GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2016

Yesterday we began our two part series on 2016 supply chain trends that will drive supply chain management into the future. If you missed the first post, we encourage you to give it a read by visiting the first seven 2016 supply chain trends post here. . Supply Chain Trends 2016: 5 Additional More Areas of Focus.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Grocery retailers always risk losing precious inventory, but never is it more critical to receive the right foods at the right time than during Thanksgiving week. The statistic might be surprising, but the holiday isn’t the only time Americans are responsible for large-scale food waste. But that’s not the whole story.

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Elementum

AUGUST 28, 2017

One-third of edible food worldwide goes to waste, amounting to about 1.3 If food waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases next to China and the U.S. million square miles or nearly 30% of agricultural land used for producing food that never gets eaten. billion tons every year.

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Elementum

MAY 29, 2018

Last weekend was one of the country's biggest BBQ blowouts, and you can bet that a lot of that food will go to waste. But it's not just national pig-outs that lead to large amounts of food eventually hitting the landfills. Food waste is a year-round problem. Just how much food goes to waste each year, and why?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Moving on, here’s this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: IBM, Walmart, university to put Chinese food products on blockchain (Reuters). Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2016. Manhattan Associates Reports Record Third Quarter 2016 Performance. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 5.8%

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

percent between the final quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016 and the International Air Transport Association has lowered its growth forecast for air freight demand in 2016 to 2.1 They pull data from both sides and communicate any surges in orders or depleted inventory. percent from 3 percent. Woolworths Ltd.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2016

It’s looking to add fresh food items to the line-up but will need to invest in a storage and delivery infrastructure that could support it. On site preparation activities will commence in the coming weeks with principle construction beginning by the end of 2nd quarter 2016.” A buyout of Ocado could provide that.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Most companies are moving backward on the Supply Chain Matrix That Matter (growth, operating marging, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital). That shows The Supply Chains to Admire 2016 analysis of Supply Chain Insights. Which companies have a supply chain to admire in 2016? By Lora Cecere.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2016

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. In recent quarters, Target has struggled with inventory shortfalls as it tried to cater to online and in-store shoppers at the same time. Finally, both Descartes and JDA Software highlighted their strong momentum heading into 2016.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

This new system of inventory management will go into effect on March 1, and will replace weekly restock limits that Amazon used for calculating FBA storage. Directors at Amazon agencies and accelerators said that these new changes will help sellers forecast inventory better.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2023

These scrubbers (there’s one in each store) are equipped with inventory intelligence towers that take more than 20 million photos of everything on the shelves every day. he US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday its initial strategy to boost and strengthen the management of the country’s supply of infant formula.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

With a wide array of products stored in its fulfillment centers, Amazon can consolidate orders and optimize its inventory management systems. To overcome this, Amazon has developed sophisticated inventory management systems that allow them to efficiently store and retrieve products from their fulfillment centers.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 28, 2024

Consider, for instance, the plight of McDonald’s, the global fast food chain. These companies now have two choices: dramatically increase inventories and stick with offshore suppliers, or continue to benefit from JIT via the quick response of domestic suppliers. News & World Report, 5 February 2024. [5]

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RFgen

MAY 5, 2016

Food manufacturers have to be constantly vigilant to ensure the safety of their consumers. When products spoil quickly or contaminants infect merchandise, it’s essential to implement a new inventory management and supply chain logistics solution. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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RFgen

MAY 5, 2016

Food manufacturers have to be constantly vigilant to ensure the safety of their consumers. When products spoil quickly or contaminants infect merchandise, it’s essential to implement a new inventory management and supply chain logistics solution. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

What do DHL eCommerce, PKN ORLEN and World Food Programme have in common? The average delivery time of four to six days is now down to two to three days by moving inventory closer to the end consumer with multiple fulfillment locations. World Food Programme. World Food Programme (WFP) moves about 3.2

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Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 21, 2016

The Spring/Summer issue of Food Shippers of America magazine has hit the stands with a feature article on the Trucking Industry’s Top 10 industry issues for 2016. The post TMS Platforms Neutralize Seven of 2016’s Top 10 Trucking Industry Issues appeared first on UltraShipTMS. Issue #1 | Hours of Service.

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crisp

MAY 3, 2022

Crisp was founded in 2016, but our mission to transform the global supply chain has become more relevant this year than ever. By facilitating the free flow of data between CPG brands, distributors and retailers, Crisp helps the food system become more resilient and agile in meeting the needs of consumers.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Grocery stores, long thought to be immune to the “Amazon Effect”, were shaken in August of 2017 when Amazon acquired Whole Foods. About 40 million homes are within 5 miles of a Whole Foods, and Amazon plans to use that proximity to change how Americans buy groceries. Grocers should be on notice that similar changes are coming.

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Get More Out of Your Kroger 84.51° and Market6 Data How Automation and Advanced Metrics You Won’t Get in 84.51° can help you grow your sales at Kroger and avoid inventory headaches. Kroger collaborates with thousands of food and beverage, health, beauty, and personal care companies to service roughly 2,800 stores.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Concerns about food waste and changing consumer preferences are posing new challenges — and opportunities — to the food supply chain. Grocery retailers always risk losing precious inventory, but never is it more critical to receive the right foods at the right time than during Thanksgiving week.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 22, 2020

Their system – records written on papyrus – served to manage food supplies to prevent starvation in poor crop years. But it was really the development of innovative material handling systems in the mid-20th century that prompted the need for ways to keep track of more densely stored goods and higher levels of inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

The concept of the Effective Frontier is that best in class companies align functional metrics to balance growth, cost, inventory and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance while balancing customer service metrics. The cash-to-cash definition is: Cash-to-cash= Days of Receivables+ Days of Inventory-Days of Payables.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

In our analysis, only one out of ten companies successfully improves operating margins and inventory turns at the same time. When this happens, we find that the organization is more aligned and perform(s) better on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter –growth, inventory turns, operating margin, Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). (We

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Sam’s Club rolling out inventory accessory for cleaning robots. Some of the fastest growth in robot orders is in the metals and food and consumer goods industries. In the final piece of robot news, Sam’s Club is rolling out an inventory accessory for its robotic cleaners. UPS Q4 earnings jump 35 percent. percent in 2021.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 13, 2017

The predictions for 2016 hinted at these trends, but recent reports suggest the need to alter the common perception of a functioning supply chain is growing stronger. More companies were taking steps before 2016 to improve collaboration across entire supply chains. Risk Management Evolved in 2016.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 18, 2017

Amazon bought Whole Foods. Therefore, a company like BASF with a mature supply chain ranks 25 out of 30 for the post-recession period of 2010-2016. As shown in Figure 1, the company has been unable to maintain balance on the portfolio of cost and inventory. Performance Data for the Chemical Industry for 2006-2016.

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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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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Supply Chain Nation recently interviewed Gartner Research Vice President, Mike Griswold, on the current trends in food retailing. food retailers have been behind their European counterparts in implementing e-commerce strategies such as “click-and-collect.” That puts a number of pressures on food retailers. Should they pilot?

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Logility

MARCH 13, 2020

A retail industry analyst said the clients he is speaking with are scrambling around focused on near-term tactics to find inventory to place on shelves and serve consumer needs. Where will you place that inventory? The responses vary quite a bit. Just look at the long lines and empty shelves at grocery stores and big box retailers.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. The State of Supply Chain 2016 Trends. A 2016 Accenture survey, reports RF Gen , explained how more companies are taking advantage of AI benefits through linked supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. Walmart began working with Alert in 2016 and launched a test of the autonomous cart-based system in a 20,000-square-foot warehouse connected to a supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire, in 2019.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2019

Manufacturing companies are statistically less satisfied with their S&OP processes in 2019 than they were in 2016 at a 90% confidence level. Effectiveness of S&OP Processes in 2019 and 2016. A large food manufacturing company has fourteen poorly implemented JDA instances. As shown in Figure 1, progress is stalled.

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Freightos

JULY 4, 2016

LogTech Industry Roundup: Q2 2016. The market remains fragmented: the top 20 logistics players controlling only 58% of the market (via Ti Global Forwarding Report 2016 ). ” Global Freight Forwarding 2016, Transport Intelligence. See the updates (and the data) in the free Q2 2016 LogTech Overview. Tech Giants.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2023

The use of complex technologies in managing inventory, transportation, trade, and other supply chain activities has been evolving for ages. As a founding member of the IBM Food Trust, Nestlé aims to improve customer confidence in the safety and authenticity of their products through the use of blockchain.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

MAY 19, 2017

Herlitz IM deployed the inventory and buying solution in 40 days, which included training the company’s buying team. Specifically, it needed to gain efficiency to build orders that met complex vendor minima for several of the suppliers manufacturing the company’s own brand, Dave’s Pet Foods. It is going to improve my quality of life.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The Post article reports that “Radial has responded to labor shortages by offering daily raffles with prizes like PlayStations and iPads, as well as pizza parties and on-site food trucks in a bid to attract workers. percent since 2016. Gap is touting around-the-clock telehealth appointments and 50 percent discounts on its clothing.

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