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How to Tackle the On-demand World of Inventory Management

Unleashed

It’s fast-paced, it’s busy, it’s all things go, all the time. Inventory management is an around the clock operation and the pace isn’t slowing down. The way we shop has rapidly changed. This means the way we manage inventory has rapidly adapted as well. Just think about the most basic transaction of going into a brick-and-mortar store, paying at the counter and walking out with a product.

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For Your Supply Chain KPIs to be Meaningful, Apply Some Golden Rules

Logistics Bureau

9 Golden Rules for Meaningful Supply Chain KPIs. In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring performance using meaningful supply chain KPIs.

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Regaining control: Inventory management best practices (Part two)

Kinaxis

by Richard Cushing. In part one of “Regaining control: Inventory management best practices” , we talked about controlling inventory, before being able to competently manage inventory. With that in mind, let’s dive in to a few more inventory management best practices that will help you get the control you need to better manage your assets.

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Optimizing Your WMS: Are Your Warehouse Management System & Supply Chain Technology Ready for Peak Operation?

GlobalTranz

Software and supply chain technologies have become integral components of successful warehousing practices. Through a warehouse management system (WMS), a company can gain real-time insight into product location, movement, and inventory. However, optimizing your WMS to drive costs down and enhance product flow is not a small task. To ensure your supply chain technology and WMS are set up.read More.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Meeting the Omnichannel Challenge

The Network Effect

Consumers are buying products through many different channels the consumer goods supply chain has become more complex than ever before. The post Meeting the Omnichannel Challenge appeared first on The Network Effect.

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George Jetson and the case for modern supply chain planning

Kinaxis

by Mike McAllister. As a supply chain planner of a certain vintage, you remember The Jetsons and likely recall George working for Mr. Spacely at Spacely Space Sprockets. While we can’t be sure what kind of supply chain planning system Mr. Spacely had in place to produce his sprockets, The Jetsons’ well-documented ability to predict the future – from large format flatscreen televisions to video conferencing and robot vacuums – provides a key indicator.

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[PODCAST] Blockchain in Shipping & Freight: A Pragmatic & Frank Discussion

GlobalTranz

Listen to “The Application of Blockchain in Shipping & Freight: A Pragmatic & Frank Discussion” on Spreaker. Blockchain and The Digital Supply Chain Resources to Download Learn more about ShipChain Request a Demo of ShipChain’s Platform Why Blockchain will Create Extreme Supply Chain Management Optimization Download White Paper Looking for a TMS for your OTR.read More.

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Industry 4.0: The Emergence of Cognitive Manufacturing

Enterra Insights

Industry 4.0 is the popular name given to the fourth industrial revolution ushered in by the digital age. Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. They write, “Industrial production was transformed by steam power in the nineteenth century, electricity in the early twentieth century, and automation in the 1970s.”[1] The fourth revolution is being driven by data.

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$1B Investment in Flexport – A Smart Bet or Case of Irrational Exuberance?

Talking Logistics

As reported by Forbes last week, “ Flexport , a software-focused freight forwarder [founded in 2013] that helps businesses transport their goods to their point of sale, announced a $1 billion funding round led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund on Thursday, with existing investors Founders Fund, DST Global, Cherubic Ventures, Susa Ventures and SF Express all participating.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

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New 2019 Market Guide by Gartner Shows How Yard Management Systems (YMS) Boost Throughput

PINC

How a modern yard management system (YMS) can help companies improve operational efficiency, increase supply chain visibility, and optimize their assets.

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Optimizing Your WMS: Are Your Warehouse Management System & Supply Chain Technology Ready for Peak Operation?

GlobalTranz

Software and supply chain technologies have become integral components of successful warehousing practices. Through a warehouse management system (WMS), a company can gain real-time insight into product location, movement, and inventory. However, optimizing your WMS to drive costs down and enhance product flow is not a small task. To ensure your supply chain technology and WMS are set up.read More.

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Internet of Things Success is not Guaranteed

Enterra Insights

Reading today’s headlines one might conclude the Internet of Things (IoT) — sometimes referred to as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) — is a mature technology providing organizations with valuable and reliable service. One would be wrong. The IoT remains in its infancy and suffers the occasional growing pain. A couple of years ago, a Cisco study found, “Nearly 60% of IoT initiatives stall at the Proof of Concept stage and only 26% of companies have had an IoT initiative that

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Industry Trend on the Rise for Supply Chain and Logistics: Automation

Shipchain

According to EFT’s Supply Chain Hot Trends to Watch for in 2019 , one of the most significant trends that we should be paying attention to this year is automation. Industry players have already begun experimenting with technologies like robotics and artificial intelligence. Drones are already delivering packages , and self-driving vehicles are being produced and tested as we speak.

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Transform Your Supply Chain into a Predictive AI-Driven Knowledge System

Fragmented processes and unstructured data pose significant challenges for supply chains. This whitepaper explores how AI and predictive insights revolutionize supply chain management. By analyzing real-time data from disparate sources, these advanced systems offer actionable insights to anticipate potential issues, improve decision-making, and enhance operational efficiency.

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Your Data is Only as Good as How You Visualize It

Arkieva

Are you avoiding these common data visualization pitfalls during your S&OP meetings? Your Data is Only as Good as How You Visualize It was first posted on February 27, 2019 at 1:34 pm. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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Manufacturing in the Age of Uncertainty

QAD

Pizza deliveries jump 30 percent on Super Bowl Sunday. That kind of demand shift can give pizza makers fits, especially if they didn’t see it coming. Fortunately for the pizza companies, the Super Bowl date is publicized far in advance. But what if every pizza shop in America all of a sudden asked a single pizza oven manufacturer to build and ship an extra oven per shop?

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Supply Chain 4.0: The Supply Chain of the Future

Enterra Insights

Industry 4.0, the name given to the Fourth Industrial Revolution involving robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), must be supported by Supply Chain 4.0. But what does Supply Chain 4.0 involve? The fact we live in the digital age should provide the biggest clue. Jennifer Overstreet, Director of Digital Content at the National Retail Federation, reports Li & Fung, CEO Spencer Fung, told participants at a 2018 NRF conference, “The supply chain will become faster, digital and more inno

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How GST (Goods and Services Tax) Has Affected Logistics in India!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. To Centralize or to Decentralize? That is the Organization Design Question! Article, and permission to publish here, provided by Sunita Singh at [link]. Right after demonetization, another big thing that came to India was the implementation of GST (Goods and Services Tax). The sudden rise of the goods and service tax, despite getting a negative impression from some, actually reformed the Indian economy in a much better way.

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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes

Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

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ShipChain and Scanlog Partner Over Blockchain-Based Track-and-Trace Platform

Shipchain

ShipChain , the blockchain-based end-to-end logistics startup, has announced the integration of its platform with Scandinavian logistics company Scanlog , to help with the track-and-trace of Scanlog’s freight moving across the company’s global logistics network. The importance of transparency in supply chains can never be stressed enough, with businesses that deal with cargo movement across international borders particularly interested in having eyes on their freight in real-time.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

The Kingdom of Belgium achieved its independence from the Netherlands in 1830, and has become an admired modern country, well-known as the home of international organizations such as NATO and the EU. Since most Western European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, Belgium’s capital, it is an ideal location for international groups. The country participates in more than 50 global organizations, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), World Health Organization (WHO) and Internati

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Closest Thing to a Crystal Ball—Adexa ML Predictor

Adexa

Adexa’s Machine Learning Predictor, Ginie© (Gin-Nee), is designed to predict inefficiencies in the supply chain as well as identifying the main causes of late orders. The system examines millions of data variables in order to find patterns of behavior, in the past and future, that can increase cost, cause lateness or simply slow down the velocity of doing business.

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Steps to Take When Creating an Efficient Supply Chain

Unleashed

When a company is aiming simply for continuous improvement, supply chain analysis is imperative. This is because the supply chain can make or break the business in terms of its ability to maintain the supply of product or services to their customers. And let us face it, without that, there is no income and no business. So how can you improve your supply chain to have positive knock-on effects throughout the company?

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Top 5 Reasons to Attend Sustain 2019

EcoVadis

In our busy, technology-driven lives we’re apt to forget the importance of face-to-face interactions and how much we benefit from engaging with colleagues or industry peers in person. But in fact, because of the deluge of information available online, conferences are becoming more important than ever before. Plus, when you hear something first-hand it is far more likely to stick with you than anything you’ve watched or read.

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7 Ways to Limit Returns (Even with eCommerce)

JDA software

Retail has a serious problem with eCommerce returns. At least 30% of all online purchases are returned, compare that to 8.89% of in-store purchases. Surprising? Not if you’re in retail. More retailers are running into a surge in returns in our unified commerce environment than ever before and fashion brands are feeling the effects the most. Returned or exchanged products mean incremental supply chain costs and often products that can’t be resold at full price due to wear and tear or seasonality.

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5 Main Differences Between ERP and Accounting Software

OptiProERP

The global ERP market is set to grow to $42 billion by 2020. As research indicates 1 , an increasingly competitive market compels organizations to adopt ERP solutions in order to keep pace with their competitors. The demand for ERP software is expected to grow rapidly. As small and midsized manufacturers (and businesses in general) grapple with out of control business processes, caused in part by the disconnect between accounting and plant floor operations, the need for a single view of organiza

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Investing in a Sustainable Supply Chain Now Could Save Brands’ Future

Sourcemap

The shopping habits of millennials and Gen Z have changed the way brands sell their products; experiences, e-commerce pop-ups and personalization are dominating retail. But these consumers also value sustainability and ethical business practices, which many brands have been slower to address at the risk of lowering margins. Permalink.

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How To Select the Right Software for Innovation Management

Finding the right innovation management software is like picking a racing bike—it's essential to consider your unique needs rather than just flashy features. This oversight can stall your innovation efforts. Download now to explore key considerations for success!

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Being More Competitive in Industrial Distribution

Tecsys

A key component to being competitive in industrial distribution entails choosing the right software and considering key factors such as design, use, and scalability. The post Being More Competitive in Industrial Distribution appeared first on Tecsys.

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Warehousing News Roundup: February 25, 2019

Stord

Retailers are planning for higher tariffs , even though they aren’t sure exactly what to expect in the future. Tariffs on Chinese imports could rise later this year, so many companies are looking for ways to minimize their vulnerability to these added costs. Walmart, for example, has moved some shipments to the United States earlier than normal. Target is evaluating its options as well (though it didn’t offer any specific information).

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Increasing the Fairness of the Global Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

A circular supply chain capability leveraging blockchain, digital identity and payments technologies is introduced.