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5 Skills Necessary For Maximizing Logistics Effectiveness

GlobalTranz

. Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Robert Everett who gives us some fantastic tips for managing logistics effectiveness. The latest news from the world of high technologies: Microsoft is going to store data as DNA. The data science is gaining popularity together with the tremendous growth of information, generated in the world. Investors are spending more money on the neural networks.

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My Logistics Experiences with Amazon and AAA

Talking Logistics

When you spend your workday thinking and writing about logistics, you can’t help but see it in your everyday life too. Here are two examples that I experienced last week, courtesy of Amazon and AAA. Amazon: Two Extremes of Packaging. My wife walked into the study with a large box from Amazon. Inside was a small item, utilizing maybe 10 percent of the box’s volume.

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The Use of Apparel Warehouse Management Systems in Operations Performance

Apparel Logistics

Excellent inventory management is a key component in outstanding and consistent operations performance within the apparel industry. With that in mind, many leading apparel manufacturers and distributors use specialized software suites known as warehouse management systems. A warehouse management system, or WMS, aids in better operational performance because it manages various processes within the supply chain, employee availability, and more.

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Bite-Size Biz, Episode 5: How to Create a Nutrition Platform with Longevity

Mazars Ledger

Julie Meyer | Founding Partner, Eat Well Global, Principal, I ON FOOD Description The June Bite-Size Biz Podcast features Julie… The post Bite-Size Biz, Episode 5: How to Create a Nutrition Platform with Longevity appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States. Julie Meyer | Founding Partner, Eat Well Global, Principal, I ON FOOD.

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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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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Reality of Being a Retailer in 2017

GlobalTranz

The worlds of online and offline businesses continue to merge and in 2017, as outlined in this infographic from the CUBE , it’s time that retailers finally embraced it. The first major change was, of course, the growth of the internet and during this period bricks and mortar retailers started to feel threatened that people would buy products online instead of shopping in their store.

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I Just Want to Say One Word to You: Data

The Logistics Academy

Increasingly, supply chains are all about the data. The hard part is finding the resources and talent to put it to use. “I just want to say one word to you…Are you listening? Plastics.”. In the most memorable scene in The Graduate not featuring Mrs. Robinson, Dustin Hoffman is offered a one-word piece of advice about how to succeed in business: “Plastics.

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What is a Shared Distribution Strategy?

Triskele Logistics

So what is a Shared Distribution Strategy, and how can it help my organization to overcome Supply Chain Challenges?

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? Happy Fathers Day!

Freightera

Happy Fathers Day to all the dads in trucking, freight industry & beyond! We love you, dads, we wouldn’t be here without you. We ❤ U @Freightera! The post ❤ Happy Fathers Day! appeared first on Freightera Blog.

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Editor’s Pick: How To Implement Visual Control In Your Warehouse

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Pick ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. In this post, Joel Holt, Corporate Director of Engineering at Kenco Group , discusses the value and benefits of visual control in the warehouse and how to successfully implement it.

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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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Omnichannel Supply Chain Metrics: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Measure?

GlobalTranz

There is no easy way to say it; single-channel retail is dead. Customers want the flexibility of shopping online, over the phone, via apps, social media and in-person. The transition between each of these channels should be seamless, and all channels should work together to create a single, continuing experience to customers. But, how do supply chain leaders and managers ensure their omnichannel supply chain is working.

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The Growing Complexities and Requirements of Customs Management

Talking Logistics

We talk a lot about globalization in supply chain management, but when you peel back the onion on it, you realize how enormously complex and risky it is to move goods across borders — and if you don’t have the right people, processes, and technologies to effectively manage the process, your ability to move goods across borders can literally come to a halt.

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The Reshoring Initiative: 3 Reasons Why American Retailers Are Reshoring U.S. Manufacturing Jobs

GlobalTranz

After decades of jobs moving overseas, the tide has turned in favor of reshoring , reports the Reshoring Initiative in its latest annual report. Together reshoring and related foreign direct investment by companies returning to the U.S. added 77,000 jobs in 2016, with an additional 13,000 reported for the previous six years, for a total of 338,000 manufacturing jobs reshored since 2010.

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Impact of Trump Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement on Manufacturing & Transportation

GlobalTranz

The Paris Climate Agreement. Let those words hang for a moment. Throughout the course of the 2016 election and now the Trump Administration, many Americans have expressed dissatisfaction with the Paris Climate Agreement. True to campaign promises, the new Administration has started the process of removing the U.S. from the agreement, which has major implications for supply chains and shippers around the globe.

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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