The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

At the COP26 climate conference in 2021, more than 1,000 companies committed to adopt targets to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals. With renewable electricity generation in 2021 experiencing the fastest year-on-year growth since the 1970s, solar power has become a major trend, seeing a record growth of 160 GW in 2021.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

As 2021’s holiday shopping statistics proved, pandemic or not, consumers are willing to spend. (My When looking at global online sales, Salesforce reports 57% digital growth in 2020, and 16% growth in 2021, with eMarketer data predicting a continued increase through 2025. in 2021, compared to 42,000 sq. Data source: eMarketer.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Marketing campaigns largely focussed on mate-ship and camaraderie. For example, Carlton United Brewery’s marketing strategy for Victoria Bitter portrays a sense of the Australian culture:mate ship, and reward for a job well done with its “hard earned thirst” campaign that ran from the 60s to early 2000s. Content Marketing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Additionally, traditionally beauty consultants sold products and the company shipped products to the consultants. These apps allow consultant to ship products directly to their customers. LLamasoft bought LogicNet in 2015 and Belcorp upgraded to the LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru solution shortly thereafter. That is changing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 16, 2022

Regardless, directly following shipping off the virtual association in 2009, Bitcoin was first excused by most countries. Regardless, he never imagined that the cash would outfit him with a vast market worth by 2021. A jury examined the occupation of Bitcoin for state of the art last year, in September 2021.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Prime Membership: Amazon Prime – Subscription service offering benefits such as free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and exclusive deals. 2021: 1,608,000 Amazon Employees New hires: However, in 2022, they employed over 1.5 Sales by Region/Country: North America is likely the biggest contributor (395.64

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

They will often reimburse consumers for a returned item but allow them to keep it because it costs too much for them in shipping and handling to take back the item. In January, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported that: Retailers expect consumers to return more than $761 billion in merchandise purchased in 2021.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 23, 2021

For instance, if there is not enough inventory, make sure it gets shipped to the highest priority order. ” The Spoon, 23 April 2021. [3] Miller, “ The pandemic brings supply chains out of the shadows and CSCOs into the spotlight ,” Supply Chain Dive, 13 April 2021. [4] Footnotes. [1] Only for turkeys. ”

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 2, 2021

.” In its latest forecast for 2021 which was published on March 31, the WTO expects the world merchandise trade volume to increase by 8.0% in 2021 after falling 5.3% Source for the image below: WTO and UNCTAD for trade volume data; WTO for forecasts). Next week the post will have a bit more meat to it.

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Resilinc

JUNE 29, 2021

over the last 20 years, with 2015, 2017 and 2020 seeing more than 10 million acres burned (see below chart). With an accurate map of the supply chain, managers can assess what suppliers, logistics nodes, and shipping routes are at elevated risk and initiate risk mitigations.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 9, 2022

For instance, … in shipping and logistics, machine learning models can analyze data on inventory, transit routes, truck location, etc. Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015. [5] ” Intelligent Audit blog, 5 January 2021. [8] 4] Michael C.

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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. expecting same day delivery, two-day shipping, etc.) Inventory Planner was acquired by Brightpearl, an omnichannel retail operating system, in 2021.

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Techgistics

APRIL 22, 2018

Transportation has been the source of some of the greatest innovations in human history from the invention of the wheel to automobiles, ships , trains, planes, and rockets. Ford is working on Level 4 self-driving taxis , planned for 2021. I thought I would expand upon that concept in this post. No steering wheel is required.

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Shipsta

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (better known as COP26) kicked off in Glasgow last Friday. This is the biggest meeting since the 2015 Climate Change Conference in Paris, where 196 countries agreed to work towards reducing greenhouse gasses in the Paris Agreement.

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 2, 2022

The Autonomous Mobile Robot Market Is Taking Off Like A Rocket Ship. 2015, October 8). 2021, January 11). 2016, June 06). DHL employs robot as picker’s best companion. Retrieved from DHL.com. 2020, November 18). Warehouse robotics: everything you need to know in 2019. Retrieved from Logiwa.com. Retrieved from mmh.com.

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 1, 2022

The Autonomous Mobile Robot Market Is Taking Off Like A Rocket Ship. 2015, October 8). 2021, January 11). 2016, June 06). DHL employs robot as picker’s best companion. Retrieved from DHL.com. 2020, November 18). Warehouse robotics: everything you need to know in 2019. Retrieved from Logiwa.com. Retrieved from mmh.com.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The anonymity of the survey and companies participating prevents us from understanding the percentage of tonnage each company accounts for or the type of freight being shipped. The tonnage index for July 2021 was 109.8, The current base year is 2015, meaning from 2015 to the present day, truck tonnage has increased by 9.8%.

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ShipBob

APRIL 22, 2020

trillion by 2021 , a staggering 246% increase since 2014. In honor of Earth Day, it’s time to rethink packaging products and all of the shipping materials and boxes that are constantly discarded. Packaging is a necessary evil in ecommerce to get orders delivered safely while preventing shipping damages.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

In fact, between 2011 and 2015, warehouse renting rates were up by a whopping 28.7%. Less than one in ten DCs handle only full pallets for outbound shipping. According to Westernacher Consulting , “Just in 2015, the average number of SKUs in warehouses increased by 18% in the U.S. billion by the end of 2021.”

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Most brands lose sight of their products the minute they are shipped out of their warehouses — and don’t know whether or not consumers use their products correctly.”[3] Overall, stats show that 85% of customer interaction will be handled without human agents by 2021. ” #3 START BUILDING AN AI FOUNDATION. Footnotes. [1]

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Multichannel Merchant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

According to research from IRI, consumers spent $6 billion on last-minute, checkout lane items in 2021, but those sales disappear on BOPIS transactions. And a 2021 survey from Finder.com discovered that 88.6% ” Bold was founded in 2015 in Winnipeg by Myers and CEO Yvan Boisjoli. per session, totaling $17.78

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

When a package is ready to be shipped a sound will be emitted to propel the package to the surface where it may be picked up by an employee, robot, or drone. Title: On-demand Apparel Manufacturing Date Filed: December 2015 2017 may well turn out to be a major tipping point in the history of apparel retail. By 2021, Cowen and Co.,

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RFgen

JULY 8, 2016

Your Renewable News shared Transparency Market Research predictions that said the green packaging market should see a compound annual growth rate of over 6 percent between 2015 and 2021. The supply chain is a substantial part of any business. The post 4 Reasons Brands Consider Packaging Changes appeared first on RFgen.

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RFgen

JULY 8, 2016

Your Renewable News shared Transparency Market Research predictions that said the green packaging market should see a compound annual growth rate of over 6 percent between 2015 and 2021. The supply chain is a substantial part of any business. The post 4 Reasons Brands Consider Packaging Changes appeared first on RFgen.

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Multichannel Merchant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

ChannelAdvisor reported 2021 revenue of $167.7 Based outside Albany, NY, the company facilitates drop shipping and marketplace selling, including tools to optimize fulfillment and delivery, while connecting retailers, brand and suppliers through a network of 15,000 entities. 2 and equating to a $663.6 million acquisition.

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 12, 2021

Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm, recently acquired Stamps.com, an online provider of mailing and shipping solutions in the US and Europe. The acquisition will likely help Stamps.com quickly transform its platform and services to address domestic and cross-border shipping needs in an evolving e-commerce environment.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Finished lenses are shipped to Distribution Centers (DC), we have 14 major DCs worldwide. The semi finished lenses are shipped to one of our 490 Rx Labs (prescription labs) where they are finalized based on our consumer’s prescription and needs. We had to slow down the production pace. We put emphasis on water reduction.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 10, 2023

Who make the fulfillment department twiddle its collective thumbs while they decide whether to expedite the shipping on a late order. Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015. [2] 5 November 2021. [5] 9 June 2023. [3]

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Enterra Insights

JULY 21, 2021

The retail industry is constantly changing and will continue to evolve, from concentrating efforts on website growth and online retail to needing faster shipping speeds. 1] Daphne Howland, “ 5 signs that retail is going to be OK ,” Retail Dive, 12 May 2021. [2] ” Indium Software Blog, 7 April 2021. [3]

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2024

Blue Yonder was acquired by Panasonic in 2021. The $90 million deal marks Descartes’ 30th acquisition since 2015. Walmart has bumped up return shipping rates for seller-fulfilled orders as businesses try to strike the right balance between consumer-friendly returns policies and minimizing reverse logistics costs.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2023

In January 2018, the staff at Business Insider reported, “AI’s ability to streamline so many supply chain and logistics functions is already delivering a competitive advantage for early adopters by cutting shipping times and costs. … All of this was supposed to be better by now. machine learning and simulation).

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

From 2021 to 2023, the platform saw a 44% increase in alerts related to extreme weather—growing from 244 disruptions in 2021 to 351 this past year. This drought impacted hydropower, disrupted shipping, and affected five million people in southern China, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

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AB&R

JUNE 21, 2021

Often an invisible part of our society, the logistics industry silently makes same day shipping and other phenomena happen every day. . In 2015, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a total of 4.8 2021 marks the third annual National Logistics Day. Logistics isn’t a new or modern concept. million U.S.

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 5, 2021

billion in 2021, a 20% increase over last year. Brands dealing with D2C can handle their inventory and complete shipping orders in-house, via drop shipping, or by outsourcing the process to a third-party logistics company. A record amount of money was made by those involved in direct selling in 2015.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In April 2021 the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the country will be establishing eight new freeports – and there are high expectations for the positive impact these will have on areas where they are located. Freeports are government designated zones usually located around shipping ports and/or airports.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

However, emptying the contents of silos into the holds of ships is only one small part of the problem. As part of the export deal , Vladimir Putin’s forces must maintain a truce with Ukraine in the vicinity of the ports to allow ships to arrive and depart and be guided through mined waters by Ukrainian pilots.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In a 2015 TED talk, Bill Gates warned about the spread of a potential virus and that organizations and governments were not prepared for it. In 2021 we find governments and organizations now grappling with these predictions and how best to deal with the outcomes of these predictions. Suez Canal blockage 2021.

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