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ShipMonk Summits Enhance 3PL Mindsets

Ship Monk

In the fulfillment industry where increasing demand, geographical obstacles, rising costs, and complex supply chains are more temperamental than a Jack Russell Terrier hyped up on sugar, it is vital that 3PL team members are on the same page. Teamwork makes the dream work.

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Intelligent Automation, the Future of Supply Chain. Is the Logistics Industry Ready?

Blue Grace Logistics

According to a study conducted by IBM and National Retail Federation (NRF), the retail and consumer goods industry is designating intelligent automation, also known as artificial intelligence, as the future of supply chain. However, like with all new things, there’s a need to exercise caution. What more is required?

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How to Protect Supply Chain from Cyber Attacks

3PL Links

People who operate in the supply chain ultimately communicate through alternative channels, even in the presence of dependable systems, applications, and other tools at their disposal. As a result, you must exercise extreme caution when selecting each partner, making sure they have sufficient security procedures and resources in place.

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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?

Logistics Bureau

It simply means checking your company’s rates paid for freight transportation against those borne by its peers in the same or similar industries and shipping scenarios. Firstly, if you plan to benchmark as a one-off exercise now and again, you might engage a specialist team of consultants to execute a project for you.

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TEST Shipping Data: How Machine Learning, AI, Automation & Chatbots Create Hyper Efficiency

RPA Labs

Robotic process automation (RPA) leverages innovative software tools that can either partially or fully automate human activities to become more efficient and productive. Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle.

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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

When it comes to supply chain design, we’re at another inflection point in the industry. The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. Source: LLamasoft.

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Shipping Data: How Machine Learning, AI, Automation & Chatbots Create Hyper Efficiency

RPA Labs

Robotic process automation (RPA) leverages innovative software tools that can either partially or fully automate human activities to become more efficient and productive. Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle.