving up and down the river. Join Us Next Year in Las Vegas!

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This Week in Logistics News (December 14-18, 2015)

Talking Logistics

analyst Colin Sebastian] believes Amazon will eventually ship air-cargo packages for other companies as well, putting it in direct competition with UPS, FedEx and others. Song of the Week: “Heaven or Las Vegas” by Cocteau Twins. They are not going to hang about.”. Baird & Co. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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Blue Yonder is a Leader in the Inaugural Nucleus Research WMS Technology Value Matrix

BlueYonder

The solution is built to recognize and react to critical characteristics across industries, from the ability to process various product attributes, support omni-channel commerce fulfillment, balance shelf life and productivity for perishables for retailers, or navigate complex regulatory requirements for manufacturers. In Charles A.