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The rise of IoT in supply chain planning

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater There’s no denying the Internet of Things (IoT) has taken hold of nearly every aspect of our lives. With the number of connected devices estimated to surpass six billion next year and more than 20 billion by 2020, the steady stream of data these devices are providing can easily crowd and clog your supply chain planning processes if you’re not prepared.

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Looking Beyond Red Arrows

Supply Chain Shaman

When I engage with supply chain leaders , I ask the question, “Are you making progress?” Many will initially shake their heads “yes”, but upon a closer look at the data, they admit that they are stuck. Admitting this truth is a freeing moment. Why? It is hard work to maintain the status quo in metrics performance. Most are treading water.

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Logistics Technology Q2 2017 Roundup

Freightos

Logistics Technology Q2 2017 Roundup. Visibility, Ground Drones and Cross-Border SMB E-Commerce. Logistics Technology Trends. During the second half of June, Amazon and Alibaba both held conferences in the United States, appealing to small and midsize businesses selling on their platform. While Alibaba was advocating sales to China as Amazon advocated cross-border importing, both are clearly pursuing an SMB focus, as Big Box retailers continue to struggle.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

My son’s baseball season, which began last November with indoor training, finally ended last night. His U11 Little League team lost their final game of the tournament, but as the team manager said afterwards, “they made a lot of noise and raised a lot of eyebrows” throughout the tournament and they finished in 4th place out of 7 teams. What now? For my son, it’s on to swimming, where he competes in the butterfly and IM, with his first meets next week.

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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Nissan Motor Co. to revolutionize S&OP

Kinaxis

by Melissa Clow Headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, Nissan manufactures vehicles in 20 countries around the world. Nissan offers products and services in more than 160 countries and areas worldwide. As a leading global automotive manufacturer, Nissan Motor Co. operates in a complex and competitive environment. Because of this, the company struggled with disconnected, manual planning processes, which required a concurrent planning platform to enable a more efficient operation.

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Tactical Trade Promotion: The Fourth Dimension

Supply Chain Insights

Can you name the top three tactics used by sales people in planning a promotion? …tic toc… buzzer! If you said temporary price reductions (TPR), displays and feature ads, you are right. I would love to state the actual number here; but our survey on revenue and trade promotion management has yet to be launched. However, we will have it out soon, and this and other exciting and NEW information will be available – stay tuned!

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Spinnaker Partners with River Logic to Deliver Optimization-enabled Business Planning Solutions

River Logic

DALLAS, July 7, 2017 -- River Logic today announced its new partnership with Spinnaker, a supply chain services company that helps clients grow, manage risk, reduce costs and improve customer service by developing world-class supply chain capabilities.

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How you doin’? Is your supply chain doing the right thing to prepare for the future?

Kinaxis

by Bill DuBois The other day I turned on the news to the headline of Sears Canada closing 59 stores. My thoughts went immediately to images of my mother passing around the Sears catalog as she asked us to mark pages with gift suggestions. That tradition continued with my own children as she would sit down with them and shift through the toy section for ideas.

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Targeted Marketing and Machine Learning

Enterra Insights

From movies to markets, artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic. In the retail and marketing sector, the staff at … Continued. The post Targeted Marketing and Machine Learning appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.

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Unlearning Supply Chain Management

Talking Logistics

The near-infinite processing power Cloud computing provides (along with other technological innovations) will cause everyone in the supply chain and logistics field to unlearn the way we’ve always done things, everything from the way we design software applications to how we design and manage supply chain processes. Simply put, what was once impossible or impractical due to computing power constraints, is now possible, at least technologically.

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Can Blockchain Help Supply Chain

Elementum

When applied to supply chain management, blockchain proposes a system that is as flexible and secure, allowing real time and transparent contracts between organizations and third party partners. It’s poised to vaccinate supply chains vulnerable to ransomware from the inside out. Theoretically, the first thing to go would be confidentiality. Blockchain systems promise incorruptibility at the expense of centralised control over potentially sensitive information.

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New Video by MHI: Inventory Robotics and Cycle Counts

PINC

Navigation, power, and safety. Learn more about these 3 technological aspects of indoor drones in this short video produced by MHI.

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The Bumpy Ride to Digital Enterprise Transformation

Enterra Insights

Does change frighten or concern you? If it does, “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.”[1] According … Continued. The post The Bumpy Ride to Digital Enterprise Transformation appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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3 Steps to Achieving Predictive Logistics

Talking Logistics

A reporter recently asked me how, in my view, the shipping industry would make money in the coming years. The question caused me to reflect on how this might have been answered just ten or five years ago versus today. In the past, growth came from scale: mega-ships, port infrastructure, and buffer. Today, the answer is very different: shippers and service providers must operate smarter, not bigger.

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Focus on Food: Remote Monitoring in the Fresh Supply Chain

Elementum

In any company, building trust among customers is imperative—but in the food industry, it’s the only way to sustain business. Ensuring consistently fresh and safe food is not an easy task, especially as food providers grow their reach across the country. Companies like Chipotle have seen the consequences of a lack of oversight in their supply chain, with disastrous results.

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Driving Change in Manufacturing & Logistics: Cognitive Technology

ModusLink Corporation

When you think of cognitive technology, what comes to mind? Likely one of those funky virtual reality headsets or – if you’re more of a skeptic – an army of robots rebelling to take over all of humanity. But cognitive technology is about a lot more than futuristic-looking toys and speculation about the future, specifically […]. The post Driving Change in Manufacturing & Logistics: Cognitive Technology appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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The Digital Supply Chain — Building Block of the Future

Enterra Insights

Pundits have argued for years that the term “supply chain” inaccurately depicts the real world. “The supply chain, as the … Continued. The post The Digital Supply Chain — Building Block of the Future appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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What-if Wednesday: Seasonal Model Forecasting with Seasonal Methods

Arkieva

Seasonal method is a regression method that fits a linear trend along with sine and cosine curves. These sine and cosine portions of the regression can fit any seasonal deviations from the linear trend. Robust seasonal method also fits a trend along with sine and cosine curves, however this method uses linear programming to fit a seasonal series in a way that compared to the regular seasonal method is less likely to be thrown off by noisy values that depart from the trend or seasonality.

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Supply Chain Disruptions? Everything’s Clearer with the Right TMS Technology

TMC

Everything is humming along, sales are picking up, and things in general are going well. Life is good! And then, just like that, you find yourself in the midst of a perfect storm. We’ve all been there—and it’s every logistics professional’s nightmare. It’s like the universe went through a list of common supply chain challenges and thought, “Let’s see what happens if they all take place at the same time.

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Blockchain for Trade Promotion Execution?

Supply Chain Insights

The hype around blockchain technology is growing because man continues to seek the next best thing. The question is whether this radical new way of transacting business is applicable to trade channel promotion. I’m sitting on my veranda in the hot Texas afternoon drinking my ice tea and mint leaves, turning the ribs every 8 minutes and reading my latest book.

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Supply Chain Risk Requires a Resilient Enterprise

Enterra Insights

We’ve all heard the adage “nothing is certain except for death and taxes.” In the business world, Jeff Thomson (@IMA_JeffThomson), … Continued. The post Supply Chain Risk Requires a Resilient Enterprise appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Top 5 Lessons Learned After a Year in Supply Chain Planning

Arkieva

A little over a year ago, I ventured into the unchartered territory of supply chain planning. It was an exciting challenge. I had experience as a marketer in the Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) space. And because ERP solutions often have some supply chain planning functionalities, I thought I could easily apply my knowledge from the ERP space to supply chain planning.

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Driving Change in Manufacturing & Logistics: Cognitive Technology

ModusLink Corporation

When you think of cognitive technology, what comes to mind? Likely one of those funky virtual reality headsets or – if you’re more of a skeptic – an army of robots rebelling to take over all of humanity. But cognitive technology is about a lot more than futuristic-looking toys and speculation about the future, specifically […]. The post Driving Change in Manufacturing & Logistics: Cognitive Technology appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Chainalytics Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s SDCE 100 Top Supply Chain Projects for 2017

CHAINalytics

Atlanta, GA (July 6, 2017) – Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, has selected Chainalytics, a global leader in supply chain consulting, analytics and market intelligence, as a recipient of an SDCE 100 Award for 2017. The SDCE 100 is an annual list of 100 … The post Chainalytics Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s SDCE 100 Top Supply Chain Projects for 2017 appeared first on Chainalyt

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Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods

Elementum

On June 15, Amazon.com shook up the grocery industry by announcing its plans to purchase Whole Foods Market for $13.7B. What does this powerhouse deal mean for the two companies—and more importantly, for traditional brick-and-mortar grocery chains? E-Commerce Dominance: Death of BnM? As the ecommerce industry explodes, some experts predict that the boom signifies the death of retail as we know it.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Achieve a Sustainable Supply Chain by Reducing Emissions

AFFLINK

According to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a company's supply chain is responsible for four times the direct emission pollution than the rest of their departments and operations are. While this is a significant impact, companies are not working with suppliers to reduce their emissions. The CDP found that only 22% of companies worked with their suppliers to reduce emissions in their supply chains.

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Manufacturing Pickup Signals Boost to U.S. Economic Growth

Material Handling & Logistics

"Everything was strong,” said Timothy Fiore of ISM. "Unless supply-chain constraints arise, there’s really no reason why the robust pace of manufacturing can’t continue.". read more.

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5 Steps to Applying Lean Manufacturing Principles in the Retail Supply Chain

RFgen

Adopting lean manufacturing principles can pay dividends as retailers face pressure in the supply chain. The Great Recession of the early 2000s was a period when many businesses were recognizing the need to eliminate waste if they want to keep up with changing global economic demands. The manufacturing sector went through a major shift during that time as lean principles became mainstream.