November, 2016

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The ‘Golden Ticket’ to Improving Manufacturing Productivity

GlobalTranz

Computer-controlled systems are at the core of most 21 st Century manufacturing operations, fact! Improving manufacturing productivity hinges on keeping those computers fully operational. That’s why protecting computers is the ‘Golden Ticket’ to better p roductivity on the manufacturing floor… . " Improving manufacturing productivity hinges on keeping those computers fully operational".

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Internet of Things (IOT), Cost-to-Serve, Segmentation and Supply Chain CoEs are unable to deliver promised business value without Prescriptive Analytics

AIMMS

Gartner’s Hype Cycle for CSCOs is a valuable read for current and potential Supply Chain leaders. It brings together a long list of trends, enabling technologies, business frameworks and competencies that should be in your consideration set. The big theme of course, is the digitization of the supply chain and the implications it will have on business performance.

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Black Friday 2016: Brought To You By Logistics

Freightos

Black Friday Logistics: Brought To You By Ocean Freight. By Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos. @zschreiber. What’s working for ocean freight (and what isn’t). Ocean freight has had a complicated year so far. Beyond speed, one of air freight’s primary advantages over ocean has always been reliability. But improved data forecasting and more predictable supply chains have become a boon for ocean freight, leading to an increase in ocean shipments at the expense of their more expensiv

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Successfully Fulfill Your Crowdfunding/Kickstarter Campaign

Ottawa Logistics

Quite possibly, one of the most useful inventions of modern times, and since the advent of sliced bread has to be online fundraising. Companies like Crowdfunding and Kickstarter enable you to get your product in front of millions immediately. What was once a daunting task that required countless man hours by a development team can be completed with a good idea and a proposal video.

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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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14-Strategies-to-reduce-freight-costs

Kane is Able

Shippers often work under the assumption that the way they ship freight (and the associated costs) are pretty much fixed and can’t change. But just because “it’s always been done this way” doesn’t mean you shouldn’t challenge the status quo. At Kane Is Able, we’ve identified a ton of ways to reduce freight costs, with changes you can begin implementing today.

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The Industrial Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics: Where Are We & Where Are We Going?

GlobalTranz

The era of paper-based systems and physically monitoring the supply chain is ending. In place of long paper trails and maintenance schedules, machines with the capacity to communicate their needs and issues via the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) are becoming an essential component of effective processes. You have probably heard about the IoT in the famous GE commercials, such as the “Talking Train and Car,” as depicted on Engineering.com, but you might not have thought about how your organi

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Use Prescriptive Analytics to see value from Internet of Things and other digital initiatives

AIMMS

Gartner’s Hype Cycle for CSCOs is a valuable read for current and potential Supply Chain leaders. It brings together a long list of trends, enabling technologies, business frameworks and competencies that should be in your consideration set. The big theme of course, is the digitization of the supply chain and the implications it will have on business performance.

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Why Singles Day Will Become A US Sales Festival

Freightos

Why Singles Day Will Become A US Sales Festival. By Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos. @zschreiber. In a single day in 2015, Alibaba handled an average of $9.9 million dollars every minute in a retail feat that racked up $14.3 billion dollars of Alipay payments , mostly on Tmall.com and Taobao Marketplace. That’s one and a half million dollars of sales in the time it took to read this article’s first sentence.

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Will The Sharing Economy Change The Face Of The 3PL Industry?

3PL Links

The remarkable growth of some of the biggest players in the sharing economy, most notably Uber and Airbnb – which have a collective worth of over $50 billion – is expected to disrupt different industries to some extent, in this case the taxi and hospitality industry, respectively. Unlike traditional businesses that take years to create networks of both intellectual and physical assets on a national or international level, business that use the sharing economy strategy are built on consumer resou

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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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The Schools of Experience - Developing Yourself and Selecting Talent

10xLogistics

During holidays I really like to spend time with a good book and this Thanksgiving was no different. I am reading (and re-reading) Clayton Christensen's book: How Will You Measure Your Life ? This book is a fantastic read and it uses models of operation to help guide you in both your personal and professional life. I may call on this in future postings but today I want to discuss his chapter on selecting talent called: The Schools of Experience.

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How You Can Shorten Apparel Delivery Times to the Consumer

Apparel Logistics

As more people head online to shop for everything from groceries to gadgets to clothing, consumer demand for fast shipping is rising. Fully 80 percent of shoppers want same-day shipping , whereas 61 percent want to receive their products within one to three hours of ordering, according to "The State of Shipping in Commerce 2016," released by shipping software firm Temando.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain of Thanksgiving

GlobalTranz

The turkey is out of the oven. Rolls are on the table. Family members are starting to find their way into the kitchen, and Thanksgiving dinner is about to begin. The meal is the combination of days of shopping, hours of cooking and endless arguments over what exactly goes into the gravy, but many forget how grand the scope of simply preparing Thanksgiving dinner can be.

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Growing With Hawktree – An Ottawa Logistics Case Study

Ottawa Logistics

As a new company with a major retails client with sea container importing requirements and the need for warehousing that is site licensed for medical devices, Hawktree knew they needed a competent and scaleable third party to handle logistics while they focused on sales. So Hawktree turned to Ottawa Logistics to provide quality and value to their logistics and fulfillment.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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This Freight Calculator Brought To You By Transparency

Freightos

This Freight Calculator Brought To You By Transparency. By Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos. Today, Freightos has some incredibly exciting news. We’ve launched the world’s first door-to-door international freight estimator , powered by live global market rates. This is another important step in the Freightos mission to make global trade frictionless.

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Shipment Execution: Logistics benefits from automation

Transporeon

Handmade goods may have a place in fashion or in arts and crafts, but in business, the less manual work the better. There is no benefit to artisanal “handcrafted” shipment execution, as we see in this comparison between manual and automated methods of assigning freight: Something valuable that has taken a lot of time, effort and dedication to make by hand can be synonymous with “expensive.

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October Results are Not encouraging for Transportation Providers

10xLogistics

It may not be a complete "Happy Thanksgiving" for people who manage 3d party transportation. After some very large decreases in the last few months, the CASS Transportation index decreased again in October. The transportation index dropped 1.4% in October. While this is better than the drop of 2.8% in August and 3.5% in September, it still shows that there is over capacity in the transportation industry.

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The Price of "Free" Shipping for your Apparel Company

Apparel Logistics

Free shipping, once a coveted find, has become a standard feature in the minds of today's shoppers. Retail behemoths like Amazon make it seem easy, but free shipping is never really free. This perk comes with a price tag, and small retailers need to get creative in order to afford it. The Real Cost of Free Shipping. Purportedly "free" shipping is only free to the consumer, and even then shoppers are often paying a premium for the perk.

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How to Conduct Workplace Incident Investigations to Create Safer Workplaces

This white paper provides a comprehensive overview of global workplace incident trends, focusing on the top three biases leading to such incidents. It also highlights the significance of CSA Z1005 as a risk management standard and outlines the ROI of thorough incident investigations, covering emergency response to post-incident interviews. Additionally, it introduces an Investigation Evidence Gathering Matrix.

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10 REASONS TO PURSUE A CAREER IN LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN NOW!

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friends at Morai Logistics. In this blog, Morai shares the top 10 reasons to pursue a career in logistics and supply chain. To most job seekers, a career in logistics or supply chain is just misunderstood — or invisible. This is why we’ve compiled ten reasons why a career in logistics and supply chains can be the dynamic and rewarding career so many look for!

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Infographic | Shipping Lithium Batteries

The Logistics Academy

When shipping lithium batteries , which are classified as Dangerous Goods, maintaining compliance can be tricky. This infographic provides an overview of the regulations governing the movement of these increasingly common energy cells. Source: LabelMaster. Related Training: Handling of Lithium Batteries by Air. The post Infographic | Shipping Lithium Batteries appeared first on The Logistics Academy.

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Tips For Ocean Container Freight Contract Negotiations

Logistics Portal

Tips For Ocean Container Freight Contract Negotiations Ocean freight tendering is complicated with little standardization, but there are ways shippers can succeed and not view it as such an onerous

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You can’t really count on cycle counting

PINC

Logistics Viewpoints just published an article that I wrote called " You can't really count on cyle counting ". After talking to several organizations, i learned that 100% off them deal with an inventory reconciliation problem. Please feel free to add to the conversation or let me know what you think.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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The Amazon Effect

10xLogistics

For anyone who runs a warehouse and has Amazon "come to town" you know, at a very micro level, about the "Amazon Effect". The entire labor and transportation capacity situation in your town changes in an instant. However, it is bigger than that from a nationwide perspective and I had the privilege of listening to a very insightful presentation given by Eric Johnson (Twtr: @AmShipEric), research director and IT editor at American Shipper at the Jacksonville CSCMP roundtable event in October.

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Over 500,000 registered drones in the U.S.

DC Velocity Reverse Logistics

To date, there are over 500,000 registered drones in the U.S., and there are over 20,000 registered commercial operators of drones. The FAA advises that over 3,300 people signed up to take the aeronautical knowledge test, which is one of the new requirements to operate a drone in the U.S.

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How Do Supply Chain & Transportation Leaders Get Started Using Their Big Data Strategy?

GlobalTranz

The amount of information and improvement possible through big data can be overwhelming. Unfortunately, this may lead some supply chain managers or executives to simply avoid the topic until a more cohesive understanding of its possibilities can be made. Meanwhile, stakeholders do not get to reap the rewards of this new tech trend , and the overall enterprise suffers without realizing it.

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Amazon And Alibaba Bet The Future On Supply Chain Management: eRetailers Invest Big In Logistics

The Logistics Academy

The world’s largest retailers are planning to not only grow into the world’s biggest logistics companies, but to completely revolutionize the industry. Both Amazon and Alibaba have recently made significant investments to their supply chain capabilities and in the not distant future they will soon handle more shipments than most specialist delivery postal and courier companies.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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New Global Trade Restrictions Will Complicate Supply Chains

Logistics Portal

New Global Trade Restrictions Will Complicate Supply Chains According to the WTO, the initiation of trade remedy investigations remained the most frequently applied measure by far, representing 72% of

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Shipment happens!

PINC

Sometimes it doesn't. Can you imagine start your week like this? So, what can you do to ensure that employee safety is a priority in your distribution center or manufacturing plant? Please leave a comment below.

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Mazars Ledger

NJBIZ FOODBIZ NJ Food & Beverage. The post NJBiz FoodBizNJ appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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