Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

I admit it, the cafe con leche is not as good as my mom’s, but I’ve traded taste for time and convenience. Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… CMA CGM to acquire NOL, reinforcing its position in global shipping. China Approves Merger of Cosco, China Shipping (WSJ- sub. Source: Laurie Cus.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Barring some unexpected twist, COP26 will end with an updated version of the 2015 Paris Agreement, with commitments from individual nations to reduce their GHGs but no binding, enforceable international agreement. One example: just before COP26 kicked off, CEOs from more than 30 large financial institutions with over $8.7

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Kinaxis

JUNE 19, 2017

As I mentioned in an earlier blog about the Gartner conference , customers are demanding you deliver an experience, not just a product. Order fulfillment channels are becoming more complex as the possible combinations for purchase and returns explode. Buy online, ship direct to consumer, return to brick and mortar store.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 3, 2018

Consumers now take the digital path to purchase more often than not; but, they don’t care what retailers call their shopping journey or what strategies companies use to make the shopping journey a seamless one. ’ They simply just shop.”[1] ” Once a consumer completes his or her digital path to purchase (i.e.,

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 6, 2015

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2015 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. It was the first of many presentations she has given about the disease over the years, and this morning she is speaking to a fifth grade class at one of our elementary schools. In this week’s news. Amber Road Acquires ecVision.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Logistics encompasses certain subsets of practices within the supply chain, such as just in time logistics, mission critical logistics, and more. The manufacturing firm would then have to organise shipping of the defective product, testing the product, dismantling, repairing, recycling or disposing the product.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Prime Membership: Amazon Prime – Subscription service offering benefits such as free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and exclusive deals. Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

While freight industry executives likely sighed with relief when an update of Amazon’s logistics.amazon.com page on June 28th turned out to be nothing more than a franchise model for courier delivery services. In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition. You cannot rest on your laurels in this world.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2018

“More than a quarter of all revenue for sellers on Amazon globally was from cross-border transactions in 2017, up more than 50 percent from the year prior, Amazon Vice President Eric Broussard said in an interview,” as reported by Jeffrey Dastin in a recent article in Reuters. Cross-Border E-commerce is Growing Fast.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 4, 2020

Also in 2015, the global cost of overstocking goods was $470 billion , while the cost of under-stocking was more than $600 billion. With accurate Inventory Optimization, manufacturers can streamline stocking issues using predictive analytics and data-driven insights. . Demand forecasting. Inventory strategy.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 4, 2020

Also in 2015, the global cost of overstocking goods was $470 billion , while the cost of under-stocking was more than $600 billion. With accurate Inventory Optimization, manufacturers can streamline stocking issues using predictive analytics and data-driven insights. . Demand forecasting. Inventory strategy.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Now… Is there something to be learned from this quote in Finding Nemo, that we can apply to procurement and sourcing? Now… Is there something to be learned from this quote in Finding Nemo, that we can apply to procurement and sourcing? Data should serve as the foundation of all SRM decisions made by your procurement and sourcing team.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Before we discuss how mobile data collection solutions can help struggling businesses, we need to address just how serious it is that all companies continuously evaluate their supply chain for weaknesses. For example, in early 2015 Target announced it was closing all 133 of its Canadian stores due to setbacks in its supply chain.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Before we discuss how mobile data collection solutions can help struggling businesses, we need to address just how serious it is that all companies continuously evaluate their supply chain for weaknesses. For example, in early 2015 Target announced it was closing all 133 of its Canadian stores due to setbacks in its supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. And business relationships did not become more Vested this year — if anything, they reverted back to being “win-lose” arrangements (see Walmart’s Message to Suppliers: Talk to the Hand and The High Cost of Poor Supplier Relationships ). What will happen in 2016?

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AFFLINK

MARCH 10, 2016

When UPS conducted their survey in 2014 , 60% of respondents listed regulatory compliance as a top concern, and 78% reported that it was a “top trend driving business and supply chain changes.” In the 2015 survey, one respondent said that “Complying with regulations is paramount. Cost Management. we have some answers for you.

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Oracle SCM

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Maybe it’s the fact that high season is about to begin – but I get the same thoughts every year around this time. Two years ago it was reported by CNBC that the inability to efficiently manage inventory cost retailers $1.75 What are businesses planning to do to manage losses this year? trillion dollars.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2016

Shippers around the globe are realizing why the time has arrived to take advantage of transportation management system benefits. As a result, the use of the TMS is expanding, and it will be one of the greatest technology trends to benefit the shipping industry in 2016. We call this a hybrid managed transportation model.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth. Companies with global supply chains—a category which includes a fast-growing number of corporations, medium-sized companies, and even small businesses—can be standing on a cost base of which 90% is attributable to supply chain expenditure.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

And on the subject of sustainability, SCDigest.com covered Walmart’s 2015 Sustainability report : Walmart, the world’s largest corporation, is fresh out with its 2015 sustainability report, the eighth such document it has produced. Low prices benefit customers, but low true costs benefit everyone.”

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AFFLINK

MARCH 10, 2016

When UPS conducted their survey in 2014 , 60% of respondents listed regulatory compliance as a top concern, and 78% reported that it was a “top trend driving business and supply chain changes.” In the 2015 survey, one respondent said that “Complying with regulations is paramount. Cost Management. we have some answers for you.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. A tough time for all. However, it gave me some great time to think. ” Today I am flying to see the leadership team at Cummins Inc. All winners received their digital images this week. ) I am on a mission.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The technologies and business models supporting these platforms are also being applied to logistics and supply chain management, especially across activities such as warehousing, transportation, and shipping—with astonishing success. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 14, 2019

Wagers, who was hired last April, may have initially been brought on board to help reaccelerate the company’s mergers & acquisitions which had been stagnant since 2015. His hiring came just as XPO launched “XPO Direct”, a similar service. XPO’s stock nosedived last December after a short seller’s negative report.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

On the other hand, augmentation — expanding supply chain knowledge with insights, predictions, and recommendations — maintains human centricity in the decision- making process. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

2015 was a very exciting year for AIMMS. We are witnessing a growing interest in prescriptive analytics across a wide variety of industries. more times the number of AIMMS PRO Platforms in comparison to 2014. A Great UI for end users combined with a powerful modeling engine. PRO use cases, the latest and greatest.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 16, 2016

The amount of ocean products consumers can purchase from grocery stores and restaurants is bountiful and varied. Numerous 2015 media reports exposed slave conditions in the Thai fishing sector. Grilled mahi-mahi. Salmon burgers. Background. In 2012- 50% of exports came from developing countries. According to the U.S.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

2015 was a very exciting year for AIMMS. We are witnessing a growing interest in prescriptive analytics across a wide variety of industries. more times the number of AIMMS PRO Platforms in comparison to 2014. A Great UI for end users combined with a powerful modeling engine. PRO use cases, the latest and greatest.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Amazon is well known for obsessively focusing on the customer and the bulk of these patents will result in putting merchandise into their customer hands easier, faster, and for a lower cost. Customers would essentially be outsourcing some of the more mundane recurring purchases to Amazon’s algorithm and free up their time to do other things.

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It may be an excellent time for merchants to consider D2C channels now that this space isn’t going anywhere but up. Brands dealing with D2C can handle their inventory and complete shipping orders in-house, via drop shipping, or by outsourcing the process to a third-party logistics company. D2C’s growing popularity.

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

An operational failure existed that structured the company’s growth model around a network that did not allow for new information. In the middle of a massive market disruption, Blockbuster was unable to pivot, and by the time they tried, it was too late. In 2004, Blockbuster was valued at $6 billion. In-store Fulfillment and BODFS.

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

An operational failure existed that structured the company’s growth model around a network that did not allow for new information. In the middle of a massive market disruption, Blockbuster was unable to pivot, and by the time they tried, it was too late. In 2004, Blockbuster was valued at $6 billion. In-store Fulfillment and BODFS.

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In the middle of a massive market disruption, Blockbuster was unable to pivot, and by the time they tried, it was too late.</p> <p>In 2004, Blockbuster was valued at $6 billion. And, it’s a cautionary tale of how an inability to adapt and try new things can leave a business in the dark.</p>

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It’s recently been reported that Amazon has now hired thousands of delivery drivers for its new holiday last-mile shipping program. Amazon as a Carrier: a Long Time in the Making. Amazon has, for years, been taking small steps towards becoming a full-fledged carrier – this is just the latest one.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 8, 2016

Imagine you need to use a carrier’s LTL shipping services. Now, you would think the other larger package is going to incur the higher shipping cost. Essentially, smaller packages should have lower shipping costs than larger packages in LTL shipping, and DIM pricing enables this ideal. It's impractical.”.

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FLEXE

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Spring is just around the corner. More than 14 million barbeques and more than 900,000 tons of charcoal are shipped annually (most during Spring). Often, during seasonal peaks you need additional labor to pick and ship greater volumes of inventory faster. If weather conditions are severe, shipments can be delayed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Brands include Carters, OshKosh B’gosh, Child of Mine, Just One You, and Genuine Kids. Shipping approximately 400 million selling units consisting of 700 million manufactured units per year, Carter’s employs about 4,000 employees at its peak. As a group, these metrics have the highest correlation to market capitalization.

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