Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In 2005, The Economist published an article that summarizes the prevailing belief about manufacturing employment. He explains, “Much of the conversation around supply chain sustainability today focuses on the localization of sourcing, to cut down on emissions caused by moving product over long distances. Finished goods?

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. Amazon’s trucking fleet is expanding rapidly; it launched in 2005 with the purchase of thousands of trailers used to shift goods between fulfillment centers. Source: Amazon.com. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks.

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GTG Technology Group

JULY 20, 2016

Along with spoiled goods, cargo theft represents a large percentage of lost income in shipping. GE was one of the first companies to design a reliable tamper-evident container in 2005. With huge sums of money lost every year to pirated cargo, these early warning systems will save companies billions internationally.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Blackberry unit sales 2015: 7 million iPhone unit sales 2015: 233 million Back to the topic at hand, while there can be little doubt that the barriers to entry in the package delivery market are massive, we’ve seen this playbook before from Amazon in the form of adjacent innovation. Source: Statista. billion items in 2020.

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Techgistics

MAY 27, 2017

Non-traditional delivery providers, like Uber and Amazon, are building innovative solutions and could be well positioned to be market disruptors in the battle for the last mile. A crowd-sourced fleet of on-demand couriers could make final mile deliveries from the mini-spokes at a time and place that is convenient for the customer.

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

Amazon has had such a major impact on eCommerce, that I thought it would make sense to look back on some of their innovations that are directly or indirectly impacting logistics: Super Saver Shipping Super Saver Shipping was introduced in 2002 offering free shipping for orders over $25. Fast and free shipping raised the stakes.

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