ModusLink Corporation

JANUARY 5, 2022

It has its first definition published only in the beginning of the nineties by the Council of Logistics Management (Bri-2004, S. Products are received from the end-customer and transported back to the warehouse in question. 4) and thus still represents a young sector of Logistics. Figure 1(The Reverse Logistics Process) (Chi-2018).

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

The July numbers signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions with output and new order rates reportedly falling at faster rates. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Manufacturing production reportedly decreased for the second consecutive month.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

I have worked with this client since 2004. Manufacturing is designed and planned in isolation. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week.

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 2, 2018

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in March, and the overall economy grew for the 107th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. Fiore, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: .

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

At the center of Atlas’ product line is Atlas Exchange, a secure document exchange providing a “connect-once, access-all” network, securely linking retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and logistics service providers. We are a transportation company – we are not law enforcement. drug enforcement officials.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

You get on the M25 and before long you have a front seat view of the biggest transportation challenge facing companies in England and many other countries around the world: traffic congestion. UPS To Launch On-Demand 3D Printing Manufacturing Network. Back in May 2004, I wrote a post titled, “What If UPS Acquires Manhattan Associates?”

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PINC

JUNE 16, 2020

However, with 66% of logistics budgets spent on moving only 10% of total inventory, the remaining 90% of inventory at rest is not optimized for bottom-line impact and efficiency gains.

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PINC

JULY 29, 2020

Since its founding in 2004, PINC has been a pioneer in providing real-time visibility and workflow orchestration to yard operations across distribution centers and manufacturing plants worldwide.

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PINC

APRIL 27, 2020

Union City, CA – April 27, 2020 – PINC, the leader in digital yard solutions, has been recognized by Inbound Logistics magazine as Top Logistics IT Provider in 2020 because its solutions address critical logistics and transportation needs and help organizations to truly become demand-driven enterprises. ” About PINC.

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PINC

AUGUST 19, 2020

.” Since its founding in 2004, PINC has been a pioneer in providing real-time visibility and workflow orchestration to yard operations across distribution centers and manufacturing plants worldwide. It gives companies a cost-effective way to move inventory faster, optimize their supply chain, and reduce transportation costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

These giants drove slight improvements in operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) despite a slowing economy. The shift from 2004-to 2006 is impressive. With a strong manufacturing culture, much of the focus was on lean production systems. Unilever Year-over-Year Performance. Good Times Ahead.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

Manufacturers: best in class <10.3% industry average 6.8%. They also give you better negotiating information for suppliers and other third parties (transporters, warehousing companies, product assemblers and others) contributing to your supply chain operations. The same idea can be applied in other sectors too.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

and J-P Rodrigue (2004)). Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. The First: The Transportation Era (1950s). The Fourth: Transportation, Deregulation, Physical Distribution and Business Logistics (1980s).

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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. ” Maintaining the Right Inventory Balance. ” A Better Way. ” A Better Way. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The Company focused primarily on retail planning and wanted to extend its capabilities into a consumer products manufacturing solutions offering. The taxonomies and goals are different.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

The two companies switched positions in 1991, an event which heralded the start of a decade-long decline for Kmart, which ended in bankruptcy in 2002 and led to a subsequent merger with Sears in 2004. Direct purchases from producers or manufacturers, instead of buying through wholesalers (if your company is engaged in retail commerce).

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Elementum

AUGUST 11, 2016

The global trucking industry is currently facing two great challenges for sustainability: to transport a significantly higher volume of goods, and to further develop new means of delivery concepts. Trucking is the main means for freight transportation in the United States. from 2004 to 2014, with HCVs comprising 67% of market share.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) We typically think of rising temperatures and global warming when we think of climate change. Extreme weather like this would damage manufacturing and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. the largest major manufacturing area in the U.S. and key regions worldwide.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 27, 2021

Due to lean inventory strategies, many manufacturers only keep 15-30 days of inventory on hand. By March consumers and manufacturers alike could not obtain critical supply. Alternatively, the resilient supply chain teaches redundancy of manufacturing lines, inventory, and capacity.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. Additionally, the company’s manufacturing expertise will enable the reduction of production costs.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Here we break down the inventory management strategies of seven successful manufacturers and retailers around the globe. These examples show there isn’t a benchmark inventory management strategy that trumps all others.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 19, 2022

Manufacturing revenue with inflationary pressures – is at the highest ever since 2004 – but what does this mean for profits? Good news there as well – manufacturers’ profits are up 10% – meaning we are not yet seeing profits squeezed by inflation. But inventory is not up a lot more.

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