2006 Industry Inventory Transportation 
The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 17, 2022
Jeff Flowers and Joe Lynch discuss why inventory is everything. Jeff’s professional career began in accounting and finance roles within the Cable Television, High Speed Data and IPTV industry. Key Takeaways: Inventory is Everything. Inventory placement and excess inventory are big problems that omni-channel retailers face.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 7, 2018
Putting a stick in the eye of the industry is hard work. When we study 600 public companies by peer group, at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin, only 5% drive improvement. There are many forms of decision support—price optimization, revenue management, transportation planning, spend management, network design.
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Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Inventory, in this time of uncertainty, is the organization’s most important buffer to protect against variability. However, organizations are not good at managing inventory. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. It is worse in some industries.
GlobalTranz
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
As the world moved forward, the basic concept of managing warehouse inventory did not change much. The 19 th Century: The Railroad Becomes a Major Player in Transporting Goods. During the 19 th century, the use of railroads to transport goods long distances had increased.
GlobalTranz
JUNE 30, 2016
2015 was a different year for the logistics industry. The prices of fuel continued to drop, and growth in the logistics industry slowed to a painstaking crawl of less than So, let’s take a closer look at what findings were released within the 2016 State of Logistics (SOL) report and how they impact current and future logistics processes.
GlobalTranz
MARCH 1, 2018
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. For many reasons, that transformation did not happen and RFID was put on the industry’s back-burner. Instantaneous inventory cycling reduces delays and speeds SCM.
Savi
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Supply Chain Challenges: Freight Volume Rising, Driver Shortage Growing The shipping industry plays a critical role in world economics. An essential component of the shipping industry is trucking, which many companies and industries prefer because of its low cost, refrigeration potential, and fast delivery time.
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