Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology support. Our last full edition was published on February 14. billion in Generative AI start-up Anthropic.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

While all stores ships online orders, Best Buy is consolidating ship-from-store units in a limited number of stores across the country to drive efficiency and effectiveness. These locations should be rolled out by holiday and will take on about 25% of the national ship-from-store volume. Because most customers want… fast.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Singapore is one of the largest fuelling stations of the world (over 20% of ship fuelling happens here), so capacity for sustainable fuels is critical for global sustainability efforts. 2022 also saw the major ship lines come out with their decarbonisation strategies to get to zero emissions by 2050.

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Resilinc

JUNE 29, 2021

Over the last several years, factory fires have ranked as one of the most common types of disruptive supply chain events: in 2020 1,000 factory fires were tracked by Resilinc’s EventWatch monitoring system. However, fires that occur far outside factory gates are becoming a greater concern for supply chain risk managers.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2015

Over the years, I’ve come across many large, brand-name companies that have been successful by many measures, such as revenue growth and profitably, but when you peeled back the onion on their supply chain processes and capabilities, they were far from best-in-class. From the article: Columbia Sportswear added $415.6

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Line item RFID is showing the capability to increase supply chain efficiency. . These errors were revealed in picking, shipping, and receiving, resulting in inventory inaccuracies and costly chargebacks from the retailers to the brand owners. Using RFID, companies can triple their order accuracy and reduce chargebacks.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come as they visit the Xmas supply chain. Buzzfeed traced how online celebrity love for the now-ubiquitous hoverboards so quickly lead to a massive supply of product. We have reached the era of the on-demand, responsive supply chain. But it comes at a price.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 1, 2021

If you’ve been to an apparel, electronics, or even a big box hardware store, customers come inside to touch materials, try on clothes, see the size of items – i.e., fridge or a TV – and see how items look side by side. 1] [link] [2] [link] [3] [link] [4] [link] [5] [link] [6] [link].

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

big-box retailers are emerging as business winners while competitors — including some apparel sellers and small businesses — struggle.”[1] They were selling what people were buying and had large supply networks they could tap to eventually restock. ”[1] They go on to note, “Several factors tie their success together.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 31, 2017

<p>A recent Nir & Far blog post, “<a href="[link] Discounting: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices</a>,” got me thinking about the supply chain. </p> <p>It’s no different in supply chain. </p> That’s not hyperbole.

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ShipBob

JUNE 8, 2022

Awaiting Fulfillment” signifies that the process of picking and packing items (as per the invoice) into the right shipping boxes has begun. After this process, a shipment label is generated and the order is prepared for shipping. Order cycle time is defined as the time taken between an order being placed to when it is shipped.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2017

The Innovation Hub illustrates how correlated data, as well as events and activities, with predictive and prescriptive capabilities to trigger actions that leverage JDA assets across the supply chain. The kiosk will have apparel and footwear, as well as CPG products displayed within a physical double sided floor gondola.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2017

The Innovation Hub illustrates how correlated data, as well as events and activities, with predictive and prescriptive capabilities to trigger actions that leverage JDA assets across the supply chain. The kiosk will have apparel and footwear, as well as CPG products displayed within a physical double sided floor gondola.

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FLEXE

JUNE 20, 2017

Apple’s participation somehow makes augmented reality feel more like, well, a <em>reality</em> </p> <p>What’s the <a href="[link] between AR and VR</a>?</p> Though rudimentary, it gave the masses their first glimpse into a future with AR.

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ShipBob

MARCH 11, 2022

Streamlined checkout and shipping process. On top of reduced selling costs compared with running an ecommerce website, Facebook also offers a simplified shopping cart and shipping process. Not all ecommerce platforms sync with Facebook Marketplace, which can make it harder to process sales and ship to customers.

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FLEXE

APRIL 12, 2017

In 2005, department stores alone sold $60 billion in apparel; in 2015, it was half with nearly $28 billion shifting to online retailers like Amazon. Your Supply Chain: Differentiator or Weakest Link? That means, nearly 61 out of 100 shoppers on your site will go elsewhere if shipping costs are too high.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Can the complex global supply network survive the COVID-19 pandemic? In the retail sector, supermarkets in many countries have seen their highest weekly sales ever, as consumers stock up on goods that they fear may be in short supply. Adapting to the present and future challenges of COVID-19. Define your procurement response strategy.

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Jaggaer

JULY 23, 2019

Factories around the world produce millions of items of clothing and accessories for top European and American brands, which are packaged, shipped and sold in every country worldwide. Supply chains are multi-tiered and therefore difficult to manage. This is not easy given the current volatility in supply markets.

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FLEXE

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As manufacturers and retailers ramp up inventory for the Spring peak they’re bound to face a number of challenges that come with the sudden demand for products that have been in low demand and supply during the Fall and Winter. Often, during seasonal peaks you need additional labor to pick and ship greater volumes of inventory faster.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

races to expand Michigan locks and secure the supply chain S.-bound The tighter standards may make those kinds of workarounds more difficult for American exporters About 10,000 ships pass through the Soo Locks each year to bring iron ore, grain, limestone and other staples across the Great Lakes and Canada into the Midwest and beyond.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Reimagine Supply Chain of the future: There are many facets to imagining Supply Chain of Future. What are the learnings from Covid disaster that leaders will incorporate into future supply chains? Let us study major highlights of Supply Chains of the future. . — Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon.

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PINC

MARCH 24, 2020

In an uncertain world where supply chain disruption is becoming a certainty, here’s how good inventory management enabled by automation can help companies gain the supply chain visibility they need to keep the wheels turning. “In a world where markets and supply chains are global, there must be a better way.”

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ShipBob

APRIL 13, 2021

Shipping & logistics KPIs. It can be hard to achieve this if you don’t have specific goals in place for sales, marketing, customer service, shipping, and other parts of your business. Shipping fees. Table of Contents. What are ecommerce KPIs? Why ecommerce performance metrics are important. Sales KPIs. Marketing KPIs.

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ShipBob

JUNE 25, 2021

Though online shopping provides convenience, it is harder to make purchasing decisions, especially when it comes to apparel , makeup , or home furnishings — items that must be a specific size, color, fit, or material . If you utilize product images, be sure to link the correct image to the product to avoid errors.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2015

With most of their customers relying on multiple shipping methods, these organizations require an omni-modal approach to transportation management. When you have complete visibility over the rates and shipping options, you can help your customers make those types of smart tradeoffs. The fact that world trade grows at an average of 5.3

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Successfully rolling out a supply chain management system can be an extraordinarily complex and stressful project – not to mention expensive. In this guide to implementing supply chain management systems: What is a supply chain management system? Why implement a supply chain management system?

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ShipBob

APRIL 17, 2020

COVID-19 ecommerce shipping and fulfillment FAQs. Patrick Coddou: Founder, Supply. ” Patrick Coddou, Founder of Supply. At the bare minimum, this includes acknowledging COVID-19 and your shipping status. At the very end he mentioned they’re still shipping but the core of the message was about how to help.

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Unleashed

JUNE 2, 2022

They quickly designed and manufactured new yoga apparel, selling it through both online and in-store sales channels in best-practice omnichannel fashion. Order fulfilment and shipping software. Nike also successfully harnesses insights from data collected via their apps and interactive physical stores. Inventory management.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2015

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Pitney Bowes Expands Cross-Border Ecommerce Capabilities with the Acquisition of Borderfree. Industrial Scale 3D Printing Operation on UPS Supply Chain Solutions Campus. Growing Shipping Alliances Are Straining Major U.S. Gateway Ports (WSJ – sub.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In September, SCM World released its annual Chief Supply Chain Officer Report based on its survey of over 1,000 supply chain executives across all industries and geographies. Supply Chain Nation sat down with Kevin O’Marah, Chief Content Officer for SCM World, to discuss four key findings of the study.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. One of the most popular articles we’ve ever done is our look at analyst group Gartner’s annual ranking of the Top 25 Supply Chains. Media Type. Media Credit.

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Resilinc

MAY 2, 2023

Since UFLPA went into effect in July 2022, the top three industries that had shipments stopped by CBP include: 1) Electronics; 2) Apparel, footwear, and textiles; 3) Industrial and manufacturing materials. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the supply chain impact of UFPLA and how industries are being affected. #1

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 22, 2016

<p>You don’t have to be <a href="[link] target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inditex</a>, owner of fast fashion chain Zara and second largest fashion company in the world, to afford a fast fashion supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Article provided by Mike Futch of Tompkins International at [link]. Progressive businesses have realized the critical nature an operations strategy has on designing a working supply chain. Supply chain DC/FC performance is very sensitive to changes in business strategy and operating environments. Subscribe Here!

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Exiger Perspectives

JUNE 2, 2023

To prevent the potential importation of goods produced by forced labor, the entire region is included in the act, and companies are responsible for ensuring that their entire supply chain is in compliance. WEBINAR | Mission Critical: Is China’s Modern Slavery Risk Hiding in Your Supply Chain? ]

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Resilinc

MAY 4, 2021

With growing alarm over national security risks arising from China’s dominant role in global supply chains, many U.S. There is an enormous opportunity to make America’s supply chains less overseas dependent by sourcing more parts, materials, and products from America’s neighbors. billion were apparel. corporations.

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