Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

Michael Jacobs, Senior Vice President Supply Chain, Ferguson. Mr. Jacobs is the senior vice president for supply chain at Ferguson. While nominally a distributor, “supply chain management is our core competency. In particular, Ferguson’s supply chain is built for speed and to provide high service levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Procurement and Supply Chain Management are essential functions that can help companies navigate these challenges, but they are often siloed and operate in separate departments. Their metrics are often misaligned as well – supply chain focuses on service and procurement focuses on the cost of acquiring materials and services.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The right supply chain design is becoming a crucial competitive advantage for companies around the globe, writes Ralf Duester, board member of SCM software provider Setlog. What does lamp design have to do with the design of modern supply chains? Supply chain design is the basis for strategic supply chain planning.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 14, 2023

There are a lot of moving parts to managing an ecommerce supply chain. It’s called a supply chain for a reason; there are many links, and if any one of them breaks, the chain no longer functions. Today we’re going to take a look at a typical ecommerce supply chain from beginning to end.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I interviewed John Sobeck, Vice President Material Management Services and Supply Chain 4.0 at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. The ZF supply chain is complex. ZF’s Digital Supply Chain. ZF Began their Digital Resilience Transformation 20 Years Ago!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2021

The SVP of Supply Chain at Walmart speaking at Blue Yonder’s virtual user conference. Following their fourth quarter results, top executives talked about their supply chain and omnichannel strategy at a high level. Mr. Guggina talked about how Walmart is approaching their supply chain transformation.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 9, 2022

This may include choosing software for managing the enterprise (an ERP system), for supply chain management (SCM) or for customer relationship management (CRM). What is Supply Chain Management? It is an important tool for sales, marketing, and customer support teams. What does an SCM offer? What does a CRM offer?

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Supply chain leaders are enthralled with the idea of using big data, but they tend to fail to understand how to disseminate big data in their organization properly. Consider the following elements explains John Richardson of Inbound Logistics, that impact business strategy. However, the fundamental problem remains.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 3, 2020

How does your company define success in the supply chain? Shipping analytics tools shine a light on the value of informed freight management. Freight market participants need these top shipping analytics tools in their freight stack. Shipping status tools to track freight. Shipping status tools to track freight.

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FreightWaves SONAR

AUGUST 14, 2023

Supply chain optimization is often presented as a choice between resilience and responsiveness — between being able to withstand and operate normally under conditions of disruption and stress and being able to quickly flex capacity and throughput up or down opportunistically. To learn more about FreightWaves SONAR, click here ).

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Kanban Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2020

What is inbound logistics? See, there’s a big difference between handling inbound logistics yourself and outsourcing it to a trusted North Carolina third-party logistics (3PL) provider that knows the manufacturing industry. What is inbound logistics? 3PL inbound logistics services. Vendor-managed inventory (VMI).

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Log-hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In today’s business trends it’s impossible to overstate the significance of supply chain visualization. As companies expand globally and customer demands change, a clear supply chain view is essential for improved operations. Complexities in Network Management : Global supply chains can be complex and fragmented.

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Log-hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In today’s business trends it’s impossible to overstate the significance of supply chain visualization. As companies expand globally and customer demands change, a clear supply chain view is essential for improved operations. Complexities in Network Management : Global supply chains can be complex and fragmented.

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Stord

JANUARY 11, 2022

If you’re involved in any way in your company’s supply chain and logistics initiatives, the last year certainly put you and your team to the test. While some economic conditions and supply chain bottlenecks may begin to moderate, the challenges facing logistics professionals seem never-ending.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 13, 2022

As corporations become increasingly focused on ESG initiatives, their supply chain and logistics partners respond with tools and services designed to help them grow sustainability and other goals. Inbound Logistics. Here’s how many companies are turning to their supply chains to meet their ESG goals.

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Turvo

JULY 27, 2021

Of all the components that make up the modern supply logistics and shipping network, the one that can significantly impact operational efficiency is visibility into the supply chain. Keeping this focus continues to be essential for the management of the supply chain. . Narrow Visibility Leaves Money on the Table.

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20Cube Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2020

With the constant technology evolution, the supply chain logistics is being introduced to a new and innovative way of shipping consignments. The new normal of shipping is not only growing business to large scale but also optimizing their supply chains. How does TMS work?

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 18, 2021

Managing the manufacturing supply chain and freight markets of today requires skills, tools, applications and services that have never been utilized in the past. Supply chain constraints are impossible to avoid, but they can be planned for to reduce their impact.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The 2021 peak shipping season is on track to break records, and for months, industry experts, including Inbound Logistics, have discussed how the ongoing peak of e-commerce from 2020 will lead to added pressure for this holiday shopping season. Supply Chain Confidence Remains Strong Despite Slight Setbacks .

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EazyStock

JUNE 21, 2022

Many more traditional supply chain strategies originated in a steadier business environment. Predictable business cycles and stable demand allowed supply chain professionals to focus less on solving challenges and more on cost reductions. The transition to cloud solutions in supply chain management.

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Morai Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As consumer demands for transparency grows, the need for end-to-end supply chain visibility grows along with them—so what does such a supply chain look like? Many of the changes in the way supply chains operate in recent years have come due to the pressure placed upon them to be more transparent.

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CLX Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2020

Blue Bell, PA, August 20, 2020 – CLX Logistics, LLC (CLX), a global 3PL and 4PL provider of chemical transportation management systems, supply chain consulting, and intermodal transportation services, announced today that it has been named a Top 100 Third-Party Logistics Provider for 2020 by Inbound Logistics.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Blockchain technology is a major disruptor in the supply chain. It stands to change the game as we know it by giving companies a better way to ensure traceability throughout vast supply chain networks. In order to properly disrupt the supply chain of today, you need to know everything there is to know about it.

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Material Handling and Logistics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Shippers need to keep operations flowing and use tools to handle the upsurge while keeping customers satisfied.”. Actionable analytics from the TMS will help businesses make smarter shipping decisions and foster continuous improvements ahead of the holidays to ensure the supply chain is fully optimized.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2018

Adding a Transportation Management System (TMS) with support for all modes and powerful optimization tools can be a great game plan to help shippers continue to gain efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve service to customers. First Four” Plays to Optimize Your Supply Chains. Create plans using many routing options.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 15, 2023

They talk about the growing popularity of podcasts in the logistics industry and how podcasting can be a helpful tool for professionals to stay up-to-date on industry trends and insights. Blythe Brumleve and Joe Lynch discuss the state of logistics podcasting.

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FourKites

JANUARY 7, 2021

Defining Agile Supply Chains. Agile supply chains are nimble enough to respond smoothly to sudden changes in supply and demand. Why Is Agility Important for the Supply Chain? Collectively, this new normal is presenting the supply chain industry with its biggest test in years.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2023

Nicole is a sought-after speaker and frequent editorial contributor to Modern Shipper at FreightWaves and Inbound Logistics. Because shipment and truck visibility is so important on critical shipments, Candor utilizes Trucker Tools to track shipments and provide real-time updates.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 16, 2018

Companies need to come clean and eliminate common supply chain offenses to deliver the greatest value to their customers. Over the last decade, the expectation and focus on completing “perfect orders” has increased in the supply chain industry. In alphabetical order they are: 1. Back Order.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 22, 2017

Amazon and other retail giants have managed to create unique, customer-focused supply chains , ensuring customers have real-time status updates and options in case of returns. Meanwhile, managing customer-focused supply chains can be complicated, eroding profit margins. OmniChannel Supply Chains Improve Visibility.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Industrial IoT and big data are converging to enable demand-driven 'smart supply chains.' The advancements in 3D printing and 'Additive Manufacturing,' coupled with supply chain efficiencies, could make distributed manufacturing a reality, ushering in the era of smart manufacturing.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

a global leader in supply chain commerce solutions , has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems for the fifth consecutive year. Manhattan Associates Inc., Manhattan believes this recognition is testament to the company’s position as a leader in this rapidly evolving industry.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2016

We invite you to download the all new Cerasis e-book "Big Data In The Supply Chain & Transportation Industry." How do supply chain & transportation leaders get started in collecting & using Big Data? What is the impact of Big Data on the Supply Chain & Transportation Industries?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2018

Supply chain leaders will face 2018 with uncertainty and opportunity. Digital technologies are becoming more prevalent in basic supply chain functions, and changes in legislation are likely to spur dramatic changes that will result in the need to reevaluate supply chain strategy in both domestic and international locations.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2017

Therefore, more companies have partnered with third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) to achieve greater supply chain savings and presence in such markets through enhanced transportation management systems ( TMSs ). Greater Supply Chain Savings Thanks to Transportation Management. Why Work With a 3PL?

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AIMMS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Our analytics department is comprised by data scientists who work on developing AI models, as well as OR specialists who focus on Supply chain optimization, simulation and mathematical programming. I belong to this second division and work mostly on mathematical modeling, simulation and supply chain analytics. .

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