2001 Industry Logistics Metrics 
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
He sold the company in 2001 when the company had achieved revenues of about $10 million. Following this, Mr. Welty purchased a WMS company which became the platform upon which he created a different business called Quiet Logistics, a third-party logistics company focused on picking ecommerce orders with robotic technology.
6 River Systems
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Below, we’ve rounded up 50 compelling statistics to shed some light on the driving forces behind warehouse automation and the impact automation has on the industry. According to Logistics Management , the average clear height of distribution centers was 32.7 The number of private warehouses is growing. feet in 2016.
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Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 27, 2022
At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) I thought that the industry averages were fairly constant. A Case Study.
Vanguard Software
JULY 20, 2021
And before that, in 2001, Nike also had a demand planning blunder that led to a $100 million loss in sales. Even industry leaders like Amazon were left scrambling as demand for certain items became overwhelming. Not too long ago, in 2014, Walgreens had a $1 billion forecasting error that led to the exit of two executives.
Enterra Insights
MARCH 27, 2019
The staff at Logistics Management notes, “E-commerce has changed the way the logistics and supply chain game is played. The world of digital commerce has introduced more risk and complexity than logistics and supply chain professionals have ever faced. 10 Insights on the Evolution of an Industry. ”[2].
Gravity Supply Chain
MAY 20, 2022
The reorientation, even reinvention, of the industrial supply chain over the past 50 years has transformed the way things are made: your toaster, your car, your computing devices, your food. The quantity of goods carried by containers soared from 102 million metric tons in 1980 to about 1.83 billion metric tons as of 2017.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
Where were you on September 11, 2001 when the planes hit the towers? Remembering 9/11 seems more important to me, even if it doesn’t directly relate to supply chain and logistics. Then again, the terrorist attacks have had a lasting impact on the industry. They also lack process controls and metrics.
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