Mon.Mar 26, 2018

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5 Steps to Solve a Supply Chain Crisis

GlobalTranz

With effective logistics planning and strategies, you can run a supply chain smoothly without too many concerns. However, disruptions can occur even with the best plans in place. If your company encounters a supply chain crisis, it is important not to panic. Panicking can lead to a number of hasty decisions which can make the situation worse. Assess the situation and develop an approach that minimizes losses and resolves the crisis as quickly as possible.

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Blockchain: The “Building Block” of the Supply Chain of Tomorrow?

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain analysts are far more caustious concerning the maturity of blockchain for business applications that the broader tech community. Perhaps too cautious. One day after analysts appeared on a HighJump panel on this topic, an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal that claimed that 1.1 million items from Walmart are being tracked by blockchain, helping the massive retailer trace these products journey from supplier to store.

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A “New Normal” in the Truckload Industry

Talking Logistics

There are so many trends impacting the trucking industry today — everything from regulations and technologies to fuel, labor, and economic conditions — that the industry is noticeably different than it was in the past. Is that creating a “new normal” in the trucking industry? What does that mean exactly, and more importantly, what steps or actions should shippers take to successfully navigate through this new normal?

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Technologies are changing the Logistics Picture

Enterra Insights

Supply chain professionals are like the military’s special forces. Each day they battle to beat competitors while simultaneously trying to win the hearts and minds of customers. According to Steve Geary, President of the Supply Chain Visions family of companies and Chief Operating Officer at ROSE Solutions, logistics is the key tool in the supply chain professional’s kit.

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How to Master Product Portfolio Management

Pursuing product portfolio management excellence empowers organizations to unlock the full potential of their offerings. This comprehensive guide unveils 10 essential keys that serve as the building blocks for success.

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Using Analytics to Manage Inventory

Silvon Software

It’s true that inventory management is a challenge for both manufacturers and distributors. Each supply management issue that can arise has repercussions. For example, excess inventory can cause a decrease in product turnover and a loss of profits, while stock-outs can cause backorders, unhappy customers and lost sales. Optimizing inventory can ensure that the right product is available in the right quantities, at the right time and the right locations, to meet supply and demand.

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Supply Chains and Blockchain Part 2 – Making It Work

Logistics Bureau

Can blockchain improve your supply chain? Only if you can make practical use of it. Currently, blockchain is still new and shiny, and a bit mysterious. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been fuelling interest and examples are multiplying of blockchain being used for supply chain. Yet, as often as not, it’s the “wow” factor that is the focus, rather than the “how” factor.

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Podcast Episode 2: Surviving Contract Season

Freight Plus

In the world of imports and exports there are only three certainties in Spring: death, taxes and contract season. Right about now shippers across the supply chain are scrambling to achieve the same common goals of uncovering cost savings, mitigating risk, and securing space within their carrier network.

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Supply Chain News on More Unusual Patents for eCommerce Deliveries from Amazon

Supply Chain Digest

Use of OnDemand Air Bags to Cushion Dropped Parcels, and Drones that Interpret Human Hand Gestures

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EazyStock vs your ERP: Who wins the inventory management battle?

EazyStock

?. One of the most common questions we receive is “We already have an ERP inventory module. Why do we need EazyStock?” Who could answer better than one of our customers who uses EazyStock with Dynamics NAV? “Through better inventory management, we’ve been able to support our stock management and procurement processes much better, which has even resulted in higher profits!

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

This guide delves into the critical challenges faced by today's supply chain industry and explores how optimized transportation planning can overcome obstacles to create a more efficient and streamlined supply chain.

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Green Supply Chain News on In Rather Amazing Announcement, UPS UK Says it will Soon Go All Electric Vehicles in Central London

Supply Chain Digest

Beginning of the End of Combustion Engines, UPS Says, Announcing Breakthrough in Charging Technology

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How to Write an Award Entry that Gets the Gold

APICS

The 2018 APICS Awards of Excellence deadline is fast-approaching, so I thought it would be useful to share some tips on what really makes an entry stand out. To do so, I first asked our judges what they’re looking for.

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RFID, AIDC and IoT News on SCDigest Reissues Simple Model for Understanding RFID versus Bar Codes

Supply Chain Digest

Still not much Action in RFID and Supply Chain.

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Bell Integration

Taulia

Success Stories SAP SAP needed a new solution that enabled them to manage their group-wide liquidity. The post Bell Integration appeared first on Taulia.

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11 KPIs for Measuring Innovation Success

Measuring innovation success is critical yet challenging for organizations, often leading to confusion over which KPIs to use. Many rely on inappropriate metrics borrowed from other departments, wasting resources and overlooking valuable opportunities. This guide outlines why innovation metrics are hard to track and offers a framework for creating effective KPIs.

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Boosting Efficiency and Reducing Costs with Route Optimization

Loginext

Optimization is doing more with less while sustaining (or bettering) the efficiency of operations. With multiple orders and shipments constantly moving with an excess of customer requests and demand, fulfilling on-time deliveries consistently not only saves costs but also increases the overall brand value for the company.

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Workday Adapter User Authorization

Bristlecone

The post Workday Adapter User Authorization appeared first on Bristlecone.

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“Brokerage Software is not just about Connecting A and B”

3GTMS

Non-asset based transportation companies need more than just a technology to helps them connect Point A to Point B. In this article in Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ), 3Gtms CEO Mitch Weseley discusses advanced TMS capabilities that help organizations be creative and dynamic with their transportation planning. Our newest offering, Continuous Pool Optimization, is a key part […].

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Analyzing Product Costs: A Question of ‘What If’

Supply Chain Brain

The act of divining the future is nothing more than a consideration of possible scenarios, and their impact on a business. For most of human history, the success of that exercise has rested on the appointed seer’s years of experience, coupled with some indefinable grasp of probability. In recent decades, machines have stepped up to aid humans in their efforts.

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What Makes a Warehouse Worker Happy?

The 2024 Newcastle Systems Worker Satisfaction Survey provides insights into the life of a warehouse worker and what matters to them.

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Podcast Episode 2: Surviving Contract Season

Freight Plus

In the world of imports and exports there are only three certainties in Spring: death, taxes and contract season. Right about now shippers across the supply chain are scrambling to achieve the same common goals of uncovering cost savings, mitigating risk, and securing space within their carrier network. It won't be easy as 2018 has been off to a challenging start for freight.