GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 21, 2016

When it comes to warehouse management, constant evaluation and adoption of crucial technologies is critical so as to improve profitability and stay competitive. Today, warehouse managers have a wide array of technologies to choose from as they strive to reduce costs, improve efficiency and streamline operations. They must ensure that goods, materials and products flow effortlessly by optimizing their warehouse operations through the use of warehouse technologies.

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Sales & Operations planning has been around for 30 years. It was created initially by Oliver Wight and has become the standard procedure to improve business performance and predictability. Throughout the years, we’ve witnessed waves of interest in S&OP and its evolution IBP, which incorporates financial planning. In the past 2 years, we’ve seen the appeal of S&OP increase a lot more.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Why Tech Giants Are Focusing on Trucks and Ships. By Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos. Business Insider’s scoop on Amazon creating an Uber for Trucking app isn’t a surprise. LogTech venture capital investments have been growing rapidly these past years, as recently reported by CB Insights. What’s more, Alibaba founder Jack Ma announced earlier this year that the Chinese giant would invest nearly $16 billion dollars in logistics over the 5 to 8 years, while a Chinese logistics provider in which it

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Overdrive Online

DECEMBER 21, 2016

A firsthand account of the event, bringing together restored trucks from movies “Duel,” “Convoy”, and “Smokey & the Bandit” with “Movin’ On” and “B.J. & the Bear” TV rigs — among others at the Southern Classic Truck Show in 2016.

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Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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Parade

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Decades ago, brokerages were mandated by grocery and automotive industries to adopt EDI. This new technology reduced human labor on both sides, increasing visibility and driving down shipping costs. Suppliers that failed to comply lost business, while the suppliers that embraced EDI went on to transform our national supply chain. Fast-forward to the present and the brokerages who went along with the evolving market have become household names: Swift, JB Hunt, Burris Logistics, and Old Dominion.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Chinese manufacturing always seems to dominate conversations about modern manufacturing. In truth, more than 100 million workers are employed by Chinese manufacturing, reports Carl Pettit of The Stack. Outsourcing of jobs, lower manufacturing costs and continued upheaval in the U.S. are part of the conversation, but robots in manufacturing are important too.

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Liberty Global is the world’s largest international TV and broadband company with operations in more than 30 countries. The company started working with AIMMS and our implementation partner Districon in October 2015 to develop a Demand Aggregation tool. Today, they are looking to expand their use of AIMMS for other planning capabilities. We had the pleasure to speak with Willem Vesters, Liberty Global’s VP Global Supply Chain Planning, to learn more about their optimization journey.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 5, 2016

OPEC Or The Chinese New Year? Freight Prices Going Forward. By Eytan Buchman, Director of Marketing at Freightos. @eytanbuchman. Last week, for the first time in eight years, OPEC decided to cut oil output by about 1.2 million barrels a day. And they are also confident of soon securing a commitment from some non-OPEC countries to cut about 600,000 barrels a day.

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PINC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Matt Yearling discusses the growing role of drones , advanced robotics, and yard management solutions to optimize supply chain efficiency with DC Velocity 's executive editor Mark Solomon. Please let us know what you think too.

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Apparel Logistics

DECEMBER 28, 2016

For retailers, the holidays often bring a huge spike in sales, which can improve cash flow significantly. However, after everyone opens their gifts and writes their thank-you cards, some people return their gifts because they want something different or because they received duplicate items. How you handle holiday returns in your supply chain can impact your financial health in the new year.

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Transporeon

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Bekaert Corporation is a global steel wire manufacturer that operates five U.S. facilities. North American Logistics Manager Maurizio Pardetti recently spoke about the company’s transition to a collaborative transportation management platform on our recent webinar titled “ Creating Efficiencies in the Logistics Process with Dock Scheduling ,” citing that the company was able to significantly cut its transportation costs by implementing Transporeon dock scheduling.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 16, 2016

In today’s society, technology has been changing at an unprecedented pace. When you consider that Apple introduced its iPad in the year 2010, and now tablet sales are about to overtake the combined sales of desktops and laptops, it becomes apparent. Consider Facebook that was launched out of a dorm room in college and now boasts over a billion users.

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Liberty Global is the world’s largest international TV and broadband company with operations in more than 30 countries. The company started working with AIMMS and our implementation partner Districon in October 2015 to develop a Demand Aggregation tool. Today, they are looking to expand their use of AIMMS for other planning capabilities. We had the pleasure to speak with Willem Vesters, Liberty Global’s VP Global Supply Chain Planning, to learn more about their optimization journey.

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Advertiser: GEP

As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 1, 2016

What If Your Supply Chain Had A Control Tower? Article contributed by Batool Iqbal. Do you know how many planes take off or land each year in the world’s busiest airport? A little under 900,000. That’s at Atlanta, by the way. There’s high stakes in getting it right: starting with over 100,000,000 passengers. Hat’s off to the airport’s control tower.

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10xLogistics

DECEMBER 11, 2016

As we look at the profession of managing supply chains we tend to spend a lot of time working on specific areas such as S&OP, Six Sigma, Lean, Labor management etc. These are all part of what we would hope would be an incredibly efficient supply chain. So, given all the spend in technology and all the work in these areas, it is fair to ask ourselves how are we doing?

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Apparel Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2016

In the apparel industry, companies often run themselves into the red because of supply chain issues. Unfortunately, many otherwise healthy businesses must shutter their doors, but if you use an apparel third-party logistics provider , or 3PL, you can save money and improve your company's future prospects. Reduce Labor Costs. Hiring staff for the entire supply chain can easily drain your corporate bank account.

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Transporeon

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Ocean freight rates are expected to increase significantly in 2017 Based on a survey conducted by our benchmarking partners Xeneta , more than half (56%) of the respondents expect rates to increase while 44% believe rates will remain stable. Most importantly, no one expects that rates will decline in 2017. Historical ocean freight rates were very volatile in 2016.

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Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

Optimal Sourcing

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Allison Wilkinson, a freelance writer in the industry, who shows us why Reshoring or Insourcing Manufacturing can boost your profits. While reshoring has always been a debated topic in the manufacturing industry , the subject earned the national spotlight in the 2016 presidential election. And rightly so, as millions of Americans have been affected by companies' decisions to outsource manufacturing abroad. .

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Sales & Operations planning has been around for 30 years. It was created initially by Oliver Wight and has become the standard procedure to improve business performance and predictability. Throughout the years, we’ve witnessed waves of interest in S&OP and its evolution IBP, which incorporates financial planning. In the past 2 years, we’ve seen the appeal of S&OP increase a lot more.

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3PL Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2016

How Does the Holiday Season Affect Small Package Shipping? For shipping businesses, the holiday season is, by far, the busiest time of year. But just how much of an affect does this busy time of year have on package shipping? Let’s take a closer look at how the holiday season affects key aspects of the shipping industry: Number of Packages Shipped.

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The Logistics Academy

DECEMBER 30, 2016

(Image credit USToday ). Amazon might soon take flight in more ways than one. The e-commerce giant has been awarded a patent that describes a logistics technology it calls “airborne fulfillment center (AFC).” The AFC is essentially in airship that’s capable of flying at altitudes of 45,000 feet or more that would house items the company sells through its online marketplace.

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

Cost Reduction

Apparel Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Cyber Monday 2016 will be the largest online shopping day on record, according to the experts at Adobe Digital Insights. Online sales of $3.36 billion are expected, a 9.4 percent increase on 2015 figures. As an e-tailer, you're probably already ramping up your marketing efforts to claim a slice of the shopping pie, but have you considered how your third-party logistics (3PL) will cope with the increased demand?

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DC Velocity Reverse Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Guest Post by Stacey Little, Program Director, Transportation and Logistics Management, American Public University System Ever wondered why when a junior high or high school student is asked about their career aspiration that they rarely mention logistics or supply chain? On the rare occasion we hear that they want to.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's Blog is by Carl Turn, a freelance writer in the distribution field, who is showing us how next-day delivery is changing the face of eCommerce. It’s no secret that the internet has reshaped our lives in many ways, and especially how we shop. Gone are the days of calling or visiting brick-and-mortar stores to find the products you need.

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Dedola Global Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Archives As a freight forwarder , we receive all types of shipping requests. However, considering the cost and speed of air freight, it’s especially important to know the basics when preparing for an air shipment. Therefore, based on common questions, tips, and misconceptions, we’ve put together seven fundamental things to know when requesting a quote or booking a shipment with your air freight forwarder. 1.

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Speaker: Paul Heller

Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro

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3PL Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Three Tips on How to run a successful e-commerce business. These days, e-commerce is all about offering the broadest range of merchandise and being able to deliver it as fast as possible. Certain online companies may seem to hold the monopoly on e-commerce, but small business entrepreneurs like you can be just as successful when you know how to run a successful e-commerce business.

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Logistics Marketing Advisors

DECEMBER 2, 2016

When choosing a brand name for your logistics service, it may be more useful to understand what NOT to do. A recent trip a New York City gave me some good examples. I was in Brooklyn for a meeting and needed to travel across the East River to Lower Manhattan. My Brooklyn-based colleague cautioned against.

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Apparel Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Both online and offline apparel retailers face several challenges when it comes to inventory and supply chain management. If you over-order a product, you're stuck with inventory you can't sell, which can eventually bankrupt your business. Conversely, if you fail to order enough stock, your customers will migrate to competitors when the dreaded "sold out" sign appears on your website or your shelf becomes empty.

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