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How a Paper Products Manufacturer Got Its Transportation Costs Under Control
The Newark Group, a producer of recycled paperboard products, operates on extremely thin margins. It needed a transportation-management system that could automatically seek out the lowest-cost carriers, and search out opportunities for further savings through the booking of continuous moves.
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Four Experts on How Mobility Solutions Boost Supply Chain Efficiency
Mobility solutions are boosting employee and asset efficiency, increasing safety and reducing risk, especially for trucking companies. These and other mobility-driven changes are discussed by John Favors, specialist in field technical services at CBeyond; Michael Nischan, risk control and safety consultant, The McCart Group; Ryan Barnett, director-market development, XRS Corp; and Chad Oginz, enterprise account executive, Ortec. The conversation is facilitated by SupplyChainBrain Editor Emeritus Jean Murphy.
Transplace Releases Update of Freight-Allocation Module
Transplace, a vendor of transportation-management services and logistics software, has released version 2.0 of its Freight Allocation Module (FAM).
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How to Make Your Forecast a Little Less Wrong
A conversation with Rick Davis, vice president of business planning with Kellogg USA.
How Supply Chain Became the 'Truth-Teller' at Johnson & Johnson
Eight p.m. in the "war room" of Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems: 150 people from all over the world are on a conference call. The topic is a supply outage of trocars, a medical device used in microscopic surgery. Someone on the line, clearly untroubled by the crisis, speaks up. "It's just a trocar," he says.
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Accenture Unveils New Mobility Platform for Consumer Goods
Accenture has introduced a new version of its Accenture CAS software for consumer-goods companies.
Developments in the Enterprise Software Market
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AGS Expands Tradeshow and Special Events Service
Associated Global Systems (AGS) has enhanced its Tradeshow and Special Events Service.
Amber Road Opens Munich Office to Serve EMEA Region
Amber Road has opened an office in Munich, Germany to serve as its headquarters for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
Risk Management Firm Warns of Stressed Supply Chain Management
Companies are finding it increasingly difficult to control their supply chains at a time when the cost of failure is higher than ever, according to risk management association Airmic.
Five Core Tenets of Achieving Supply Chain Excellence in Manufacturing
If you were associated with manufacturing and distribution operations a few decades ago, you may have heard of Dr. Eli Goldratt, the theory of constraints and his book titled "The Goal."
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E2open Debuts Tool for Analytics, Decision Support
E2open, a vendor of cloud-based software for collaborative execution across global trading networks, has introduced E2 Rapid Resolutions.
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