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. We never ran out of or had too much inventory.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Since 2014, the shipping industry has suffered numerous setbacks. Rebounding freight volumes and the proximity of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate are set to change the industry in 2017, reports Sean Kilcarr of FleetOwner. Too Much Inventory Will Make Restoring Shipping Profits Difficult. Capacity Will Grow Tighter.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 7, 2015

Streak of Lower Gas Prices Passes 100 Days, Chinese Invade Consumer Electronics Show, No Delivery Fail for UPS in 2014,Few Retailers Can Yet Pool Inventories Across Channels'

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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%.” in 2014 to just 4 cents in 2019.”[6]. The average price of sensors has fallen from US$1.30 in 2004 to $0.38

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Kinaxis

JUNE 9, 2017

Samsung Electronics. McDonald’s has an inventory turn of 174.5. Consider that Samsung has consumer electronics, visual display, semiconductor, heavy industry and biotech divisions. Schneider Electric. Colgate-Palmolive. Coca Cola Company. Wal-Mart Stores. McDonald’s. Cisco Systems. Somehow, normalize the odd numbers.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

When it comes to electronic ordering, real-time order visibility, and the use of mobile apps and technology, Domino’s Pizza is much further up the supply chain maturity curve (see video demonstrating Domino’s Tracker app ). But that’s where the similarities end.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 20, 2016

In a 2014 study, 46% of manufacturing executives didn’t know what the internet of things was. Inventory Tracking – Despite all the efforts manufacturers put into inventory accuracy it still happens. Imagine if your inventory itself could tell you how much there is. Shipment Tracking – What about outside the four walls?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

I define digital as the rethinking the atoms and electrons of the supply chain. When we study 600 public companies by peer group, at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin, only 5% drive improvement. In this case, the metrics are operating margin and inventory turns. In February 2014, the price was $103.40.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The results for the high tech and electronics industry is shown in Figure 1. Performance of High Tech and Electronics Supply Chains for the Periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

If counterfeit electronic parts make it through the supply chain and into a mission-critical military asset, the potential for a worst-case scenario increases. In 2014, Massachusetts resident Pierre Picone pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit integrated circuits (IC) to the U.S.

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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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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Technology can help to simplify your supply chain management, which will enable your business to operate more efficiently, give you more visibility and control over your inventory, and help to reduce your operational costs. RFID chips are placed on every product and provide a way for business owners to easily track their inventory.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Instead of setting up brick-and-mortar stores, or keeping inventory on hand, you can start offering this new product on your new store. Manufacturers will be able to improve their inventory due to the information presented by both supply chain and operations data. Between 2010 and 2014, the number rose to about 171,000 units.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

I am bolder on Samsung, simply because they had the highest 2016 Inventory Turns aside from McDonalds. Samsung Electronics. Samsung Electronics. Three pieces of edgy insights from this: a. My Bold Predictions were not far off. I did call the Nike and Starbucks entry into the Top 10. Cisco Systems. McDonald’s.

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RFgen

MAY 10, 2015

The technology for proper data collection and analysis can help companies maintain control of their inventories and keep up-to-date on the demand for certain products. According to Wareable, a news site focused on the benefits of wearable technology, the total number of global wearable shipments for 2014 was over 50 million.

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RFgen

MAY 10, 2015

The technology for proper data collection and analysis can help companies maintain control of their inventories and keep up-to-date on the demand for certain products. According to Wareable, a news site focused on the benefits of wearable technology, the total number of global wearable shipments for 2014 was over 50 million.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

s shares tumbled after the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain posted a decline in gross profit margin for the fiscal third quarter, citing organized theft and increased promotions.”[2] ”[1] About a month later, “Best Buy Co.’s Retail Smash-and-Grab.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2013

We’re quickly approaching the midpoint of the year, which means it’s time to start planning for 2014 — at least that’s what I heard at my sister’s surprise birthday party last weekend, where some of her co-workers in finance were talking about getting started with 2014 budgets.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Content Summary: New Electronic Vehicle Export Process Debuts at Port Everglades. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2015 : solar-powered vessel, robot dispatcher, 3-D printed flight parts, and more. Media Type.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

A lot of the products being shipped by Hanjin are headed to US and European retailers getting ready for the holiday season (toys, electronics, clothing, furniture, etc). There is a constant push to free up working capital by leaning down on the inventories. Any such event will cause congestion in the ports. Such risks are on the rise.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 8, 2016

Part of the Business Plan was Sales and Operations Planning (S and OP) or SIOP adding Inventory Management. EDI= Electronic Data Interface (to send POs to suppliers and communicate with them.). MRP II added a Business Plan, Financial Plan and Production Plan BEFORE the MPS was run. In this way, management was involved with MRP.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

In May, 2014 Raytheon gathered a group of its largest suppliers in Boston, MA to discuss the launch of the company’s Supplier Advisory Council. The company also realized a 10% increase in stock price since the summer of 2014, in a highly competitive and regulated market. Connect your supply chain.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

What's interesting is how the use of IoT technologies to track inventory throughout the supply chain can dovetail with the kind of visibility you gain when you implement a best-of-breed dock scheduling system from C3 Solutions. in 2014 to just 4 cents in 2019. IoT Evolution. Inside and Out. Driving Revenue. A Perfect Fit for Fashion.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2019

transportation modes, inventory deployment, and policies) by balancing the trade-offs between customer service requirements, assets and costs. The Forbes team explains, “Decades ago, trucking, rail and sea cargo began being tracked by satellite via telematics, and versions of electronic driver logs have been around for nearly 20 years.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

The UAW has fallen short in two prior votes to organize the Chattanooga facility — in 2014 and 2019, both times by narrow margins. According to reporting by Axios , factories across the U.S. southern region have historically been extremely difficult places for union organizers to gain a foothold.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

” Through this series of reports, we now can see that consumer electronics has pulled ahead of the pack. When companies look at singular metrics (labor costs or inventory), they have moved backwards. These reports will be the foundation of the new book that we are writing for 2014. Companies are competitive.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We believe that a supply chain leader is defined by both the level of performance on the Effective Frontier (balance of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Profitability and Inventory Turns) and driving supply chain improvement. Resiliency is the tightness of the pattern, or the reliability of operating margin and inventory turns results.

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20Cube Logistics

MAY 14, 2019

Also, India’s ranking has reached the 44 th position in 2018 as compared to 54 th ranking in 2014. With respect to electronic invoicing, tracking, inventory management, and supply chain visibility, technology is playing an important role by simplifying the processes. Source: World Bank Logistics Performance Index 2018 ).

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Obsolete and excess inventory carriage are more preventable. from abroad (mostly between 2010 and 2014, per Moser). NCR (electronics), Boeing aircraft, Flextronics, Farouk Systems (hair products), and Made in America (office furniture) also all reshored numerous jobs back to the U.S. Computers and electronics brought back 3,483.

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Kinaxis

MAY 9, 2016

by CJ Wehlage Two years ago, I made some very bold predictions on the 2014 Top 25 Supply Chains, and about 80% of them were true. The voting categories are Financial (ROA, Revenue, Inventory Turns), and Voting (Peer and Analyst). Inventory turns, mostly, will follow Revenue. That is, except for the new “Masters” category.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Interview with Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights and Author of Supply Chain Metrics that Matter ( published December 2014 ). And the opening chapter in the book is an actual case study about a team meeting I attended where they would have the inventory “target of the month”. And then we fall off pretty quickly.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 12, 2013

On January 22, 2014, some 120 master’s students representing about 30 countries will gather at the MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA to present 70 to 80 supply chain thesis research projects. Each project will be presented on electronic posters created by the students for the event. World view. Here are some examples.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

CNN shared the conclusions of a 2014 U.S. Major electronic brands and high-end clothing stores often lose consumers to knock-off retailers. Manufacturers need to use packaging, labels and inventory management tracking solutions that communicate quality and safety. The Threat of Fake Drugs. Global Supply Chain.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

CNN shared the conclusions of a 2014 U.S. Major electronic brands and high-end clothing stores often lose consumers to knock-off retailers. Manufacturers need to use packaging, labels and inventory management tracking solutions that communicate quality and safety. The Threat of Fake Drugs. Global Supply Chain.

Pharmaceutical 52

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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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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

According to a study last year by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners , “Amazon Prime now has 40 million US members [estimated as of December 31, 2014], spending on average about $1,500 per year, compared to about $625 per year for non-members.” Why is signing up more Prime customers important?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 2, 2014

Reports 2014 First-Quarter Results. XPO Logistics Announces First Quarter 2014 Results. Enterprise-wide inventory visibility to inventory and orders, coupled with profitable order promising logic to help achieve customer satisfaction without sacrificing margin. . In 3PL news, Con-way reported Q1 2014 results this week.

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