Freshness ‘blindness’ causes a lot of waste in produce supply chains. Here we explain the role of the Condition-based Expiration Date–a critical element to solving this problem. We look at what it takes to create a reliable and accurate algorithm that models deterioration of different varieties of produce exposed to different temperature histories.
Logistics
Transportation management, distribution and warehouse management, yard management, reverse logistics
The Evolution of Descartes
Descartes is one of those companies that have weathered many storms and lots of changes in the industry. As technology user sophistication has grown, Descartes has kept up and often led the transportation and global trade sector in providing a platform for 21st century business.
Supply Chain Solutions – Foundation for the Omnichannel Revolution
Highlights of what we learned at NRF’s annual conference from providers of supply chain planning and optimization, IoT and RFID, omnichannel and order management, global logistics, PLM, and Geographic Information Systems.
Optimizing the Customer Experience with Exceptional Home Delivery: Part One – E-commerce and Profitable Delivery Challenges
Managing the cost and customer experience of fulfilling and delivering orders is one of the biggest challenges facing anyone doing e-commerce today.
Inforum 2016 – Diverse Innovation on Display
At Inforum, we got a good sense of the energy, innovation, and ability to evolve that is keeping Infor competitive.
Beyond the Control Zone – Part Three: Higher Value
Knowing we are in a global connected world is one thing, but what to do about it is another.
Importantly, businesses need to find benefits–not just react–and proactively embrace the way we are now.
Beyond The Control Zone – Part Two: Controlling the Uncontrollable
In order to achieve visibility and control, supply chain managers will have to master new types of data and technologies.
JDA Focus: Thought Leadership in Practice
As usual, there was a plethora of thought leadership at Focus, JDA’s annual conference. It seems they also realize thought leadership only counts if people actually implement it. They are increasingly focused on ease of implementation and use and broader adoption & so that all that integrated end-to-end intelligence turns into realized value.
Tackling Profitable Fulfillment in 2016
2016 will be the year of reckoning for many retailers and manufacturers who do ‘fulfillment at any cost.’ Here are some insights on key elements required to fulfill profitability in today’s increasingly demanding competitive environment.
IoT Gets Real in 2016
2015 may have been the peak of hype for the Internet of Things, but hype drives investment. We expect that 2016 will see even bigger and broader investments in IoT, as well as a land grab amongst IoT solution providers.
The Coming Wave of Pharma Supply Chain Regulations: Insights from TraceLink NEXUS ’15
New regulations across the globe are coming into effect, requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, and others up and down the chain to build serialization, verification, and traceability into the supply chain. At TraceLink’s NEXUS ’15 conference, we learned a lot about the impact of these new requirements, how companies are responding, and whether there is an ROI beyond compliance.