Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, here are some of my thoughts regarding the supply chain trends we are likely to see emerge in 2014. This will also involve negotiating with government agencies to negotiate data streams that will meet their requirements. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

by Dr. Madhav Durbha Supply chain risks in the spotlight: Effects of Hanjin Shipping filing bankruptcy protection. A few days ago, the world’s seventh largest container shipping company by volume, Hanjin Shipping, filed for bankruptcy protection. Any such event will cause congestion in the ports. Such risks are on the rise.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. ” Vendor Managed Inventory Model: A Quick Back Story. The Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2022

… Traditionally, inventory counts [have been] a complex exercise done manually about once a year but RFID technology enables retailers to monitor stock monthly bringing accuracy from 60% to over 90%.” Likewise, the cost of data transfer dropped from $0.47 in 2014 to just 4 cents in 2019.”[6]. in 2004 to $0.38

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Proper temperature prevents certain inventory from becoming unusable and keeps consumables safe for customers. Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. Collecting Data Throughout the Frozen Supply Chain.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Proper temperature prevents certain inventory from becoming unusable and keeps consumables safe for customers. Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. Collecting Data Throughout the Frozen Supply Chain.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Walmart would not have the ability to provide such low prices and have consistent inventory in the over 5,000 stores in the United States and over 1.3 That income was generated by more than 4,100 stores and fed by a sprawling supply chain, ranked 14th in 2014 by research and analyst company Gartner. restaurant industry made in 2013.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you’re Home Depot, you reserve an entire ship for your own exclusive use. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. In light of all of this, I’d posit we can no longer look at the events of the last year as an aberration. And at the cross-dock.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 5, 2014

‘SCM World, Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk, Geraint John, July 2014′ SCM World has published a report (login required) ‘Innovative approaches to Supply Chain Risk’ authored by Geraint John, Senior Vice President, Research that outlines an approach to bring your supply chain risk management to the next level of maturity.

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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. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Are you wondering what the hot trends will be for retail in 2014? SCN: You’ve just published your predictions for retail in 2014. What we will see in 2014 is that more retailers will use WiFi in the store, and the promotions and the outreach to consumers will become much more specific to the consumer.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Inventory management. expecting same day delivery, two-day shipping, etc.) Warehousing and storage. Freight forwarding. Handling raw materials. Order fulfillment.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Depending on the type of business, not managing your transport activities effectively could lead to unwanted consequences such as overpaying, decreased customer satisfaction, and inventory management problems. Request and analyse your current shipping profile. How much are you shipping, and where to?

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 17, 2014

October 28-30, 2014. Benji Green, director of global sales, operations and inventory planning, Avaya. by Melissa Clow As we have mentioned a couple times, Kinexions , the Kinaxis Training & User Conference is taking place later this month. We have a great speaker line up, but here are 4 supply chain minds you can’t miss!

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On the supply side, in 2014, I remember that DHL was talking about resilience where everyone was wondering what that really meant and how to set up the risk management globally. I think it’s more that the idea of sourcing and how to buffer certain inventory will be definitely more localized. There was a big peak.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Already, oil prices have reached their highest levels since 2014 and are expected to continue to rise.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

In fact, according to eMarketer, there were estimated 1.75bn smartphone users worldwide in 2014. During the 2014 holiday season in the US, IBM Digital Analytics estimated that 25% of US online sales were via mobile. Inventory management and replenishment as well as reverse logistics can now be managed by mobile as well as payments.

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Vanguard Software

JULY 20, 2021

Not too long ago, in 2014, Walgreens had a $1 billion forecasting error that led to the exit of two executives. Whereas supply planning projects and manages inventory or supply to meet consumer demand. Demand planning considers historical sales data and current sales, orders, shipments, and market data to predict demand patterns.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2015

And yet, prior to replacing a legacy inventory management system and implementing a supply chain analytics solution from FusionOps , the share of merchandise the company delivered on-time and in-full was a dismal 28 percent! million in net sales in 2014 over the previous year, a 25% increase to $2.1 billion in worldwide revenue.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

Feel like you keep on reading headlines about “ the Uber-ificiation of 3D printed big-data drones “? of total tech investments in 2012 to 1.37% in the first half of 2014. We’ve rounded up the top 20 logistics technology innovations changing the way over $18 trillion dollars of goods are shipped annually.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If retailers didn’t have enough to worry about with the pandemic, inventory issues, and labor shortages, a new type of organized crime has been added to their plate. … For example, Proposition 47, a California ballot initiative passed in 2014, sought to alleviate prison overcrowding by reducing the penalties for some crimes.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

In addition to environmental benefits, companies that implement supply chain planning with sustainability also reduce supply chain costs associated with storage, shipping, and expiring products. A great example would be when the hospitality industry initiated towel reuse programs back in 2014 and the subsequent savings on water and energy.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks. Global Health Exchange Acquires Syft.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Pioneered the use of vendor-managed inventory. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Just last year many were chartering their own cargo ships to get all these goods to their destinations.) While consumers may see some short-term benefit in the form of discounted goods, many retailers have had to reset investor expectations , reflecting the expected hit on margins from carrying so much inventory.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Shipping containers that send updates to your supply chain planning system. In 2014, 45% of respondees considered IoT to be “disruptive and important,” while 42% said it was “interesting but of unclear usefulness.” Picture assembly line robots that talk to your ERP system. Think of it as SCM 2.0.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Shipping containers that send updates to your supply chain planning system. In 2014, 45% of respondees considered IoT to be “disruptive and important,” while 42% said it was “interesting but of unclear usefulness.” Picture assembly line robots that talk to your ERP system. Think of it as SCM 2.0.

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RFgen

AUGUST 26, 2015

between 2014 and 2020. In 2014, the industry was valued at $7-billion and that figure should consistently increase over the next five years. Industry Week detailed how inventory workers armed with handheld mobile devices give managers and supervisors direct insight into storage and shipping dock performance.

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RFgen

AUGUST 26, 2015

between 2014 and 2020. In 2014, the industry was valued at $7-billion and that figure should consistently increase over the next five years. Industry Week detailed how inventory workers armed with handheld mobile devices give managers and supervisors direct insight into storage and shipping dock performance.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. Will interest rates continue to climb in 2016, and if so, what impact will it have on inventory levels?

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

In addition to environmental benefits, companies that implement supply chain planning with sustainability also reduce supply chain costs associated with storage, shipping, and expiring products. A great example would be when the hospitality industry initiated towel reuse programs back in 2014 and the subsequent savings on water and energy.

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RFgen

AUGUST 29, 2016

In 2011, 2012 and 2014, the site was internally recognized with the Oscas Energy award. The Power of Data Collection. Much of this success has stemmed from data collection solutions, according to the plant’s site manager, Etienne Van Poucke. For this strategy, remote access to data is key. 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. The Power of Data Collection. Much of this success has stemmed from data collection solutions, according to the plant’s site manager, Etienne Van Poucke. For this strategy, remote access to data is key. A Past of Innovation.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Cyberattack and data breach. data backups) taken in the present can payoff immensely in the long run. With contingency plans in place, the company announced that it had a healthy inventory supply of finished products and did not foresee a risk to patient supply at that time. West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 26, 2015

According to Reuters , “Wal-Mart Stores will begin charging fees to almost all vendors for stocking their items in new stores and for warehousing inventory, raising pressure on suppliers as the world’s largest retailer battles higher costs from wage hikes.” NAFTA freight than in April 2014…Year-over-year, the value of U.S.-NAFTA

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

For example: Inventory Record Accuracy has to be 98-100% accurate daily. Effective KPI management is also only as good as how often you are reviewing your data and collaborating with your 3PL for whatever of the supply chain functions you are leaning on the 3PL for. All KPIS have a target percentage to meet.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 15, 2019

Retail companies currently using AI are seeing an influx in consumer data. Right now, AI is gathering and collecting data on consumers, which retail companies are sharing with their manufacturers. This data is then used to help companies produce the right amount of product, thus reducing waste due to overproduction. Blockchain.

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