Target and Amazon Sharpen Their Delivery Weapons
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Read more The post Target and Amazon Sharpen Their Delivery Weapons appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 14, 2023
Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.
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This Week in Logistics News (October 20-24, 2014)
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 24, 2014
Here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Free Shipping Is Going to Cost You More (WSJ – sub. Target Offers Free Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub. Manhattan Associates Reports Record Third Quarter 2014 Revenue and Earnings. SAP Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months 2014 Results.
Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
That was my opening question to the executives attending last month’s Elemica reveal 2014 Conference in Frankfurt. Meanwhile, the Red Sox won the World Series in 2013, going from worst to first in one year — and then back to worst in 2014. What do the Germany World Cup Team and the Boston Red Sox have in common?
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The Grocery & Produce Supply Chain with John Gillespie
The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
About John Gillespie As an Information Technology Senior professional with over 15 years of experience, he has worked in a variety of industries including healthcare, banking and logistics. In 2014, John moved into the banking industry and focused on information security, data center management and Enterprise Architecture.
Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014
Supply Chain View from the Field
DECEMBER 16, 2013
We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics. 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 Week in Logistics News (November 5-9, 2018)
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Okay, turning the corner, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon offers free shipping on all orders for the holidays (CNN). Data Science In Walmart Supply Chain Technology (Medium). Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon (and Loss Leader).
Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2022
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 11, 2023
These trends and technologies include the network effect, innovation in transportation management systems, time slot management applications, autonomous trucks, and the future of last mile deliveries, specifically looking at autonomous mobile robots and drones for home delivery. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014.
Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 5, 2022
The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group’s 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory ( Available for complimentary downloading in our Research Center ) includes a prediction that the supply chain technology segment will feature an investment boom in market consumption, added equity investment and M&A activity.
Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 11, 2014
Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. For related commentary, see Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014. Adrian’s Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2013.
How to Prepare Your Supply Chain for the Internet of Things
Demand Solutions
DECEMBER 7, 2016
Shipping containers that send updates to your supply chain planning system. There’s no doubt that today’s supply chain stakeholders are recognizing the importance of IoT to their future. Each year, SCM World surveys 1,000 top supply chain executives to gauge their opinions on promising new technologies.
How to Prepare Your Supply Chain for the Internet of Things
Demand Solutions
DECEMBER 7, 2016
Shipping containers that send updates to your supply chain planning system. There’s no doubt that today’s supply chain stakeholders are recognizing the importance of IoT to their future. Each year, SCM World surveys 1,000 top supply chain executives to gauge their opinions on promising new technologies.
This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 15, 2017
Shipt, which was founded in 2014 in Birmingham, Ala, currently offers its service in more than 70 cities through 20,000 shoppers. As I wrote back in 2014 in Webvan 2.0: Access Point network in 2014. It charges a $99 membership fee and its shoppers buys products from local stores, including grocers like Kroger Co.
Top 20: The Ultimate Logistics Technology Roundup
Freightos
APRIL 16, 2015
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. Here we go: Technology Innovations in Logistics. Shipping is one of the oldest industries in the world.
Is Google the most innovative supply chain company in the world?
Freightos
MARCH 3, 2015
In fact, according to eMarketer, there were estimated 1.75bn smartphone users worldwide in 2014. Mobile is already playing a big role in supply chains. During the 2014 holiday season in the US, IBM Digital Analytics estimated that 25% of US online sales were via mobile. million units shipped. through 2018.
Breaking Industry Supply Chain News from Tesla
Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 25, 2023
Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Tesla’s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. The announcement makes reference to the initial 2014 investment in the Gigafactory Nevada complex and a statement that upwards of $6.5
This Week in Logistics News (December 9-13, 2013)
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 13, 2013
Same-day delivery (or is it shipping?) German shipping banks face $22 billion in losses: Moody’s ( Reuters ). Side note: I received a comment yesterday about my Home Depot posting because the title referenced same-day delivery but I also mentioned same-day shipping in the writeup. Retail Imports Expected To Be Up 1.8
The Rise of the Mobile Supply Chain
RFgen
AUGUST 26, 2015
MarketWatch recently published the results of a Research and Markets survey finding the global mobile supply chain solutions market is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 13.4% between 2014 and 2020. In 2014, the industry was valued at $7-billion and that figure should consistently increase over the next five years.
The Rise of the Mobile Supply Chain
RFgen
AUGUST 26, 2015
MarketWatch recently published the results of a Research and Markets survey finding the global mobile supply chain solutions market is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 13.4% between 2014 and 2020. In 2014, the industry was valued at $7-billion and that figure should consistently increase over the next five years.
The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI
GlobalTranz
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. In an article in Industry Week , which advocated that you cut the fat, not the limb, reminded us that there are a number of strategic projects, based on appropriate supply chain technology that can provide a far greater internal rate of return than merely slashing costs.
This Week in Logistics News (October 9-13, 2017)
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 13, 2017
One Network Delivers New ONE Chain™ Solution. CSX customers demand end to shipping bottlenecks as CEO apologizes (Reuters). Hurricanes Harvey and Irma also contributed to demand, as the storms disrupted supply chains and boosted spot truckload rates to levels not seen since December 2014. There were 6.6
Blockchain Will Solve, Save, Cure Everything
Talking Logistics
MARCH 21, 2018
The Blockchain will save healthcare and shipping billions. It’s not just security issues (such as the 2014 collapse of one bitcoin exchange and the more recent hacks of others) that concern us. Check out these headlines: 7 Ways The Blockchain Can Save The Environment and Stop Climate Change. How Blockchain Will Save Freedom Of Speech.
This Week in Logistics News (June 22-26, 2015)
Talking Logistics
JUNE 26, 2015
For instance, Wal-Mart is seeking to charge a food supplier 10 percent of the value of inventory shipped to new stores and to new warehouses, both one-time charges, and 1 percent to hold inventory in existing warehouses, according to a copy of amended terms seen by Reuters. April 2015 North American Freight : “U.S.-NAFTA
The ShipBob Story with Dhruv Saxena
The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 6, 2022
Dhruv and co-founder Divey Gulati founded ShipBob from their apartment, going to extreme lengths to get the startup off the ground in 2014 – including marathon coding sessions and poaching their first ShipBob customers while they waited in long lines at post offices to ship their packages! Today, the company has raised $330.5
SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 20, 2015
The supply chain is vertically integrated and global shipping almost 2 million units daily. At the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , I asked Kehat Shahar, Vice President of Supply Chain Planning at the SanDisk Corporation to speak on the SanDisk journey. Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014.
How Growing Consumer Demand is Reshaping Logistics
Elementum
APRIL 25, 2016
While e-commerce giant Amazon’s purchase of a 10% stake in aircraft leasing company Air Transport Services Group has shocked many, this move shows how Amazon is scaling back its dependence on traditional shippers as it steps up its shipping services. million in 2015, up 110% from 2014.
Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017
Material Handling & Logistics
DECEMBER 11, 2017
Our salute to the best advancements in supply chain technology, processes and labor management from 2017. This is our annual salute to the best in people, processes and technology within the supply chain arena. Content Summary: First Self-Sailing Electric Cargo Ship Set to Launch.
This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech June 28 2022
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 29, 2022
indicate that both are building a data platform that aims to predict shipping delays and prescribe alternative plans for their customers. The new supply-chain intelligence platform, termed FourKites X, aims to combine data from FedEx’s network of more than 16.5 million daily shipments. million daily shipments.
Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018
Material Handling & Logistics
DECEMBER 2, 2018
We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more.
This Week in Logistics News (November 30 – December 4, 2015)
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 4, 2015
Oz’s solutions address a number of pain points for e-commerce shippers by automating logistics and supply chain processes, including order fulfilment, inventory management/scanning, and shipping.
This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014)
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates. The post This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Kuehne + Nagel inaugurates North America’s regional Integrated Logistics Control Centre in Raleigh, NC, USA.
Podcast: VC Brian Aoaeh on the Future of Supply Chain Investment
Requis
JULY 14, 2020
I did an update on that piece in 2017, and then did a deep dive on shipping. It was the process of studying and writing those articles that led me to the notion that there really needed to be a community for people who as I describe as being “obsessively enthusiastic” about supply chain and supply chain innovation technology.
Drop Shipping: A Perfect Fit for Supply Chain Operating Networks
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
As reported last month by Jennifer Smith in the Wall Street Journal , “A growing number of retailers are relying on suppliers to ship online orders directly to customers, a strategy they hope will help them compete with e-commerce rivals without spending more on inventory. Instead, merchandise ships directly from the supplier’s warehouse.”.
Straight from TPA: 6 Best Practices in Cold Chain Management
CH Robinson Transportfolio
MARCH 3, 2016
Some commodities—those with higher price points—can benefit from a more expensive, yet faster shipping option. link] 2014. The post Straight from TPA: 6 Best Practices in Cold Chain Management appeared first on Transportfolio. Set clear expectations early in the process. 1] DeltaTrak.
How to Use Big Data to Improve Supply Chain Visibility
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
According to a July 2014 supply chain research study from Accenture focused on Big Data and supply chain risk management, most organizations have high hopes for using big data analytics in their supply chain but many have had challenges in deploying it.
Three Supply Chain Risks that Will Get You Thinking Bimodal
Kinaxis
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Companies like Walmart, McDonald’s, Panera and Chipotle are already changing the way their supply chains work to keep up with growing consumer demands. From free shipping to 24/7 ordering to ensuring sustainable, environmentally friendly goods – customers’ requests are driving businesses into new processes and practices.
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This Week in Logistics News (February 1-5, 2016)
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
The initiative was built upon Transplace’s 2014 Preferred Shipper Survey, which was the focus of a July 2014 Talking Logistics conversation I had with Ben Cubitt, senior vice president, engineering & strategic carrier management for Transplace.
This Week in Logistics News (March 6-10, 2017)
Talking Logistics
MARCH 10, 2017
And that was the case again this week, with IBM and Maersk announcing “a new collaboration to use blockchain technology to help transform the global, cross-border supply chain.” I wrote about this topic back in July 2014 (“ Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B ”).
26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology
6 River Systems
APRIL 4, 2019
After graduating from the University of Oxford, Hunter Yaw worked as a project manager for several companies, including as the Head of Special Projects, Fuel Logistics for the Sochi 2014 Organizing committee. “One trends we’re pursuing is blockchain technology…” We ship live crickets all across the country.
This Week in Logistics News (May 22-26, 2017)
Talking Logistics
MAY 26, 2017
WSS to launch pilot scheme for drone deliveries to ships at anchor (The Loadstar). Honeywell’s Connected Freight Technology Monitors High-Value And Perishable Goods In Transit, Helping Prevent Damage, Loss And Theft. and “What is a supply chain software vendor?”
[INFOGRAPHICS] 4 Uses of Supply Chain Technology Applications Moving Shippers into the Future of Effective Management
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 14, 2015
In today's highly competitive marketplace, it’s imperative for businesses to innovate new ways to streamline their supply chain and optimize productivity. Here are just a few ways to integrate modern supply chain technology applications into your business model and improve your supply chain management.
Technology Can Help Feed the World, Part 3
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
” The staff at ConexBoxes.com insists another advantage is that farm-in-a-box concepts can also be used by smallholder farmers using old Conex shipping containers. 2] Lenore Newman and Evan Fraser, “ 3 technologies poised to change food and the planet ,” The Conversation, 18 February 2021. [3] 7 October 2014. [8]
Which Metrics Matter? Interview with Philippe Lambotte
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
I was sitting at my kitchen table attempting to write a celebratory book on the 30th anniversary of supply chain management. When I sat down to write the book, Bricks Matter, I believed that companies had used supply chain technologies to reduce operating margin and improve inventory turns. What does this mean?
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This Week in Logistics News (November 28 – December 2, 2016)
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 2, 2016
Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Transplace Acquires Canadian 3PL Lakeside Logistics. Maersk to buy German shipping line Hamburg Sud (Reuters). Mahindra and IBM to Develop Blockchain Solution for Supply Chain Finance.
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