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Jul 17, 2019
Q&A: Bamboo Rose CEO on Prime Day | Distribution
Bamboo Rose is a leading multi-enterprise product and supply chain platform that fosters connectivity in the the retail community to help retailers and suppliers bring great products to market faster, more efficiently and at higher margins. The Bamboo Rose B2B platform […]
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Jul 16, 2019
Zoro: Five eco-friendly, cost-saving warehouse strategies | Warehousing
At a time when climate change is becoming an ever-pressing issue, we all need to be looking for ways in which we can reduce the impact we’re having on the environment. But, making some of your warehouse’s process eco-friendlier won’t […]
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Jul 16, 2019
ToolsGroup: The digital supply chain tipping point | SCM
Unlike other areas of business that are digitally transforming, supply chains operate in the realm of physical objects. While this makes digital transformation impossible to fake in supply chain, it also means real successes are tangible and visible. At the […]
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Jul 15, 2019
Watch and read: Wish fulfiment, an Amazon Prime Day story | Distribution
Last year, global e-commerce leader Amazon reportedly sold over $4.2bn worth of consumer products on its self-made retail ‘holiday’ Prime Day. This year, with an even larger number of goods expected to make their way to the millions of the […]
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Jul 14, 2019
Manhattan Associates: Margin erosion is turning the spotlight on the warehouse | Warehousing
For retailers, consumer demand for faster, more visible ecommerce deliveries and spiraling returns are creating massive downward pressure on margins. There is growing board level recognition that existing warehouse operations are simply not designed to support the challenges of omnichannel […]
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Jul 13, 2019
XCMG’s intelligent supply chain management platform passes China national acceptance testing | Technology
Xuzhou-based heavy machinery manufacturer XCMG announced this week that it had achieved another milestone in the development of its intelligent supply chain platform. The product, which has been in development for the past three years, is the first platform in […]
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Jul 12, 2019
SAP Ariba: What can progressive rock teach us about digital networks? | SCM
In the 1970s, the composer Frank Zappa pioneered a technique called xenochrony, where he superimposed an element from an existing recording, such as a guitar solo, onto that from another, such as a drum track, typically of a different time […]
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Jul 11, 2019
Mastercard partners with OpenText to increase financial efficiencies in the supply chain | Technology
Global payments technology giant Mastercard announced today that it is partnering with Ontario-based Enterprise Operations Management firm OpenText. The two firms will, according to a press release, collaborate on advancing a connected and scalable digital ecosystem, allowing companies irrespective of […]
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Jul 10, 2019
Hapag-Lloyd set to add 13,420 refrigerated containers to its fleet during 2019 | Logistics
The Germany-based transportation company, Hapag-Lloyd, is set to add 13,420 new refrigerated containers to its fleet during 2019, according to Supply Chain Dive. In a press release, it was revealed that the carrier’s total reefer count to more than 100,000 […]
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Jul 09, 2019
Cybersecurity within the supply chain | SCM
Alan Calder, Chief Executive of GRC International plc, discusses the increasing issue of cybersecurity in the supply chain sector and how companies can counteract the threat to meet the challenge head-on. Research from Ponemon Institute indicates that cybersecurity is a growing […]
