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Why Sustainable Home Delivery Results in Greater Sales and Profitability

Logistics Viewpoints

Second, the pandemic kicked online buying and home delivery into “high gear” as many consumers embraced its convenience and dramatically expanded the scope of their online purchasing. Consumers are making purchasing decisions based upon environmental impact. So, how are these two trends mutually beneficial?

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The State of Home Delivery: Plenty of Room for Improvement

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier in 2022, we conducted a survey of 8,000 consumers across North America and Europe to get a better sense of their ecommerce experience and how they were reacting to retailer performance. On one hand, consumers expect to increase their online purchases post-pandemic. Here are three charts that paint the whole picture.

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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. GEON Embarks on a Digital Transformation GEON Performance Solutions is embarking on a supply chain transformation. GEON, headquartered in Westlake Ohio, has about 1000 employees.

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E2open Acquires Steelwedge. Impact on Market?

Supply Chain Shaman

Founded in 2000, Steelwedge was an innovator in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and was an early provider of cloud solutions for supply chain. I asked him over and over, “Is the market ready for a solution for JUST Sales and Operations Planning?” The supply chain management software market had soured.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Swimsuits and dresses for weddings—you never buy just one,” says Joanie Demer, co-founder of Krazy Coupon Lady. People who buy portable generators during weather emergencies use them until the emergencies have ended, and then those go back too. Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases.

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Supply Chain Movement 19 – Software & Leaders

Supply Chain Movement

16 | Profile Ivanka Janssen, Director Global Sales Operational Excellence, Diageo. The Route to Consumer programme brings together the product flow from plant to retailer to consumer activities at point of purchase, all to service the consumer experience Diageo is trying to create. 28 | Facts & Figures: Supply Chain Software.

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Top 12 New Logistics Startup Companies Making Noise

ShipBob

Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. More agile on fulfilling requests and custom solutions. Customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. Returns and exchanges.