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Warehouse Technology: 7 Important Technologies in 2021

Cyzerg

Warehouse technology is an effective, sustainable, and cost-efficient solution to addressing the challenges of the warehouse. Especially now, when the market is transitioning to e-commerce platforms that are accessible and open 24/7/365, it is becoming increasingly crucial to move warehouses from relying too heavily on costly human labor and into a more automated and technology-focused operation – a transition called “Warehouse Digitalization.”.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Procurement for the Hotel Industry

SIPMM Professional Publications

With the 4.0 digital era industry now, digital and AI are interconnected. AI is cutting down repeated tasks by simulating human intelligence in machines. AI helpsprocurement specialists to solve complex problems and enormous data more effectively by using software applications and smart computer algorithms. These machines are automated to think, to act, to behave like […].

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Proven Ways to Fight Fraud When You Ship Freight

Trinity Logistics

As a third-party logistics company (3PL), our job at Trinity Logistics is to service our customers and carriers to the best of our ability. Our job cannot be properly performed if there’s a lack of transparency. Fraud in transportation is on the rise, and the culprits are getting craftier every year. According to Land Line , cargo theft was up by 49 percent in the first quarter of 2020.

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How Auto, Medical Manufacturers Came Together for the Ventilator Crisis

Supply Chain Brain

From shortage to glut, 2020’s ventilator crisis illustrates the supply-chain chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Cross Docking: Making Inventory Management Easier

20Cube Logistics

People in the logistics business will surely be familiar with the term ‘Cross Docking’. It is one of the techniques through which warehouses in India and across the globe can speed-up their distributing process by transporting inventory from a manufacturing plant directly to customers, and in this whole operation, the warehouse not only reduces the material handling, but also reduces the need to store the products in the warehouse.

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HS Classification Rules

Globalior

When doing international trade, all products on shipments are subject to tariff classification. In other words, it is assigned a alphanumerical code that identifies what tariffs, taxes and regulations are relevant to them. Do you know how this HS code is chosen? Tariff classification is the process that assigns a numerical code (HS code) to goods. The purpose of this code is to be able to identify all the goods that are imported and exported in order to set taxes, obligations and duties.

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Faced With a Vaccine Emergency, the EU Made an Enemy of Everyone

Supply Chain Brain

On top of a faltering vaccine program, which is likely to cost thousands of lives and billions in lost output, the European Commission president and her team have done real damage to the EU and its self-image as a champion of open markets.

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Sustainable Sourcing Is Key for Next-Generation Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

Despite the many disruptions this past year, organizations are doubling down on their commitments to sustainable sourcing — and finding tangible benefits in terms of efficiency, speed and risk mitigation.

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Five Smart Ways to Ride the Surge of E-Commerce Returns

Supply Chain Brain

Forward-thinking companies go beyond treating returns as a necessary evil and embrace them as a critical element of competitive advantage and brand promise.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Risk Management Remains an Untapped Resource in Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

The pandemic revealed vulnerabilities within organizations that did not build strong relationships with suppliers or leverage robust monitoring systems to track and assess risks.

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From Bricks to Clicks: Pivot to eCommerce Fulfillment with a Warehouse-in-a-Warehouse

Supply Chain Brain

As shippers wrestle with the challenge of booming eCommerce shipping that has been accelerated by the COVID-19 crisis, they have increasingly turned to omnichannel shipping strategies across the supply chain. One approach gaining a hold is to create a warehouse-in-a-warehouse. It is a dedicated area exclusively for eCommerce. Everything needed to pick an order, pack a carton, and manage the parcel shipment is undertaken while still being integrated with existing systems for inventory, order mana

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Supply-Chain Financing for U.S. Mid Market Will Benefit Economy

Supply Chain Brain

Hundreds of thousands of U.S. mid-market companies bore the financial brunt of the coronavirus pandemic, yet received little to no access to supply-chain finance and revenue management programs. It’s time for that to change.

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Before Pursuing Micro Fulfillment, Consider These Four Things

Supply Chain Brain

Micro-fulfillment centers offer benefits like faster delivery and lower transit costs, but they won’t lead to greater profitability without a holistic network strategy.

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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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Shifting E-Commerce Landscape Calls for New Look at Network Strategy

Supply Chain Brain

A massive channel shift driven by COVID-19’s e-commerce escalation demands a reexamination of facility locations and network strategy — as both have a growing impact on supply-chain profitability.

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Data Access, Employee Training Are Top Hazmat Shipping Challenges

Supply Chain Brain

The risk associated with shipping and handling dangerous goods is greater than ever, and those responsible for managing it need the proper training, technology and regulatory knowledge to ensure they’re moving goods in a safe and compliant manner.

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How Biden Could Change Global Trade, and Other Areas to Watch

Supply Chain Brain

Global supply chains will continue to withstand complex changes in international trade by staying informed and prioritizing flexibility.

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Four Tips for Shipping Lithium Batteries

Supply Chain Brain

When it comes to packaging and transport concerns, lithium batteries continue to take center stage.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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How to Handle Reverse Logistics for Lithium-Ion Electronics

Supply Chain Brain

Increasing e-commerce returns and reverse logistics are vexing for electronics shippers, especially when lithium-ion batteries are involved.

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Hazmat Shippers Need ‘Master Data,’ But Most Don't Have It

Supply Chain Brain

Many shippers don’t know exactly what they’re shipping, which has a profound ripple effect on supply chains and customer experience — especially when it comes to dangerous materials and ever-changing regulation compliance.

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Connected TMS Technology Is Reaching Mom-and-Pop Carriers

Supply Chain Brain

Transportation management technology remains a new frontier for many small trucking companies — those with 50 or fewer trucks — who make up 99% of U.S. for-hire carriers.