Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2014

October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Pentant also helps customers meet UK Revenue & Customs requirements for imports and exports to be managed through an approved inventory control system for the ports of Dover, Portland, Poole, Plymouth, Teignmouth, Bideford and Scrabster, as well as London City and Warton airports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Unlike some of the other trends articles we have covered at Logistics Viewpoints, which take a deeper dive into technology and application specific trends, this article looked at the top trends executives need to be paying attention to before their strategic planning meetings commence. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

I’d welcome the opportunity to meet with supply chain executives to discuss your research questions and objectives for the coming year, and with technology companies and 3PLs to get an update on your products and services. The post This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

Amidst ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia, war in Europe, scarce raw materials and steep inflation, companies are stockpiling inventory as never before in the hopes of mitigating future supply chain shocks. As soon as inventory hits the yard, it gets lost in a shuffle of trailers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We’re just not meeting customer expectations. But to verify the “in full” part, your real-time transportation solution needs to be connected to warehousing, inventory, fulfillment and order management. Recently, I’ve been asking CIOs the “What keeps you up at night?” And that’s impacting our top-line revenue and our cost to serve.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 11, 2024

How many inventory dollars are tied up in C and D items? In conversations with retailers using Blue Yonder solutions, we guesstimate that about 40% of SKUs in a grocery store meet the definition of slow mover, selling less than one unit a week. What percentage of your SKUs are segmented as slow movers?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies. Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014. This included monthly reviews between business units and central operations teams and adaptive inventory segmentation policies.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

UPS, meanwhile, announced that it has developed “a healthcare-compliant network of Field Stocking Locations (FSLs) to reduce delivery time of medical device shipments and enhance inventory visibility.” And third, how inventory management and enhanced supply chain visibility remain critical elements of a 3PL’s value proposition.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 29, 2014

Mindmap for medtech supply chains 2014. A flexible network design is a must in order to meet wide-ranging customer demands – which include an increasing desire for value-added services – and to comply with industry regulations. >>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I visited the BVL Kongress in Berlin, and also attended the International Institute for Analytics ”Chief Analytics Officer” meeting last summer. I helped create the first North American chapter of BVL International in the Carolinas, and we hosted two meetings at Volvo in North Carolina and Thyssen-Krupp in South Carolina.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

” E2E also means being able to see things when they are not in transit, such as raw materials upstream, inventory in a warehouse or yard, products in retail outlets, or shipments stuck in customs. Ensuring that systems can meet the goals of local and HQ teams equally well. Global supply chains are mind-bogglingly complex.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

In 2014, the company’s revenues were $43 million. To support this level of responsiveness Pure Storage has more than 200 depots around the world that carry field service inventory. And when it looked like a lock down might be imminent, they rushed even more inventory in. During Covid those meetings occurred daily/weekly.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 12, 2014

It has its sights firmly set on achieving long-term, profitable growth across its portfolio of brands and, during its annual investor meeting in San Francisco on 16 April, the company provided an overview of its strategic initiatives to accomplish this. Over the past five years, US clothing giant Gap has increased revenue by 1.6

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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 is one of a growing number of big-box retailers building out their supply chains with distribution centers designed to meet the demands of online shopping. Decades in the Making.

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

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions. The distributor maintains the inventory plan. What is Reverse Marketing?

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Since 2014, the shipping industry has suffered numerous setbacks. Unlike the all-time highs of 2014, 2017 will reveal an industry on the cusp of restoring order and LTL rates to acceptable, reasonable levels. But, additional trailers may cause additional problems with managing routes and dealing with an overstocked inventory. .

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Jason Schenker from Prestige Economics provided some insights into where we are headed in the global economy at the SCRC meeting today. Natural gas heavy duty vehicles are not broadly viable, due to the challenges in being able to meet the infrastructure issues. In his words, “the US economy is getting rich slowly.”

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 10, 2014

They can serve as a checklist or as a discussion piece when a particular issue is addressed in a meeting. Mind Map for medtech supply chains 2014. Mind Map for Pharma Supply Chains 2014. Mind Map for Inventory Management. The mind maps are useful to create an overview when the subject you are dealing with is complex.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 30, 2014

This happens more quickly if the process meets three conditions: 1) The S&OP process should report to the profit center manager. Team members need to be held equally accountable for growth, inventory, profitability, customer service, and forecast accuracy. The processes of S&OP can improve alignment. Why It Matters.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2014

I rescheduled my Monday to meet with a client on a pressing deadline and worked through the night to edit and refine the reports/journals for last week’s newsletter. I also continued to work on the manuscript for the book Metrics That Matter to publish in the fall of 2014. The book is now a very worn manuscript.

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QAD

MAY 12, 2022

He has been quoted as saying he knew he would leave Compaq and join Apple within five minutes of meeting Steve Jobs. “ In 2014, Cook surprised the financial world by telling shareholders to “get out of the stock” if they didn’t believe in the need for sustainability and the acceleration of climate change. . Cook joined Apple in 1998.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2014

2014 is coming to a close and as we herald in the New Year, shippers (manufacturers, retailers, and distribution centers) around the country are busy gearing up for the holiday season and have holiday logistics best practices on the brain. Make your Inventory Omni-Channel.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Join Benji Green , Director of Global Sales, Operations, Supply and Inventory Planning at Avaya for the Kinaxis supply chain optimization workshop on December 9th. December 8-10, 2014. Schedule Meeting. Register using the link below to receive 25% off your registration. Dallas, Texas. Learn More and Register for the Summit.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

After years of struggling to manage their inventory, brands are using increasingly sophisticated tools to track apparel and accessories through the supply chain, aiming to avoid the typical post-Christmas fire sales. That’s what led to especially bad inventory problems in recent years. E-Commerce Burden.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. The move to a dual or multiple supplier model will be critical to meet the supply chain demands should any further disruptions occur. Hidden Risk” suppliers.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2016

percent annually between 2010 and 2014. trillion in 2014. Changes in transportation and storage of inventory costs made up significant portion of the 2016 SOL. Inventories are a major issue analyzed by the 2016 SOL as well. Yet, the inventory cost increased in 2015 by 5.1 Slow Growth Rate and Low Percentage of GDP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

” Hau Lee, October 2014. Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. Do this through assessment, top-to-top meetings, and ongoing feedback. Harvard Business Review.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In this role, he ensures custom-built software, as well as SaaS applications, meet the needs of Lineage’s customers. Prior to joining Lineage in 2014, Eric spent 7 years as a management consulting within the healthcare, pharmaceutical and retail spaces. Meanwhile, the bar has raised for food producers. Eric Ristow.

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Elementum

MARCH 6, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Though Xiaomi saved money on inventory costs, the public was often left pining.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Efficient Inventory Management . The Santa Clara Medical Center reported that 383 medical items went missing between 2010 and 2014, including incubators, heart monitors and mammography machines. The investigation concluded that the equipment was lost due to an inefficient inventory monitoring system. .

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 13, 2014

Church & Dwight Co, a manufacturer of household and personal care products, has selected Terra Technology’s Demand Sensing and Multi-Enterprise Inventory Optimization to lower inventory while ensuring high service levels. Yeager: “By sensing demand, we can now more accurately predict what our customers will order.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The meeting is on everyone’s calendar. There is an abundance of pastries flowing from the basket, and the stage is set for an impactful meeting. Even though things seem to be going well (all of the meeting details are well-executed and the speaker is giving an energized presentation), the room is eerily quiet.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Shopify Fulfillment Network ( SFN ) is Shopify’s fulfillment service that brands can use to store inventory and fulfill customer orders. The entire process involves starting with Shopify inventory management and storing, then picking and packing items accurately, and shipping Shopify orders.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2019

Reporting on this development, Jennifer Smith ( @jensmithWSJ ) and Sarah Nassauer ( @SarahNassauer ) write, “Looking to cut inventory while meeting e-commerce demands, the retailer wants more of the goods it orders delivered on time and in full. ” Meeting the chargeback challenge. threshold for food consumables. .”

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Though Xiaomi saved money on inventory costs, the public was often left pining.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 19, 2021

In this role, he ensures custom-built software, as well as SaaS applications, meet the needs of Lineage’s customers. Prior to joining Lineage in 2014, Eric spent 7 years as a management consulting within the healthcare, pharmaceutical and retail spaces. Meanwhile, the bar has raised for food producers. Eric Ristow.

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