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Top Warehouse Safety Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

All Things Supply Chain

In 2016, 5% of warehouse workers experienced an occupational injury or illness.

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Enforce Freight Rate Compliance with UltraShip’s Benchmarking Features

Supply Chain Collaborator

[link]. Enforce Strict Freight Rate Compliance and ensure you’re getting the most competitive market pricing from your base of carriers. Rate Benchmarking Capabilities Built into UltraShipTMS deliver Optimized Freight Spend Management. The post Enforce Freight Rate Compliance with UltraShip’s Benchmarking Features appeared first on UltraShipTMS.

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The Enterprise Journey to Blockchain

The Network Effect

Blockchain is developing at a rapid (some would say “alarming”) rate. New startups are popping up daily, and many have. The post The Enterprise Journey to Blockchain appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Here Come the Flying Taxis!

Supply Chain Brain

In just a few years, you might well see vehicles passing overhead, on their way to delivering passengers or packages in the same manner as earthbound taxis and vans. Uber , for one, is reported to be planning the launch of an air taxi service by 2020. The craft might even be pilotless, at the same time that driverless cars will be making headway on roads and highways.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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10 Best Leadership Books of All Time

Supply Chain Opz

Here's the list of best leadership books of all time based on the objective evaluation to help you motivate, manage and control your organization effectively. What is leadership exactly? Leadership is not position, but the action you make every day and some of these actions are as below, - Clarifying problems: a great leader has to be able to identify challenges at hand so they can make further actions - Setting objectives: after the challenges are identified, a mission statement or objectives s

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When TMS Providers Have Too Much On Their Plate

Supply Chain Collaborator

The biggest TMS providers have been resting on their brand reputation, commanding outrageous prices without providing the superior service and results one would expect. With too much on their plates, they’ve grown bloated and complacent, they lack the hunger to achieve superior results for their customers. So say many high volume shipping organizations we talk to as they go to market for new logistics IT solutions.

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Boeing's Vertical Leap: Where Will It Squeeze Suppliers Next?

Supply Chain Brain

What could Boeing take in-house next? “It’s bigger than what many people realize,” says Kevin Michaels, managing director of the consulting firm AeroDynamic Advisory. “They’re reinventing the supply chain and there’s a lot more vertical integration to come.” Michaels says the company is essentially working its way through the aircraft, assessing each component by three parameters: Is it strategic technology that Boeing should take control of?

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When TMS Providers Have Too Much On Their Plate

Supply Chain Collaborator

The biggest TMS providers have been resting on their brand reputation, commanding outrageous prices without providing the superior service and results one would expect. With too much on their plates, they’ve grown bloated and complacent, they lack the hunger to achieve superior results for their customers. So say many high volume shipping organizations we talk to as they go to market for new logistics IT solutions.

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UltraShipTMS Announces June Release of Latest TMS Platform Update

Supply Chain Collaborator

Version 5.15 Contains Numerous Important Updates to Functionality within the Transportation Logistics Automation Platform Favored by Growing Numbers of High Volume Shippers. May 17, 2018 – Fair Lawn, NJ – UltraShipTMS development teams have set June 26, 2018 as the release date for the next platform update of their award-winning logistics automation solution for high volume shippers in North America. .

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How Amazon Is Using Whole Foods in a Bid for Total Retail Domination

Supply Chain Brain

Amazon had been militant about leaks during the seven weeks that the two companies had been in negotiations, and the vast majority of those working inside the building had been unaware that the deal was afoot. Now they were meeting their new overlords for the first time. Whole Foods CEO John Mackey introduced Jeff Wilke of Amazon, who had flown in for the gathering.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Amazon Accused of Treating U.K. Warehouse Staff Like Robots

Supply Chain Brain

A Freedom of Information request to ambulance services from the GMB union revealed 115 call-outs to Amazon’s site in Rugeley, near Birmingham, including three relating to pregnancy or maternity problems and three for major trauma. There were also two call-outs to the site for electric shocks and eight for people who had fallen unconscious. At least 1,800 people work year-round at the Rugeley warehouse and more than 2,000 more can work over the peak Christmas period.

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Blockchain’s Coming to the Supply Chain - Eventually

Supply Chain Brain

When it comes to the deployment of blockchain in the supply chain, or anywhere else for that matter, these are still early days. The technology shows promise, but is far from fulfilling its touted role as an indelible system of record for transactions among supply-chain partners. Most companies are still just in the “tire-kicking phase,” says Chris Kirchner, chief executive officer and co-founder of Slync , provider of a blockchain platform for the supply chain.

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Technical Support Engineer

Claritum

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Claritum is looking for a second / third line technical support engineer to support our customers, assisting them with questions and issues related with the Claritum software via phone, email and the support portal. The successful candidate will be working under a technical lead, but every idea, contribution and opinion that helps us grow and do our work better will be valued.