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IT versus supply chain

Supply Chain Movement

The layer of ‘systems of differentiation’ comprises solutions which help companies to gain a competitive edge, such as forecasting, production planning and advanced transport management and warehouse management. The ‘systems of record’ contain the orders and other administrative transactions, typical ERP functionality.

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Digital Supply Chains Require People, Processes, and Technology

Enterra Insights

These networks draw on tools with seamless, real-time communication between manufacturing, logistics providers, suppliers and applications for enterprise resource planning (ERP), warehouse management (WMS), transportation management (TMS) and order management (OMS). Only for turkeys. ” Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Movement 16 – Consultancy

Supply Chain Movement

Some companies try to work round the blockades, such as the tomato producers who export to Russia via Turkey. 12 Questions about Multimodal Transportation Management. They cause extra complexity, lots of red tape and often lengthy delays at certain national borders, if they can even be crossed at all.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23-27, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Kuebix Announces the First Free Multimodal Transportation Management System (TMS). Latest Use for a Bitcoin Technology: Tracing Turkeys From Farm to Table (WSJ sub. Amazon Launches ‘Business Prime’ to Bring Quick Delivery to Work (Bloomberg). Wal-Mart’s new robots scan shelves to restock items faster (Reuters).

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The Holidays and The Logistics Crunch: It’s all about the Planning & a Fun Comparison of Logistics & A Successful Turkey Day!

GlobalTranz

They can also manage vendor compliance during inbound & outbound freight shipping , which is key during the holidays, when manufacturers are distributing product to thousands of retailers. Raw materials (groceries), manufacturing (preparation), delivery (presentation), etc. are all factors to consider.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

Artificial intelligence has been applied to just about every supply chain application imaginable, including transportation management and execution, demand planning, supply chain planning, warehouse management, and order management. It has also been embedded in autonomous trucks, robots, and drones for navigation.