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Realizing the Value of Supply Chain Optimization for Tire Manufacturing

DELMIA Quintiq

From raw material procurement to final product sales, these supply chains’ ability to minimize inventory through product life cycle controls and facilitate prompt product supply is every bit as important as product differentiation strategies. To achieve this, having the right planning solution is crucial.

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Are You Caught in Word Salad Dribble?

Supply Chain Shaman

His comments are the same–he feels that I identify problems but do not adequately define the solutions. I see a preponderance of reports and white papers that have lots of pages but say little. He feels that based on his years of experience with a software provider, he has a whizzbang technology. He wants answers.

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China Announces Export Controls on Five Critical Minerals

Exiger Perspectives

Mineral Uses Tungsten Artillery shells, armor plating, cutting tools, engine parts, airplane balancing weights. Tellurium Solar panels, thermoelectric devices, infrared optics, steel alloys, and rechargeable batteries. Bismuth Medical treatments, lead-free solder, cosmetics, flame retardants, and ammunition.

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E-Commerce Shipping: Why Shippers Are Mastering E-Commerce to Go Omnichannel

GlobalTranz

Shippers that fail to consider the implications of returns by refusing to give customers information about returns costs and procedures before purchase could risk alienating up to 67 percent of shoppers. In addition, shippers may lack the resources necessary to push operations beyond availability and reliability of procurement.

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What Is an Omnichannel Warehouse?

GlobalTranz

Streamlining returns is an integral part of developing an omnichannel warehouse, and, with up to 30% of all e-commerce purchases returned, reports Business2Community , warehouse managers must include returns capabilities in existing warehouses. Therefore, an omnichannel warehouse is the only solution. Download White Paper.

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[PODCAST] The State of the Food & Grocery Supply Chain & The Impact of the “The Whole Foods” Effect

GlobalTranz

On today’s episode, Cerasis welcomes back Greg Braun, Senior Vice President of C3 Solutions, a yard management & dock scheduling software company. What are the potential solutions to solve food & grocery supply chain challenges in order to compete with the likes of Amazon’s Whole Foods. Download White Paper.

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Why Blockchain Within The Supply Chain Makes Perfect Sense

GlobalTranz

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper. Manifesting this trend is the terminology and concept of Digital Path to Purchase — the omni-channel, tech-focused approach to supporting and acting on a consumer’s purchase.