Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Sourcing Solutions

Metric of the Month: Total Cost to Plan and Manage Inbound Material Flow per $1,000 in Revenue

There’s a $5.06 difference between top and bottom performers in the cost to plan and manage inbound material flow.

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Digital Influence Redefines the Customer Experience

Deloitte Consulting LLP

Consumer behaviors present opportunities for brick-and-mortars to regain footing in a fragmented digital marketplace.

Deloitte’s latest study, “The New Digital Divide: The Future of Digital Influence in Retail.”

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Hanjin Says U.S.-Bound Ship Is Being Held Hostage

More than 100 Hanjin ships and cargo are threatening to snarl U.S. freight traffic as the year-end shopping season approaches.

South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries estimates Hanjin Shipping needs more than 600 billion won to cover unpaid costs like fuel, including about 100 billion won immediately for payments such as to port operators to unload cargo from stranded ships.

Risk/Compliance

Ford to Shift U.S. Small-Car Production to Mexico

Ford Motor Company

The carmaker will shift the production of small cars from the U.S. to Mexico, “reinventing” Ford’s small vehicle business.

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Freight Invoice Auditing: Then and Now

Today’s regulation of the trucking industry looks absolutely nothing like it did 50, 40 or even 30 years ago …

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Emerging Technologies

The Internet of Things, Machine Learning and In-Transit Visibility Revolutionizing Supply Chain

Savi Technology

Retailer challenges include omnichannel operations, supply chain costs, inventory visibility and customer acquisition.

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E-Commerce Solutions

Delivery Time Influences 87 Percent of Online Shoppers’ Purchasing Decisions

Dotcom Distribution

Eighty-seven percent of online shoppers identified shipping speed as a key in the decision to shop with an e-commerce brand.

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Procurement Software

IBS Rebrands as Iptor Supply Chain Systems with Promise to Help Rule the Exception

Iptor Supply Chain Systems (formerly known as International Business Systems, IBS)

Iptor Supply Chain Systems solves order management and fulfilment challenges in a world where exceptions are the rule.

International Business Systems (IBS), a provider of supply chain management, planning and logistics software and services, announced its global rebrand as Iptor Supply Chain Systems.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Hanjin Collapse May Hurry Shipping Consolidation

Hanjin’s demise is disrupting global supply chains as stores try to stock up for the Christmas shopping season.

South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries estimates Hanjin Shipping needs more than 600 billion won to cover unpaid costs like fuel, including about 100 billion won immediately for payments such as to port operators to unload cargo from stranded ships.

Risk/Compliance

Business Groups Ramp Up Push for Export-Import Bank to Make Larger Loans

They contend U.S. businesses are at a disadvantage to global competitors supported by government export credit agencies.

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Getting Your Warehouse in Order

Whether retrofitting, redesigning or designing a completely new warehouse, there are many points to consider.

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The Three D’s: Drones, Driverless Vehicles and Delivery

Transportation technologies have arrived but we are waiting for the regulations to catch up.

Ronnie Garrett, Editor

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