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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

The company launched their platform in 2014. If you take a big consumer goods company, you don’t need to just model products and customers,” o9’s CEO explained. But o9’s customers are some of the biggest and best-known companies across consumer goods, retail, and high tech & electronics.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014. I picked a good time to cover what is now well-known to be a hot market consisting of many successful warehouse automation suppliers. billion in 2019.

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Does your customer really need that product right now?

DELMIA Quintiq

The 2014 UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper™ Study cites speed of delivery as the fourth most important factor when comparing retailers (after selection, product information and reputation). 81% of shoppers choose free shipping as the most preferred option when checking out their shopping cart online. Here’s how it works.

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Doing Business in the United States

QAD

Products include petroleum, steel, high-tech, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications equipment, electronics, chemicals, consumer goods, food, lumber and mining products. to easily import and export goods anywhere in the world, and its open borders between states make it simple to ship goods across the country.

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There Are Not Enough Women Supply Chain Leaders!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The rise of big data in various manufacturing and logistics industries, the development of sophisticated ERP systems, and end-to-end Supply Chain visibility has made it a crucial strategic function for companies looking to get an edge in highly-competitive industries like Consumer Goods, Food Production and Pharma.

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Nearshoring & Reshoring Will Continue to Increase Thanks to these Main Benefits

GlobalTranz

This may include research and development, product manufacturing, product packaging, and shipping processes. Since one of the key benefits of reshoring and nearshoring focuses on lower shipping costs and increased quality, those companies who keep chasing the lower labor cost will hurt. In contrast, there were 47 recall notices of U.S.-made

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What Freight Brokers Should Expect in 2015

GlobalTranz

2014 was a dynamic year for shipping and freight, and 2015 might present us with some surprising changes as well. Companies have shifted manufacturing outside of North America , and shipping has been consolidated to large, central import locations. 2015: A Year of Growth, in Spending and Shipping.

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