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5 Ways the Cloud is Improving Supply Chain Management

Morai Logistics

Cloud applications and platforms are the growth catalysts that will keep improving supply chain performance… This week’s article by Morai Logistics highlights 5 key ways in which clouds are making supply chain management better. There needn’t be any such concern with cloud-based approach however. Flexibility.

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The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

Does it require manual data entry? Tap into the knowledge base of your employee base – Because distribution center employees tend to move around more than others, they may have experience with a good solution or have already used something similar to what is being considered.

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Are Graduate Degrees Leading to Less Job Options?

247 Customs Broker

Rigorous data is scarce is in this area. Data from the National Science Foundation’s 2015 Survey of Doctorate Recipients reveals an unemployment rate for science, engineering and health (SEH) Doctorates is 1.78%, compared to the national average of around 4% at the time. However, that same report indicated that about 12.9%

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How AI Helps Build the Supply Chain that Thinks for Itself

Logistics Bureau

This AI tool is based on data and rules. With more data and greater processing power now available, computers that learn by themselves have become more feasible. Using ML, a computer automatically finds patterns in data. It can use them to draw conclusions from new data. Stale or bad data. Lack of skillsets.

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After the Order: Customer Service Best Practices

Ship Monk

A knowledge-base support platform, such as Zendesk, HelpDocs, or Zoho Desk, enables customers to search a private database for answers to the most frequently asked questions. Centralize customer interaction data. Enable self-service. Help your customers help themselves. That way nothing falls through the cracks.

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6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Logistics Bureau

Others wave their hands and announce sweeping megatrends that sound impressive, but that lack supporting data. This article was first published in June of 2015. It received a lot of interest at the time and has continued to be a popular article over the last three years. We take a different approach here. A 2018 Update.

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Smart Lagos: Status, prospects and opportunities

247 Customs Broker

In June 2016, the Lagos State government signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai Holdings LLC, owners of Smart City (Dubai) LLC, “to develop sustainable, smart, globally connected knowledge-based communities that drive a knowledge economy.” Local capital looking to profit from tech play. Compliance to U.S.