Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

And now to this week’s logistics news. Pandemic has ‘forever altered’ need for logistics space. With the third vaccine authorized, these manufacturers are pressing for more companies to be authorized to ship the vaccine. One method of last mile deliveries that has seen an uptick in recent years is drop shipping.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Consequently, you can minimize inventory costs and capital expenditure (CAPEX) since you won’t need storage for products. If you are in Australia, getting a fast refrigerated transport service that ships across Australia is a must for your business productivity. It’s Helping The Pharmaceutical Industry Thrive.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. » The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments. As we approach the latter stages of the 2011 holiday buying season, the uptick in online buying has indeed occurred. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods.

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

In many cases you will discover that processes like demand, inventory, replenishment, and manufacturing planning are limited by a lack of software capability. the earthquake and tsunami of 2011), risk mitigation scenarios can be modified and run to assess the impact and decide what actions to take. When a disruption takes place (e.g.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. In parallel, take a closer look at inventory turns where only pharmaceutical companies made slight progress.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2016

Imagine a bitcoin being a unit of inventory and a digital wallet (“bitcoin address”) being an inventory-keeping location, such as a store, distribution center, or truck trailer. A supply chain blockchain application, therefore, could be used to record the balances and transfers of inventory across a distributed supply chain network.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. What is Logistics and Supply Chain Management?

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2017

All signs point to the rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping. What’s evolving is that consumers are going further down the SKU stream to have more shipped to their houses – both regularly and on-demand. Mr. McGuigan joined Transplace during the acquisition of SCO Logistics in April 2011, where he was President and CEO.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Among distribution centers with three or more buildings, 28% had six or more buildings in 2016, 22% had six or more buildings in 2017, and 27% had six or more buildings in 2018, according to Logistics Management. According to Logistics Management , the average clear height of distribution centers was 32.7 feet in 2016. ” 8. .

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

The evolution of eCommerce has had a dramatic impact on both retail and logistics. 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. Fast and free shipping raised the stakes.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Stakeholders often balk at supporting supply chain risk mitigations, such as building buffer inventory and engaging secondary suppliers, because they fear these will add costs and undermine efficiency goals. To reflect the reality that SCRM programs take time to mature, ROI should be calculated over a three-year period.

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RFgen

AUGUST 29, 2016

In 2011, 2012 and 2014, the site was internally recognized with the Oscas Energy award. As Digital Supply Chain explained, revamping the logistics portion of supply chain management has also slashed its energy use. Another major focal point for sustainability is supply chain logistics management. A Past of Innovation.

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RFgen

AUGUST 29, 2016

In 2011, 2012 and 2014, the site was internally recognized with the Oscas Energy award. As Digital Supply Chain explained, revamping the logistics portion of supply chain management has also slashed its energy use. Another major focal point for sustainability is supply chain logistics management. A Past of Innovation.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 8, 2015

In 2011, Nigerian startup Mall for Africa, which ships American brands to Nigerian consumers, took in $17 million in 2014. A lot of that comes down to supply chain and logistics management. Last-mile logistics get chaotic. In addition to access, there’s more money to spend. Why Now is a Good Time to Invest.

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Unleashed

MAY 10, 2020

We’ll take a closer look at: Pull inventory systems. Pull inventory systems. A pull inventory system is a Lean approach to reducing waste in any production process. Just-in-time (JIT) is a lean management strategy that minimises the inventory held in order to reduce costs and increase efficiency. What is JIT?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 23, 2018

and its rivals say they need to get bigger to cut delivery fees that are sometimes higher than the price of a burger and fries, getting inventory management right calls for a balanced approach and Amazon has considered buying some Toys ‘R’ Us stores. Getting Inventory Management Right Calls for a Balanced Approach. Claire’s Stores Inc.,

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Elementum

JUNE 7, 2022

And today, even with the Abbott factory coming back on-line, the most optimistic estimates call for shortages to persist for weeks or months before inventory returns to pre-crisis levels. In 2015, the Tianjin port explosion rocked maritime shipping coming out of China. In 2011, the Japanese tsunami hobbled Japanese suppliers for years.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2018

Strong results for air freight, container shipping and export orders in particular suggest that, while the trade recovery may moderate in due course, it will likely continue in the coming months and remain above trend,” the report says. He presented his outlook for container shipping to the TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif.,

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FLEXE

MAY 10, 2018

According to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, they have “invested over $150 billion worldwide in fulfillment networks, transportation capabilities, and technology infrastructure, including AWS data centers” since 2011. If you can maintain your inventory levels, Amazon FBA services handle a lot of the headaches associated with last-mile delivery.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Most companies have made their own organizations more efficient (ROA), but they have not reduced inventories and they have pushed costs back in the supply chain on suppliers that are less able to bear them. Data volumes grew 18X in 2011. Pyrex bowls they had shipped without packing materials broke in transit. It is coming.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

Logistics and Distribution. Todays WMS is a tightly integrated code between the intrinsic WMS functions like receiving, put away, inventory, picking, packing and shipping, which are the primary functionalities. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 23, 2018

and its rivals say they need to get bigger to cut delivery fees that are sometimes higher than the price of a burger and fries, getting inventory management right calls for a balanced approach and Amazon has considered buying some Toys ‘R’ Us stores. Getting Inventory Management Right Calls for a Balanced Approach. Claire’s Stores Inc.,

Retail 40

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FLEXE

MAY 10, 2018

According to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, they have “invested over $150 billion worldwide in fulfillment networks, transportation capabilities, and technology infrastructure, including AWS data centers” since 2011. If you can maintain your inventory levels, Amazon FBA services handle a lot of the headaches associated with last-mile delivery.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. « Fulfillment Options - Recent Trends | Main | The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments » Scheduling Order Release Process Intelligently. Preorders are taken into the system without checking inventory.

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FLEXE

MARCH 5, 2017

With gumption, she did what any entrepreneurial, then-22-year-old would do: turn to social media to promote her inventory and fledgling business. To match demand, she began approaching labels to bolster inventory. Investing in the wrong kind of logistics. Her social savvy resulted in demand outweighing supply.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. In 2011, I closed my holiday surge prediction posting with a message that the importance of balancing online commerce tools and product offerings with advanced backend fulfillment intelligence processes would prove critical. percent increase from 2011. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. « Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices | Main | Retailer Multi-Channel Operations Capabilities Get an Early Test in the 2011 Holiday Buying Season » Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment. Inventory and Capacity Visibility to Order Management System.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. state authorities to collect sales taxes into an opportunity to deploy same-day shipping capabilities in the not too distant future, allowing consumers the same convenience and gratification that they would get by purchasing goods from a physical store. December 2011. November 2011. April 2011.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. » Retailer Multi-Channel Operations Capabilities Get an Early Test in the 2011 Holiday Buying Season. Brick and mortar retailers will have to balance total inventories among in-store and regional distribution center stocking plans, figuring out what channels are drawing the most consumer activity.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Moreover, since the SMEs are experts in their areas of expertise only (eg: SMEs for inventory, purchasing, shipping, financials etc.), December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2017

In the first nine months of 2017 alone, the United States experienced 15 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, one shy of the full-year record set in 2011, according to U.S. Meanwhile, other tools can provide visibility into available inventory at specific warehouses. government figures. Transportation management.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. As if the situation wasn’t bad enough, Hanjin, the huge shipping company, was already in bankruptcy as of early September and putting a delay in the arrival of goods well before the hurricane. Use analytics.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Menlo Logistics Opening New Multi-client Warehouse in Ladkrabang, Thailand. Kuehne + Nagel inaugurates North America’s regional Integrated Logistics Control Centre in Raleigh, NC, USA. FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates. Note: Grand Junction, Kewill, and MercuryGate are Talking Logistics sponsors. Macy’s, Inc.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

However, we are now starting to see a decreased willingness by carriers to acquiesce to Amazon’s terms that are set in order to partner with them for shipping items purchased from their online outlet. Central Freight Lines, a Waco-based carrier, had been partnered with Amazon for LTL since as early as 2011.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Just six years later, when the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 2011 struck, Cisco was well prepared. Adopt autonomous Logistics planning : Autonomous logistics planning will help making data based intelligent analysis related to cross docking, drop ship, lanes routing which can be used proactively to build capacities, routing optimization.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2016

In the shipping and manufacturing industries, that same “worldwide web” is now being deployed to encourage more energy-efficient operational and communication strategies for a low-carbon economy, thanks to IoT Tech. billion tons of oil in 2011, worth approximately $743 billion. IoT Tech is Driving Sustainability in the Supply Chain.

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