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A scientific approach to warehouse automation

Friday, September 7, 2018 · Venkat Madduri, Mark Newberry and Andrew Crane
Before making a large investment in automation, companies need to conduct a detailed data-driven, fact-based assessment across people, process and technology to identify the right fit.

MIT Research Project on Converting “Zombies” into “Learners” Awarded Grant

Thursday, September 6, 2018 · SCMR Staff
An MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) research project titled “Converting Zombies into Learners: Improving MOOC Learner Retention” has been awarded a grant of more than $ 124,000 by the MIT Integrated Learning Initiative (MITili).

Competing in an “Age of Multi-Localism” Will Be New Challenge For Global Supply Chain Managers

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council has released Competing in an Age of Multi-Localism, a new study that notes the tectonic shifts occurring in consumption patterns globally.
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Where is supply chain software headed?

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 · Bridget McCrea
Industry leaders discuss the key trends, capabilities and innovations that will shape the future of supply chain software.
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Let’s talk about CRM Systems

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 · Dr. Larry Lapide
At industrial-product companies understanding sales activities is critical to developing them.
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Smallholder farmers can keep pace with digitalization and go global

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 · Katherine Tabares and Vivian Rangel
As the digitalization of supply chains progresses, how can small, less technically-sophisticated enterprises leverage the technology?
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Sales order automation benefits the supply chain

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 · Becky Partida, APQC
Automating order processing can shorten cycle times and reduce errors that affect the supply chain.

ISM reports another strong manufacturing month in August

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 · Jeff Berman
The report's key metric, the PMI, headed up 3.2% to 61.3 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth) and has now grown for 24 consecutive months, with the overall economy now having grown for 112 months. The August PMI marks its highest reading over the last 12 months…

Fresh MIT Perspective on Current State of 3PL Industry

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Founding Director, MIT FreightLab, shares some of his views on industry in advance of his participation in the Summit.

3PLs Face Moment of Truth: Part II

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Ravi Dosanjh, A&A's Executive Vice President – International Advisory, maintains that shippers should have a firm strategy in place supporting Best in Class “Total Cost” Planning, Procurement and Operations teams.

Prominent Economists Praise Port of Oakland’s Ag Supply Chain Project

Monday, August 27, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Washington State University economists recently noted that a Port of Oakland infrastructure project could boost economic output by $1 billion while improving agricultural export flow.

New Research Reveals That “World-Class” Procurement Organizations Save on Labor Costs

Thursday, August 23, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
A new research paper released by The Hackett Group maintains that “world-class” procurement organizations now operate at 21 percent lower labor costs than peers and have 29 percent fewer staff.

New Insights Shared by STIFEL on State of 3PL Marketplace

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
John G. Larkin, CFA, Managing Director - Transportation and Logistics, STIFEL Investment Banking shares his views on the current state of the 3PL industry in advance of major conference this fall.

GO-Biz Releases Cybersecurity Labor Market Study for Supply Chain Industries

Monday, August 20, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
California's Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, in conjunction with the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, released the results of a California Cybersecurity Labor Market Analysis and Statewide Survey last week.

Two New Releases From Oracle Promise to Improve Supply Chain Visibility

Monday, August 20, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Oracle introduced new releases Oracle Transportation Management Cloud and Oracle Global Trade Management Cloud last week to address the needs of supply chain managers in the current global marketplace.
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