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Built for Yesterday’s Consumer: The Demise of Malls and Traditional Distribution Networks

Talking Logistics

percent in 2006 to 3.4 percent in 2006 to 3.4 Traditional distribution networks and facilities were originally designed to flow truckloads of products from large distribution centers to stores. Further up the distribution chain, as e-commerce volumes grow, so will the need for more logistics space. percent in 2014.

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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. Each year at Supply Chain Insights , we study the progress of public companies in manufacturing, retail and distribution sectors. The analysis is for two time periods: 2006-2015 and 2009-2015. A Look at History. Resiliency.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. In the proper controlled situation, like a distribution center or store, passive RFID can increase visibility without the expensive costs of active RFID tags.

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Provoking the Industry to Move Past Incrementalism

Supply Chain Shaman

However, most of the data is not a normal distribution. To make the argument, let’s look at industry orbit charts in aggregate for the period of 2006-2017 for the apparel and chemical companies. The margins of the apparel industry have declined from 10% to 8% over the period of 2006-2017. However, buyer beware. The problem?

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. Performance of High Tech and Electronics Supply Chains for the Periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. First Phase: 2002-2006.

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Early ‘Internet of Things’ Pilots Proved Supply Chain Benefits of RFID Pallets

Supply Chain Network

Two early pilots were facilitated by Supply Chain Network and carried out in 2003 and 2006 with both representing successful demonstrations of the potential supply chain benefits available through end to end ‘Internet of Things’ supply chain implementations.

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Three Reasons Public Sector Must Transform Grants Management NOW

ivalua

Solicitation, award and distribution of grant funding requires significant effort from government administrators and experts in the areas of grants compliance. Some of this funding will be distributed by HHS to state and local health departments tasked with providing regional Covid-19 management. Reason No.