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The FreightTech Dilemma with Brad Wheeler

The Logistics of Logistics

Brad brings it all to the table from characterizing Emerge’s brand and culture, presenting Emerge’s value proposition to the industry, and determining pivotal insights to enhance customer experience. in Exercise & Wellness from Arizona State University and M.S. Brad’s higher education includes a B.S. About Emerge.

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Shortages are Affecting the Chemical Industry

Trinity Logistics

Specifically, raw material and product shortages are affecting the chemical industry. With many other industries relying on the chemical industry, this is becoming a significant challenge to overcome. Shortages in the chemical industry have worsened over the last quarter. MATERIAL AND PRODUCT SHORTAGES.

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Key challenges and solutions for the fabricated metals industry

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The fabricated metals industry operates with a low margin in a highly competitive market and material availability, production schedules and workforce skills must align to meet customer expectations. The metal fabrication industry faces challenges in finding and keeping qualified welders, finishers, and assemblers.

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Ambitious Growth Plans? Your Customers Will Right-Size You

The Lean Thinker

He is reflecting his experience in varied industries that if a company grows beyond its ability to deliver quality product, on time, then order volume will drop until it reaches a point that performance returns. Then ask “What is our plan to close this gap?” – and run the same exercise on executing that plan.

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Test Your Knowledge of Sales & Operations Execution

Many supply chain professionals have already taken this assessment spanning across multiple industries and 20 countries. We hope it serves as a thought-provoking exercise to improve your approach! --> The 15-question assessment takes only 5 minutes to complete. Responses are aggregated and kept anonymous.

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Entering New Logistics Markets with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

Over the course of his career, he launched over 30 products and services in industrial B2B and technology markets. Today, he walks us through his start in the industry and shares a number of his valuable insights on new market entries. 29:07 – Looking at sales as an operational exercise with variable inputs.

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

Logistics Viewpoints

Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. And what is sitting in the warehouse. And at the cross-dock.