Talking Logistics

MARCH 6, 2015

UPS Accelerates Use of Routing Optimization Software to Reduce 100 Million Miles Driven. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2015 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. For related commentary, see A New Era for Global Trade Management Software? ). Uber acquires mapping startup deCarta (Mashable).

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2021

For example, Boian Alexandrov and Velimir ‘Monty’ Vesselinov, scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, call big data a “bottomless ocean” and marketing expert Angela Hausman ( @MarketingLetter ), compares big data to “mountains.” That’s the key question descriptive analytics solutions tackle.” 2.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Roadnet® Technologies Introduces Advanced Business Intelligence Tool, Insight. Here are some details from the press release: The purchase price was $59 million, excluding any working capital adjustments, with no assumption of debt. Robinson’s TMC Division Enters South American Marketplace. UX had revenue and adjusted EBITDA of $113.2

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A great example would be today’s prominence of climate change. Bhattacharjee, 2015). These innovations represent a strong commitment from through strategic environmental plans towards sustainable Supply Chain Management. Why go green? The purpose of going green is shown in the table. S.Minner, Ed.) Birmingham , UK: Elsevier.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

As shown in the 2015 Supply Chains to Admire report , over time, top performing supply chains plateau. We easily navigate the digital world in our personal lives, but enterprise software is not digital. Let’s take an example. As shown in Figure 3, the period of 2015-2020 will be about analytics. Supply has not.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. For related commentary, see: TMS in the SMB Market: The Evolution Toward Software-as-a-Self-Service. But some of my other predictions did hit the mark or came close.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 7, 2021

For example, Tom Standage ( @tomstandage ), editor of The Economist ‘s ‘ The World in 2021 ‘, writes, “The adoption of new technological behaviors in response to the pandemic, from video-conferencing to online shopping, means usage has already reached levels that were not expected for many more years.”[1] ”[5]. .’ ”[5].

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For instance, The Economist reports that between 2011 and 2015 the largest 25 food and beverage incumbents accounted for nearly half (45%) of total industry revenue, but smaller companies drove nearly all (97%) of market growth. Microbrand Dollar Shave Club reached a $1 billion valuation w hen it was purchased by Unilever in 2016.

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FLEXE

APRIL 12, 2017

Can you remember your first online purchase? Today, for many of us, shopping online happens more frequently than in-store purchases. Between 2015 and 2016, total eCommerce sales grew 15%, while total spend in retail only grew 2.9%. Retailers, of every shape and size, are faced with the threat: “Innovate or die.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In 2015, I worked with a manufacturer of men’s underwear. (My The company sold on Amazon, operated its own website, managed outlet stores, and could purchase end-aisle displays in major retail chains. Let me give you an example. Historically, the design of the data model drove software market positioning. Visualization.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. billion between 2015 and 2017.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2020

It ensures consistent repeat purchases over time, regardless of price, convenience or even a global pandemic. An apt example is Corona beer. In 2015, CUB revived the “heard earned thirst” campaign, replicating the original narration with the help of technology. Support your marketing efforts with brewery software.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Following on from its other two highly popular subway maps of supply chain software vendors and logistics service providers, the quarterly magazine Supply Chain Movement has now published the third edition of the Consulting Subway Map Europe showing the European supply chain consultancy sector. 39 | Tools & Technology.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Now… Is there something to be learned from this quote in Finding Nemo, that we can apply to procurement and sourcing? A gang of procurement and sourcing professionals with our backs up against the wall, and the fight is at our front door. The only solution in sight is a united effort. So here we are.

Food 54

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

… With an ever-complex consumer purchasing path, it can be difficult for a brand to know where exactly to adjust their efforts. Data analytics and cognitive risk sensing are becoming increasingly important tools for organizations.” With AI/ML relying on data, cleaning tools and governance must be in place.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software. Although third wave supply chain-software could cover all these elements, Niels believes that human centricity is critical so that decision augmentation should be the more desirable form for business planning.

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Kinaxis

MAY 20, 2016

I gave an example from inventory management about ABC classification. Manufacturing No More Expensive Than Outsourcing To China By 2015: Study ). When I think about mobile apps, I get the sense that most apps are pushing information to the user in an effort to get them to make a purchase. What do you see as a supply chain fad?

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RFgen

JUNE 21, 2017

For example, a Logistics Viewpoints story guest written by industry expert Karen Sage explained that consumers increasingly expect free shipping within a day or two, one small response to Amazon’s business models. As of the third quarter of 2015, the company employed 222,400 workers in full-time and part-time positions.

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RFgen

JUNE 21, 2017

For example, a Logistics Viewpoints story guest written by industry expert Karen Sage explained that consumers increasingly expect free shipping within a day or two, one small response to Amazon’s business models. As of the third quarter of 2015, the company employed 222,400 workers in full-time and part-time positions.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2014

This acquisition is yet another example of the convergence taking place in the 3PL industry, as providers — through the integration of logistics services, coupled with geographic and vertical industry expansion — fend off the risk of commoditization by positioning themselves as one-stop-shop (or end-to-end) solution providers.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is where software robots interact with existing business and web applications to automate processes within a company’s walls.” For example, sales and customer service teams are inundated with transactional tasks, such as manually keying in data from purchase orders, on a daily basis.

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Elementum

APRIL 26, 2018

For decades, chains like Starbucks and McDonald’s grew their revenue with a “ standardization ethic ”—a promise to consumers that any item they purchase will be exactly identical whether they’re buying it in Brooklyn or Bali. It’s also a tool for deflecting competition — or at least, making piggy-backing harder for competitors.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

And on the subject of sustainability, SCDigest.com covered Walmart’s 2015 Sustainability report : Walmart, the world’s largest corporation, is fresh out with its 2015 sustainability report, the eighth such document it has produced. ” Walmart states early on. ” Walmart states early on.

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TMC

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The 2015 peak holiday season highlighted changes that are transforming the retail industry. It also shed light on the key role that transportation management system (TMS) solutions play in helping retailers respond and adapt to the emerging industry landscape. TMS solutions helps shippers meet these demands in four important ways.

Omnichannel 48

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Unleashed

MARCH 2, 2021

Fitbit launched an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2015, and its share price jumped by 50% on listing. The Covid-19 pandemic has also accelerated innovation in the industry, as it has provided a huge boost for personalised healthcare. However, enthusiasm for the brand then waned and the share price dropped over the next few years.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 15, 2015

“The supply chain role is to support innovation and still be efficient”. Reykjavik-based Össur is a pioneer in innovative non-invasive orthopaedics. Since the company was founded in 1971, research and innovation has been at its core and it continues to push the technological boundaries further. By Helen Armstrong.

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Elementum

APRIL 26, 2018

For decades, chains like Starbucks and McDonald’s grew their revenue with a “ standardization ethic ”—a promise to consumers that any item they purchase will be exactly identical whether they’re buying it in Brooklyn or Bali. It’s also a tool for deflecting competition — or at least, making piggy-backing harder for competitors.

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

A (short-term at least) solution for large forwarders to sustain growth path by acquiring assets, reach or just size. Forwarders have their innovation heads in cloud technology, so that they move data as well as they move freight. In fact, 2015 was a record year for M&A spend. Kuhne Nagel’s purchase of U.S.

Predictive Analytics Software 120

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

A (short-term at least) solution for large forwarders to sustain growth path by acquiring assets, reach or just size. Forwarders have their innovation heads in cloud technology, so that they move data as well as they move freight. In fact, 2015 was a record year for M&A spend. Kuhne Nagel’s purchase of U.S.

Predictive Analytics Software 120

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

CMO’s are now responsible for guiding company culture, influencing talent recruitment, creating new ways of collaborating, and making technology purchases that might have once been exclusively the responsibility of the IT department. In turn, we see the role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) radically changing.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

On top of this we can see examples of marketing driven service providers that very doubtfully brand their product S&OP, or make up new names for existing S&OP processes. 64% think there is not enough coordinated innovation in S&OP processes. 64% think there is not enough coordinated innovation in S&OP processes.

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crisp

APRIL 21, 2023

Often viewed as more innovative and ethical than traditional businesses, B Corps are attractive to consumers and investors seeking businesses that make a positive impact in the world. The certified B Corp makes organic, better-for-you packaged sauces and donates a meal to those in need with every purchase.

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 52

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DynaSys

MARCH 5, 2019

For example, European consumers prefer to buy in their region (75%), then abroad (19%) or at the airport (6%). ” Although quality and elegance are two important concepts for luxury customers, we can see that the overall experience is now more important than the purchase of the product itself. The Digital Experience.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 75

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RFgen

APRIL 21, 2016

Sales and profits for the company rose 15 percent between 2014 and 2015, and the brand stands as an example for other organizations looking to create a supply chain logistics management strategy able to keep up with rapidly expanding product mixes. Companies need solutions to track audience preferences.

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RFgen

APRIL 21, 2016

Sales and profits for the company rose 15 percent between 2014 and 2015, and the brand stands as an example for other organizations looking to create a supply chain logistics management strategy able to keep up with rapidly expanding product mixes. Companies need solutions to track audience preferences.

Inventory Reduction 52

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

CMO’s are now responsible for guiding company culture, influencing talent recruitment, creating new ways of collaborating, and making technology purchases that might have once been exclusively the responsibility of the IT department. In turn, we see the role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) radically changing.

Sustainability 40

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ModusLink Corporation

JUNE 8, 2022

M-commerce entails all activity regarding the purchase of goods/services using a monetary transaction through a mobile device such as a smart phone or a tablet. These innovative implementations have completely changed the way we handle specific things. Or take grocery shopping for example. M-commerce Trends.

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