Supply Chain Collaborator
MAY 22, 2018
[link]. This three minute video explains the exceptional benefit of engaging a solution platform allowing the use of all the features you need but none of those you don’t. Why pay for functionality you will never use? The post The Modular Design of UltraShipTMS appeared first on UltraShipTMS.
The Network Effect
MAY 21, 2018
For the patient, the pharmaceutical supply chain can mean the difference between life or death. It is very complex, and. The post Guardian of the Supply Chain: Blockchain-Enabled Control Towers appeared first on The Network Effect.
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 24, 2018
But GDPR is far more than just an inbox-clogger. The regulation, seven years in the making, finally comes into effect on 25 May, and is set to force sweeping changes in everything from technology to advertising, and medicine to banking. What is GDPR? The law is a replacement for the 1995 Data Protection Directive, which has until now set the minimum standards for processing data in the EU.
Supply Chain Collaborator
MAY 23, 2018
Cross-Posted at Talking Logistics. “Freight spend is up 15% year over year and it is eating into the bottom line! What the hell is going on over there in transportation?!” barks the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) into the phone. Supply chain management leaders, especially in transportation, are under heavy fire from CFOs for the dramatic increases in freight spend that are eroding the profitability of shippers in every industry.
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Supply Chain Collaborator
MAY 22, 2018
[link]. Unexpected delays like detours, traffic, accidents, equipment breakdowns and more can wreak havoc on the multi-stop shipping schedule. UltraShip’s Timeline Visualizer provides an instantly understandable display showing where shipments are delayed and calculates new ETAs for downstream picks/drops. The post Timeline Visualizer for Multi-Stop Monitoring appeared first on UltraShipTMS.
Supply Chain Collaborator
MAY 22, 2018
[link]. Achieve unprecedented levels of settlement automation in the Ultra Freight Pay module using the Tolerances and Allowances settings. The post Using Tolerances and Allowances in Freight Settlement appeared first on UltraShipTMS.
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The Network Effect
MAY 25, 2018
Tips for recruiting great employees in supply chain management Recruiting talent in the Supply Chain industry is no easy business. The post How to Find Top Supply Chain Talent appeared first on The Network Effect.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 23, 2018
Because it is not yet licensed, the Merck & Co vaccine has been offered to Congo under a “compassionate use” protocol agreed by national and international health and ethics authorities. This means fully informed, signed consent is needed from every person who wants the shot. And in the current Ebola outbreak, that makes logistical, cultural and language barriers the ultimate challenges, global health specialists say.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 22, 2018
What are the economics of meat? Food and farming is one of the biggest economic sectors in the world. We are no longer in the 14th century, when as much as 76 percent of the population worked in agriculture — but farming still employs more than 26 percent of all workers globally. And that does not include the people who work along the meat supply chain: the slaughterers, packagers, retailers and chefs.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 21, 2018
A series of social compliance audits had failed to uncover structural problems in the five-story Rana Plaza building, which collapsed on April 24, 2013. (Just hours after workers were threatened with termination if they failed to enter the facility.) It was reportedly the deadliest garment-factory accident in history. Several major apparel brands and retailers, including J.C.
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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.
Supply Chain Collaborator
MAY 23, 2018
Cross-Posted at Talking Logistics. “Freight spend is up 15% year over year and it is eating into the bottom line! What the hell is going on over there in transportation?!” barks the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) into the phone. Supply chain management leaders, especially in transportation, are under heavy fire from CFOs for the dramatic increases in freight spend that are eroding the profitability of shippers in every industry.
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