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What to Know About New Product Launches

Monday, July 24, 2017 · Mark Dohnalek
Your product launch is only the first step but keeping customers satisfied and loyal by being receptive and responsive will be part of every future step in your success.

Kuebix/SimpliShip Partnership May Create New Opportunities for Global Supply Chain Managers

Thursday, July 20, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Kuebix, creator of a transportation management systems providing shipping intelligence, recently partnered with SimpliShip International Freight Rate API to manage all freight modes and providers on one cloud-based platform.

U.S. Supply Chain Infrastructure “Healthy,” Says Fitch Ratings

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
The outlook for U.S. transportation infrastructure remains quite healthy for the rest of this year despite a lack of clarity around the Trump administration's plans for beefing up infrastructure spending, according to Fitch Ratings in its midyear outlook report

Guest Opinion: BREXIT Impact on U.S. Supply Chains Remains A Question Mark

Monday, July 17, 2017 · Justin Fox
If no agreement can be found that keeps the UK within the EU Single Market as some form of associate member, then the likelihood is that there will be far more stringent checks for all forms of traffic going both ways.

Amber Road Enhances Restricted Party Screening

Friday, July 14, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Amber Road announced this week that it has added advanced Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) lists to Its Global Knowledge database.

Kenco’s 3PL Study Points to Need for Innovation… 230;Now

Thursday, July 13, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
While new and improved supply chain innovations are always making headlines, a recent survey conducted by Kenco reveals that awareness and interest are not the same as adoption.

Addressing Risk In Big Data is Key For Supply Chain Management

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Thanks to recent advances in information technology, there's never been such a wealth of facts and analytics captured by today's research firms. But the sheer volume of these numbers can easily overwhelm supply chain managers

FMC Takes a Closer Look at Blockchain Technology in Ocean Cargo Sector

Friday, July 7, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
A panel of experts participated in a "brown bag" lunch discussion this past week, hosted by the Federal Maritime Commission, where the topic of blockchain technology and its applicability to supply chain management and increasing efficiency in international trade was…

Collaboration is Key to Successful Supply Chains – So Why Aren’t More Companies Doing It?

Friday, July 7, 2017 · Michael Gravier
According to a recent study from 3M, 70-percent of suppliers claim that half their customers do not have systems in place for collaboration – this leads to inefficiencies.
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The Customer-Centric Supply Chain

Thursday, July 6, 2017 · Steven A. Melnyk and Daniel J. Stanton
The importance of dissolving the “wall” between the customer and the supply chain.
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The Supply Chain Workforce of the Future

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 · Michael A. Meyer
Supply chain executives agree that future supply chain performance will rely to a great extent on talent. A continual focus on improving the current workforce and attracting new talent must be the new mandate for supply chain executives.

HighJump Explains How It Penetrates South Africa and Other Emerging Markets

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
HighJump, a global provider of supply chain software as a service (SaS), announced last May that Woolworths Proprietary Limited, the operating entity Woolworths Holding Ltd., a leading Southern Hemisphere retail group headquartered in South Africa, has selected HighJump Retail…
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Alternative Workforce: People with Disabilities

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 · Tim Engstrom, Jeremy Shaw, Sabrina Ajanee, Geoff Edwards
Outside the standard supply chain labor pool, people with disabilities have already proven themselves, typically raising the performance levels of all around them. The HOPE Handbook: A Guide for Disability Hiring offers a manageable framework for adding these overlooked…
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How They Did It: Google’s Innovative Approach to Supplier Diversity

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 · Adrianna Samaniego, Adam Gardner, Chris Genteel and Leonard Greenhalgh
In 2014, Google launched its own fresh take on supplier diversity, designed to drive economic impact for small businesses and fit Google's uniquely nimble culture.
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2017 Top 50 3PLs: Investments and Consolidation Maintain Traction

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
The trend set over the past few years for mergers and acquisitions has hardly subsided, and a fresh injection of equity investment is transforming the marketplace. At the same time, shippers may expect to see 3PLs continue to purchase high-tech “solutions” and hire young…
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