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The Free TMS with Tim Higham

The Logistics of Logistics

Tim Higham and Joe Lynch discuss the free TMS, which is of course AscendTMS. Prior to starting AscendTMS, Tim co-founded and ran a national 3PL, where he invited Palm Beach Capital LLC to become minority equity shareholder in July, 2009 in order to speed both internal growth and outside acquisitions. AscendTMS).

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). What is the USMTO Data Report? The full data set is reported by eligible equipment builders and distributors and is provided to all participants in the program at no cost.

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HBR: Managers Think They’re Good At Coaching. They’re Not.

The Lean Thinker

” None of this, of course, had anything to do with what had triggered the tirade. This, of course, is consistent with the message that we Kata Geeks are sending with Mike Rother’s Coaching Kata. As the organization matures, of course, that structure can shift. Fed from The Lean Thinker. They’re Not.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Cloud & Big Data. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support. These 3 master data elements contributed to almost 50-60% of planning issues. Business Process Outsourcing.

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More Signs of a Financial Economy; Not a Production Economy

10xLogistics

This is the lowest since November of 2012 and the lowest level since June of 2009. Every little bit of data could tip it in one direction or another. This, of course, releases capacity to other areas for movement. Both the price index and employment index showed decreases as well.

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Key Factors to Consider When Planning and Designing Warehouses

Logistics Bureau

Since I first published this article back in 2009, warehouse design principles haven’t altered that much, but as we received many comments, including requests for more information, I figured it might be a good idea to expand on the original piece. It can go further than this, of course. You have to do the best with what is available.

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The History of eCommerce: From the 1960s to the 2020s

Ship Monk

Back in the day, businesses relied on primitive computer networks to conduct electronic transactions through EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), enabling them to share invoices, order forms, and shipping confirmations. In 1994, Netscape developed SSL (Secure Socket Layers), a protocol that increased the safety of internet data transmissions.