SupplyPike

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In 2016, Target stores increased their OTIF penalties to 5% of the order cost, five times what it previously was. Walmart breaks down OTIF into separate metrics, On Time and In Full. Each metric has its own percentage goal that must be met in order to avoid fines. That kind of money adds up!

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

On the other hand, only 8 percent of companies that were rated by their executives as less than significantly above average on supply chain-related metrics have the same performance. For example, Supply & Chain Executive reported that there were 260 major natural disasters in 2016 that resulted in an economic loss of $211 billion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Mr. Welty founded a company that sold warehouse management systems (WMS) called AllPoints Systems in 1987. Welty had successfully built two companies, had a background in warehouse technology, and had earned some trust. Locus Robots in the Warehouse. Locus was separated out of Quiet in 2016 and became its own company.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

Dropping profit margins – Hanjin’s bankruptcy in late 2016 capped a difficult year for carriers and 2017 hasn’t been much better. With 22,000 TEU mega ships exacerbating surplus capacity, the situation is unlikely to improve any time soon. In the meantime, airlines have shied from selling directly to shippers of any size.

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RFgen

JULY 11, 2017

A variety of trends are coming together to transform the modern warehouse. The warehouse management system market is experiencing a period of rapid growth as a variety of industry conditions come together to make the supply chain, distribution and fulfillment aspects of businesses extremely important. billion by 2023.

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RFgen

JULY 11, 2017

A variety of trends are coming together to transform the modern warehouse. The warehouse management system market is experiencing a period of rapid growth as a variety of industry conditions come together to make the supply chain, distribution and fulfillment aspects of businesses extremely important. billion by 2023.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

Dropping profit margins – Hanjin’s bankruptcy in late 2016 capped a difficult year for carriers and 2017 hasn’t been much better. With 22,000 TEU mega ships exacerbating surplus capacity, the situation is unlikely to improve any time soon. In the meantime, airlines have shied from selling directly to shippers of any size.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. With the dawn of eCommerce, companies must now ship the EACH. We how have the endless aisle with the need to ship the EACH. Their processes cannot ship and track the EACH and the outsourcing to third-party logistics is too expensive.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to a 2016 report from Ohio State University , 86 percent of respondents believed their ERP systems did not provide adequate supply chain management. This feature was named more often than all other features including supply chain visibility , warehouse management and eCommerce.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Fulfillment by Amazon or Amazon FBA lets sellers in the Amazon marketplace take advantage of Amazon’s giant logistics operation to ship their orders. FBA items are eligible for Amazon Prime shipping and Amazon handles your angry customers (which Amazon considers its customers, not yours). Amazon FBA Inventory Woes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

So when the warehouse team threatened to unionize, I transferred into a distribution, warehouse environment. Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. The flows are typically linear and the analysis is on alternate modes and best shipping lanes. The year was 1985.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The machine learning algorithms in IBM’s Watson platform were able to determine if a shipping container and.or Machine learning is gaining adoption in Logistics Control Tower operations to provide new insights into how every aspect of supply chain management, collaboration, logistics and warehouse management can be improved.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

Included in this post is Cummins’ digital award for the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire. I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. It is a condition of too little sleep due to fabulous late night coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

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Lucas

JULY 3, 2018

WERC’s Annual DC Measures Survey is a great tool for benchmarking your distribution center and warehouse operations, but it’s also a valuable resource for identifying trends across the industry. This year’s survey showed the growing importance of labor-related metrics in assessing DC performance. Annual workforce turnover.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

One of the world’s most successful eCommerce businesses is Shopify, which provides its customers – across both B2B and B2C channels – with an eCommerce platform supporting trade, engagement, metrics, shipping and tracking services. And remember that effective use of warehouse space is crucial too.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

If Gartner’s Top 25 Supply Chain rankings are anything to go by, Unilever is THE world leader in supply chain operations, at least in 2016. The measurements however, are just a means to an end , with the KPI-driven conversations being considered more important than the actual metrics. Boxes Within Boxes.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Check out the highlights and photos from our 2016 , 2017 , and 2018 rides. Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon to invest in French firm’s technology for self-driving forklifts (Reuters) Warehouses Test a New Breed of AI Robots (WSJ – sub. Robots in the Warehouse.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

To keep a business afloat, an online brand needs to track inventory , manage the fulfillment and shipping process, and oversee products getting to their end destination. Warehousing. Developing a shipping strategy. Managing an ecommerce operation is a tremendous undertaking. . Managing inventory. Order fulfillment workflows.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2020

2016, International Maritime Organization (IMO) took a landmark decision which will enforce a new regulation from 1st of Jan. The ships now have to reduce their Sulphur emission by over 80% – 85% by switching to Lower Sulphur Fuel. Ships and carriers use heavy fuel oil that contains Sulphur. m/m will fall to mere 0.5%

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 19, 2016

2016 will be a defining year for the logistics industry , and transportation management practices must adapt to these changes. Similarly, the method of determining the rate of shipping will change in 2016. There is a call to move towards pricing by shipping density, otherwise known as “ dimensional pricing.”

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

From 2010-2016, venture capital funds invested in over 2000 early stage deals in the ‘internet’ sector. A thorough understanding of metrics that prove out business models. Order fulfillment refers to the picking, packing, and shipping of customer orders. VCs like to invest in internet companies.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This strategy particularly applies to international shipping, where rates vary wildly. Establishing relationships with reliable shipping companies will allow you the freedom to count on them to charge you the correct rate for the country you’re delivering to. The number and locations of required warehouses, distributors, etc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. To meet the criteria for The Supply Chains to Admire for 2016, companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. I took our line of fasteners: bolts, nuts screws and washers and put them in one location in the Warehouse. VMI is all about collaboration.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2015

10 Ideas for More Efficient & Productive Warehouse Operations. Manufacturing Metrics that Matter Most: A Comprehensive Checklist. Transportation Metrics That Matter Most to Track and Improve Performance. What is LTL Shipping (Less-Than-Truckload) and How Did it Come About? Happy New Year! What is 5S?

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

And then we also, I’d say well, since about 2016, we’ve had a Razorleaf Government Solutions business. So for a long time, we’ve got a lot of Department of Defense, think of the Navy, Army, Air Force-type contracts, and right around 2016, we spun that company off to help us address those customer needs and contracts. Ann McGuire.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Take a moment to think about how these remaining six trends will impact the shipping and freight industry as a new administration takes control. However, only time will tell if Trump keeps or abandons his promises to hold the shipping and logistics industry accountable for outsourcing and reshoring efforts. Remember the Amazon Barbell?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Like 2016, logistics providers will be tested for weaknesses in 2017. Last mile e-commerce, last mile technology, last mile metrics and white glove services make standard shipping conversations seem like child’s play, and the new focus on the last mile is anything but. Share This: Read More. Share This: Read More.

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