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What Is Transportation Optimization and What Does It Have to Do With Managed Transportation

GlobalTranz

That means identifying areas of waste, overlap and large volumes and enabling continuous improvement through the use of transportation metrics to track performance. Managed transportation is about streamlining and centralizing the whole process of both inbound and outbound logistics, ranging from warehousing through delivery.

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Uncovering the Promise of Artificial Intelligence

QAD

Because manufacturers are constantly pressured to increase productivity, deliver quality products, delight customers and achieve greater profitability and sustainability, they are turning to new technologies such as artificial intelligence. In his white paper , “ No Matter What You Call It: Industry 4.0 Deployment Difficulty.

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5 supply chain management tips for retail for sustained profitability

6 River Systems

Manufacturing companies have the option of selling directly to consumers without the help of any retail middle men. A white paper published by DHL found that inefficient handling of supply chains causes high costs, wasted resources, and reduced agility. There are many levels of automation solutions available for warehouses.

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Collaboration Technology for a More Sustainable Supply Chain

Turvo

All systems and data are unified, integrating large volumes of data from multiple data sources such as TMS, warehouse management (WMS), dock scheduling, accounting, enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer resource management (CRM), and visibility applications. Drivers know their schedules best.

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42 Food Brands Recalled: How Businesses Prevent Product Problems

RFgen

Food manufacturers have to be constantly vigilant to ensure the safety of their consumers. Incidents like this seem increasingly prevalent as news sources rush to inform consumers about any products that may be contaminated. Frozen vegetables are being recalled due to health scares.

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42 Food Brands Recalled: How Businesses Prevent Product Problems

RFgen

Food manufacturers have to be constantly vigilant to ensure the safety of their consumers. Incidents like this seem increasingly prevalent as news sources rush to inform consumers about any products that may be contaminated. Frozen vegetables are being recalled due to health scares.

Food 52
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Tips for Demonstrating the Value of Supply Chain Management to the C-Suite

RFgen

Discussion of topics like ERP implementation and asset utilization don’t mean the same thing to CEOs as they do to procurement and logistics specialists. According to Global Manufacturing, the megabrand continually looks for ways to make the supply chain better and faster.