ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Sustainable distribution: Distribution of goods usually generates a lot of waste and is can damage the environment, but green distribution consists of green packaging including size, shape, and materials that have an impact on transportation of the goods. Swinburne University of Technology. / Abu Dhabi University., Abu Dhabi, UAE.:

Waste Reduction 78

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Logility

JANUARY 15, 2014

In 2005, I engaged with Sonoco Products, a packaging products and services company, to initiate some work on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). Packaging suppliers are under pressure for costs. OI) is a $7 billion manufacturer of glass bottles while Sonoco Products is a $5 billion manufacturer of paper packaging.

S&OP 101

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Logility

JANUARY 15, 2014

In 2005, I engaged with Sonoco Products, a packaging products and services company, to initiate some work on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). Packaging suppliers are under pressure for costs. OI) is a $7 billion manufacturer of glass bottles while Sonoco Products is a $5 billion manufacturer of paper packaging.

S&OP 100

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Bloomberg , it its reporting indicated that this was the first time the company had missed analyst holiday sales projections since 2005. Prominent investor advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) had recommended that shareholders vote against the package awarded at the last shareholder annual meeting.

Expense Reduction 52

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

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. Amazon has also been rolling out more consumer-facing tracking capabilities, rolling out an app for US customers to track exactly where their package is every step of the way.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 134

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Ware2Go

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

When Amazon Prime launched in 2005, 2-day shipping was a novelty and what Jeff Bezos himself said felt like “an indulgent luxury”. The less time a package spends in transit to the end customer, the less carbon is emitted. A Look Back.

Shipping 98

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The first moment of truth in retail, as coined in 2005 by former P&G President and CEO A.G. It also aims to reduce what it calls split shipments — online orders that arrive in multiple packages from different warehouses, according to Ravi Jariwala, a company spokesman. The New First Moment of Truth: Can We Ship It Profitably?

Logistics Network Optimization Software 101

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Jaggaer

JUNE 23, 2020

From 2005 to 2015, most companies expanded their portfolio with at least 25% of total revenue coming from Asia Pacific and emerging markets. In Europe, the Falsified Medicines Directive requires all medicines to have proper labeling and tamperproof packaging. Teams also need to consider the human factors.

Pharmaceutical 72

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

Now, based on this analysis, I can clearly see that P&G made incredible gains over competitors until 2005; but this performance could not be sustained. In contrast, Colgate built core capabilities in the period of 2005-2012, that drove highly performing supply chain capabilities for cost and ROIC. New Bookends.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 150

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Much of the sourcing behavior involved in standard defense industry practices is tied to establishing “price reasonableness” in accordance with FAR 15.403 (FAR, 2005). In referencing Figure 1, bids are typically requested after product specifications and design documents have been completed, and included as part of the solicitation package.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

In fact, the company helps its supply chain both measure its carbon impact but also provides solutions, such as right-sizing packages to maximize trailer capacity and thus reduce the number of deliveries. That is part of an overall vehicle efficiency goal of a 50% reduction (from a 2005 baseline) by 2025. In the U.S., Lauderdale.

Sourcing Strategies 88

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The introduction of Amazon Prime and its free two-day shipping perk in 2005 drew many consumers to online shopping. It forced many competitors of Amazon also to offer free shipping to keep pace with the e-commerce behemoth.

Expense Reduction 52

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Supply Chains Rock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

For the first time since I started this blog in 2005 I will be posting an email from one of my fantastic readers. I started to comment on your “Thinking End to End on Product Packaging” post but then I realized I had too much to say, and composing an e-mail would be more appropriate J. She writes: Greetings Chris!

San Francisco 113

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 8, 2021

With the launch of Amazon’s Prime Membership back in 2005, the rules of the ecommerce game changed. Apart from this, robots help in various ways in transportation, replenishment, and packaging. Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles! Get Our EBOOK HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. When I saw Team Hoyt cross the finish line in 2005, I turned to my now-wife and said “I want to run next year.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

C2C improved in retail apparel, mass retail, pharmaceuticals, chemical, food and consumer packaged goods industries. In the period of 2000-2005, many companies attempted to stimulate growth through increasing the size of commercial teams. Return on Invested Capital. Employee Productivity. Supply chain is not a labor arbitrage game.

Pharmaceutical 195

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In 2005, however, the shortage amounted to roughly 20,000 drivers across the country. First, fleets have already started taking the most obvious step to entice people to come into the profession - raising fleet pay and offering similar incentives like more competitive benefits packages, flexible hours and more.

Military 54

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

A decade of internal costsaving measures at Boston Scientific has led to creative, state-of-the-art solutions such as a genetic algorithm that calculates the optimum packaging size to minimise the amount of empty space being shipped. By Caroline Linssen. Was there also an internal reason to change direction?

Boston 60

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“You’ve got to tread carefully if you try to ratchet back ease of returns, so that you don’t drive your customer to your competitor,” said Chuck Johnston, who served as Walmart’s senior director of returns between 2005 and 2012 and is now the chief strategy officer at goTRG, a returns management company.

Reverse Logistics 75

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 9, 2014

In the space of two minutes and 49 seconds, the title sequence of the film Lord of War (2005) presents a step-by-step insight into the supply chain of a bullet: from copper to customer. He holds up a FedEx package for the Russian employees to see. The bullet leaves the barrel and hits an innocent African boy.

Supply Chain Strategy 104

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Also note that beauty, consumer packaged goods and food growth is also declining. This was not true in 2000-2005 where eCommerce capabilities by a manufacturer were seen as too competitive to retailers. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. The difference? The difference?

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Con-way Announces Enhancements to Driver Pay Package at Con-way Freight. One of the early pioneers of software-as-a-service (SaaS) transportation management systems (TMS) was Nistevo, which was acquired by Sterling Commerce in May 2006 (Sterling Commerce had become an AT&T company in late 2005).

Logistics Network Optimization Software 151

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Dave joined Campbell Soup Company in 2005 after a 24-year career in product supply at Procter & Gamble. Our approach simply breaks accountabilities and goals across the areas of Manufacturing, Logistics/Network Optimization and Ingredients/Packaging. Dave asked his team to join him for the discussion. What have you learned?

Case Study 286

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

Many customers now want their packages next-day, same-day, or even within one hour and as a result logistics networks have evolved to reflect these changing customer preferences. Amazon Prime Prime was introduced in 2005 and for $79 (now $99), customers got unlimited free two-day delivery. Fast and free shipping raised the stakes.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 154

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Unleashed

AUGUST 12, 2021

It was also a finalist in the Best Packaging category. Other plant-based pet foods on the market include those from the likes of V-Planet, which has sold vegan animal foods since 2005 and expanded into Asia in 2020. Food Nation began selling its products in 2020, and has already made a splash internationally.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

Starting out as a Marketing Intern in Adelaide, Australia for a Fielders Steel Roofing, my international studies lead to an opportunity to work in Singapore in 2005. I packed my (one) bag to start a considerable journey into becoming a Supply Chain Professional from the manufacturing floor up, with Detmold (Detpak) Packaging. .

Sourcing Strategies 162

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The turnover rate was 136 percent throughout the trucking industry in 2005, but smaller fleets and Less Than Truckload carriers have typically experienced fewer problems with drivers, reports FreightWaves.com. Freight should be ready when scheduled, packaged appropriately and with the right, accurate documentation.

Freight 150

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Elementum

OCTOBER 29, 2015

He published Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage in 2005, which focused on preparing supply chains for catastrophic events. In 2013, major logistics carriers like UPS and FedEx came under fire for leaving countless consumers without packages on Christmas Day. It turned out that nobody knew.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

Process industry leaders–chemical, consumer packaged goods, food/beverage–have greater issues using data, with software usability, and building effective connections to align and build effective relationships with trading partners. They are more mature on supply chain visibility. There are many reasons.

Supply Chain Software 150

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 19, 2022

Before joining Stifel in 2005, he was an analyst with Legg Mason Capital Markets, worked briefly in the industry at RailWorks Corp., The LTL industry is right between the small package market (UPS, FedEx) and the truckload market. and began his career as an analyst in the global investment banking division of Deutsche Banc Alex.

Miami 130

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 23, 2021

Before joining Stifel in 2005, he was an analyst with Legg Mason Capital Markets, worked briefly in the industry at RailWorks Corp., The LTL industry is right between the small package market (UPS, FedEx) and the truckload market. and began his career as an analyst in the global investment banking division of Deutsche Banc Alex.

Miami 130

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GlobalTranz

MAY 15, 2015

In 2005, 73% of distributors were family owned. 79% offer an investment package and 63% offer an bonus plan. The percentages taper down with the length of ownership, with the smallest percentage of distributors reporting being in business less than 10 years. These numbers have remained relatively stable for the last decade.

Survey 120

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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.

Innovation 100

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 3, 2018

McMillon revealed Walmart’s new commitment to reduce the carbon intensity (on a per revenue basis) of Walmart’s own operations in China, which include stores, clubs, distribution centers and other facilities, by an additional 25% by 2025, 70% below 2005 levels.

Resource Reduction 42

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 19, 2020

Even though many of the same ingredients are used in both food services and grocery stores, the ways products are sourced, packaged, and delivered through the two supply chains are very different. Bulk packaging supplied to restaurants and hotels is not suitable for individual consumers. ” The way ahead.

Food 100

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Following its acquisition of competitor Maytag in 2005, Whirlpool found itself entering an unprecedented period of growth, at which point the management team recognised the need to continuously optimise its supply chain design and make it more flexible and adaptive to ride out economic fluctuations. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

Inventory Reduction 101

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

For years now, we’ve watched the old guard of the packaged-food industry get pummeled as consumers look to fill their grocery carts with trendier items bearing feel-good labels such as “natural” or “sustainably sourced.”. Apparel makers don’t want to risk being late to what could be a consequential shift in consumer preferences.

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