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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries. No financial details were disclosed in the announcement.

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Amazon Takes On the Fashion Supply Chain

Elementum

The e-commerce giant recently launched 1,800 fashion products, under seven trademarked brand names, ranging from men's suits to children's apparel to women's clothing. It has been selling apparel since 2002, and has slowly been making further in-roads to the fashion industry. billion worth of apparel.

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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

AB&R

This announcement followed a successful trial run with an RFID system in 2002. In 2020, Walmart tested RFID again in its apparel departments. Opportunities for distributing There are hundreds of boxes, pallets, and products in your warehouse, all of which are important to track.

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Realties of Declining Global Trade and Transport Rates More Evident

Supply Chain Matters

The Drewy World Container Index , which stood at $9,304 per 40-foot container at the beginning of 2022, was reported as $2,120 by the end of 2002. During 2022, as consumers shifted their physical goods buying patterns away from products and into travel and services, global shipping volumes steadily declined and so did spot rates.

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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

AB&R

This announcement followed a successful trial run with an RFID system in 2002. In 2020, Walmart tested RFID again in its apparel departments. There are hundreds of boxes, pallets, and products in your warehouse, all of which are important to track. What to expect: a future of opportunities. Opportunities for distributing.

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Ready For the Next Port Crisis?

Talking Logistics

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) reached a tentative new 5-year agreement late on Friday, so the West Coast ports resumed full operations this past weekend. But there’s little time to celebrate. If our ports aren’t open, we can’t trade. We cannot let this happen again.

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American Software Reports First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

Logility customers can now access warehouse and Accelerated Growth in Cloud Services Annual Contract Value and Subscription Revenue. powers the digital supply chain to enable apparel brand owners and retailers to maximize revenue and profit by accelerating lead times, streamlining product development, and optimizing sourcing and distribution.