Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Apparently, he had been hiding in the closet the entire time while the other kids had moved on to other games upstairs. There’s a business lesson here somewhere, I just can’t put my finger on it. Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. North American Freight Numbers July 2014.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

The History of the Shipping Container. 26 April 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Category Key.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

These trends and technologies include the network effect, innovation in transportation management systems, time slot management applications, autonomous trucks, and the future of last mile deliveries, specifically looking at autonomous mobile robots and drones for home delivery. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

I’m not talking about how shipping and logistics are key in keeping the supply chain connected during global health crises so we can keep essential supplies like medicine, food, and toilet paper moving. When I was Head of Go Green at DHL eCommerce a few moons ago, I spearheaded a program to do just that.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

o9 Solutions has grown from a small company to a significant player in the supply chain planning (SCP) market in a short period of time. o9 Solutions has grown from a small company to a significant player in the supply chain planning (SCP) market in a short period of time. The company launched their platform in 2014.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 11, 2024

Now’s the time to make a change. For grocery stores, it’s not just the frying pans and meat thermometers in aisle 14 that sell slowly; specialty olive oils and spices, some ethnic foods, and odd sizes of products that sell relatively quickly will typically sell less than weekly. How many inventory dollars are tied up in C and D items?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics. As 2013 comes to a close, here are some of my thoughts regarding the supply chain trends we are likely to see emerge in 2014. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2017

With little time to spare this morning, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Deal for Whole Foods Seen as Ideal for Urban Pickup and Delivery Hubs (WSJ – sub. UPS Establishes New Peak Shipping Charge. See my April 2014 post “ Webvan 2.0:

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The approach of “ Just in time ” and “ supply chain management ” focused on optimizing efficiency and reducing waste. But at that time, the reduction of waste was mainly due to economic reasons, not environmental.This was because waste means greater economic loss. Cardwell, 2014). Bhattacharjee, 2015).

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2023

With the right software, businesses can protect against data loss, keep lines of communication open and use actionable insights from real-time data to make smart decisions about their organization’s next steps. The company has been a QAD customer since the 1990s and moved its ERP operations from on-premise to the cloud in 2014.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

Shyp is a startup that “picks up, packages, and ships anything at the best price, through major international carriers like USPS, UPS and FedEx, for business and everyday use.”. Shipping your shoes versus shipping your TV, it actually doesn’t sound like it makes a lot of business or financial sense. It doesn’t.”.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Apple provides same-day delivery for some of its products for a flat fee; Neiman Marcus pulled it off with panache just for Father’s Day in 18 markets; and Macy’s is aggressively expanding its same-day delivery service to cover more regions. Choice in delivery options and clarity of timing are top considerations in the purchase decision.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Are you wondering what the hot trends will be for retail in 2014? SCN: You’ve just published your predictions for retail in 2014. What we will see in 2014 is that more retailers will use WiFi in the store, and the promotions and the outreach to consumers will become much more specific to the consumer.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On the supply side, in 2014, I remember that DHL was talking about resilience where everyone was wondering what that really meant and how to set up the risk management globally. Let’s say, the fashion industry, who just sell from stores, couldn’t get rid of probably their stock at all. Check out the video below. Transcript.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Allyson’s presentation was just that. This is despite the purchase of Terra Technology Demand Sensing and Multi-tier Inventory Management (MEIO) in 2014 for 12-14M$ (including implementation). Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Executing an event in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic is challenging.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

” It adds: “We believe a business should strive for not just the lowest prices, but the lowest true cost for all. Riding a rising five-year trend, retail juggernaut Walmart® grossed $476 billion in the fiscal year that ended in January 2014, up from $408 billion in fiscal 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2016

Today marks the official halfway point of 2016 and that means it's time for our "Top Posts for the first half of the year" annual event. We are laser focused on not being just another company blog, but a destination of quality content. 13 Small Package Shipping or Parcel Shipping Best Practices. We hope you enjoy!

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2018

It’s part of the reason why Descartes acquired ShipRush last year, a provider of e-commerce multi-carrier parcel shipping solutions. The fast growth of cross-border e-commerce is also a big reason why Pitney Bowes acquired Borderfree in May 2015 and why UPS acquired i-parcel in 2014. Cross-Border E-commerce is Growing Fast.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2015

percent in 2014. percent in 2014. Data Sources: “The Economics (and Nostalgia) of Dead Malls” (New York Times) and “America’s Shopping Malls Are Dying A Slow, Ugly Death (Business Insider). percent in 2006 to 3.4 percent in 2006 to 3.4

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

At the time, Walgreens spokesperson Phil Caruso stated, “Organized retail crime continues to be a challenge facing retailers across San Francisco, and we are not immune to that.”[1] ”[2] Around the same time, a new phenomenon emerged smash-and-grab mobs organized using social media. .”[1]

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 5, 2014

by John Westerveld Imagine yourself in this scenario; You wake up at the usual time, and over coffee, you review the news. As you flip through the articles on your iPad, you see it. A major earthquake in Taiwan. Then you get the e-mail. When you get to work, you get your team working on this issue. No off the shelf tools exist.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2022

The use of barcodes … saves a lot of time for employees in [the] packing and picking process as they only need to scan the barcode and receive all the information needed on the requisite hardware to read them. It enables companies to track and trace their products which are equipped with sensor devices.”[2]. ”[2].

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Here are just a few ways to integrate modern supply chain technology applications into your business model and improve your supply chain management. Computerized Shipping and Tracking. Through digitalized tracking, you can significantly reduce shipping errors and more rapidly respond to the errors that do occur.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 14, 2015

by Alexa Cheater There’s just no escaping it. And while we all know Santa’s supply chain just can’t be beat, some retailers may have an extra hard time trying to give the jolly old man a run for his money this year. However, finding enough happy little elves to pack and ship all those gifts may prove a tall order.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2013

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. The Times Of India. The Straits Times. Times Technology Blog. Times Money and Company. Financial Times. Ship Mate App Finds Smooth Sailing » 12/09/2013. UCLA Anderson School of Management Blog. December 2013. October 2013.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Just as manufacturers and distributors were starting to climb out of the ‘COVID hole’, they’ve been knocked back in.

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Elementum

MARCH 6, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Setting the record at 2.1 Currently valued at $46 billion with $1.4

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

of total tech investments in 2012 to 1.37% in the first half of 2014. We’ve rounded up the top 20 logistics technology innovations changing the way over $18 trillion dollars of goods are shipped annually. Mobile points of sale…and delivery : It’s not just cash registers. Barrett Distribution , @barrettdc ].

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Which means that, as it does every year at this time, space is about to get very tight. That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. Yellow: Space is getting tighter. Regular disruptors.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 21, 2018

Remember the old-time medicine shows , when showmen and storytellers posed as doctors and peddled miracle elixirs for all sorts of ailments? If they existed today, these showman would be peddling blockchain, the miracle cure and solution to just about everything. The Blockchain will save healthcare and shipping billions.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 17, 2014

by Melissa Clow As we have mentioned a couple times, Kinexions , the Kinaxis Training & User Conference is taking place later this month. October 28-30, 2014. We have a great speaker line up, but here are 4 supply chain minds you can’t miss! Benji Green, director of global sales, operations and inventory planning, Avaya.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

In fact, according to eMarketer, there were estimated 1.75bn smartphone users worldwide in 2014. During the 2014 holiday season in the US, IBM Digital Analytics estimated that 25% of US online sales were via mobile. But first, some background. Mobile is on the rise – tablet, smartphone or other. This represented about 24.4%

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The delivery industry comprises companies that specialise in moving goods from their point of sale to the end consumer or customer by ship, air, or road. The world is a totally different place from what it used to be just a few years back. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. expected increase.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Collaboration in supply chains is not just confined to how product, information and funds move; it also includes our approach to tackling environmental issues. In nature too, summer is an eventful time for many species. For pacific blue whales, summer is a time for eating and getting together in cold waters.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 kg of carbon emissions. Heavy-duty vehicles (trucks and buses) share of total emissions (EU): 5%.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2013

We’re quickly approaching the midpoint of the year, which means it’s time to start planning for 2014 — at least that’s what I heard at my sister’s surprise birthday party last weekend, where some of her co-workers in finance were talking about getting started with 2014 budgets. Cass Freight Index Report for May 2013.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

”[1] In modern times, however, flowers, candy, and wine often accompany romantic cards. That trails just jewelry at $4.3 According to analysts from Fronetics, the holiday can be traced back to “the late 400s [when] Gelasius declared February 14th as a day for honoring Saint Valentine. billion (by 37 percent of shoppers).”[2]

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