Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas. That includes packaging, warehousing, shipping, and more. By having more efficient delivery routes, warehouses, and inventory systems in place, companies can reduce their operational costs while still delivering great customer service.”

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2018

The 2017 holiday shopping season left us with plenty to learn moving forward. It’s only April but, if you’re in retail, chances are you’re beginning to unpack the 2017 holiday season and explore what you can improve upon for next year. The 2017 Holiday Season in a Nutshell. billion, which exceeded expectations.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2018

The 2017 holiday shopping season left us with plenty to learn moving forward. It’s only April but, if you’re in retail, chances are you’re beginning to unpack the 2017 holiday season and explore what you can improve upon for next year. The 2017 Holiday Season in a Nutshell. billion, which exceeded expectations.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

International shipping and fulfillment grew more complex with time, and the demand for more efficient operations replaced the need to develop services. billion in 2017, and similar increases are already underway for 2018, reports Peter Buxbaum of Global Trade. Offer customized, personalized products and services.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

But more blatantly than ever, container liners – and especially Maersk – are on a collision course with the tech companies that provide digital infrastructure for selling goods. For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity. Image via StarAir.dk).

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

Most companies cannot get to data by customer on orders shipped incomplete to understand root cause analysis. In Figure 1, we show the aggregate trend of the chemical industry in an orbit chart format showing year-over-year results at the intersection of two metrics operating margin and inventory turns. inventory turns.

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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. With a wide array of products stored in its fulfillment centers, Amazon can consolidate orders and optimize its inventory management systems.

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EMERGE App

MAY 28, 2019

Here, we’ll start by covering what reducing your inventory means. Then we’ll summarise some inventory holding costs that you might not know about. Finally, we’ll cover 5 ways that you can take to sensibly reduce your inventory now. What Does Reducing Your Inventory Mean? What Are Inventory Holding Costs?

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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. The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

”[3] He adds, “The retail holiday season has gone through several convolutions over the course of the pandemic. … Along with more price-sensitive consumers, retailers might still have inventory that they are trying to unload as the holidays pick up, which could make for a sale-filled season.”

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 17, 2017

As we begin the second quarter of 2017, let us take a moment to think about why TMS automation begets more efficiency. It Maintains Inventory Control and Flow. How much inventory do you have right now? If a shipment needs to be recalled, drivers can receive automated alerts and notifications of the appropriate course of action.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2016

Second, we just released our second Talking Logistics YOUniversity course, Building a Strong Transportation Management Foundation. We also developed a short online quiz for you to take after completing the course, and enabled an online discussion forum for course participants to post questions and share knowledge and advice with each other.

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Vinculum

JULY 6, 2021

Of course, who would not want to buy from a brand that offers pretentious customer services? In a 2018 report from KPMG, more than 67% of online customers expect free returns, which is a 5% increase in comparison with 2016 and 2017. Reduction in inventory shipped back to distribution centers. More repeated customers.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 3, 2018

And also, how much and where the optimal inventory should go so we can satisfy that customer’s needs wherever she wants to shop.”[5] There’s also the added labor, time-consuming worker training, the need to discount inventory, and additional handling and shipping fees. ” Customer Think , 29 April 2017. [4]

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

In many cases you will discover that processes like demand, inventory, replenishment, and manufacturing planning are limited by a lack of software capability. Such scenario capability provides significant value across the entire supply chain, from demand and inventory planning to supply management, capacity planning, and order fulfillment.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 14, 2017

2017 has been an exciting year for the tech industry and holiday shoppers alike. Other popular tech items this season include the iPad Mini 4, the Kindle Paperwhite, DSLR and Instax cameras , the GoPro, the FitBit, and, of course, the newest iPhone models. Forecasting customer demand is, of course, vital for success year round.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

In 2017, Target acquired Shipt, an on-demand grocery delivery company, establishing it as a grocery and FMCG home delivery partner. Customers can shop online and have their orders shipped from a local Target store to their homes in as little as one hour. Was one-day shipping an overstep for Amazon?

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6 River Systems

MARCH 23, 2022

With higher order volumes, expedited shipping and less hands on the floor, operations need help getting orders out the door. 6RS’ Guaranteed SLA feature enables you to introduce flexibility into your operation and reduce complications for floor managers without the risk of compromising important shipping dates. The Outlook.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. Pioneered the use of vendor-managed inventory. Implemented cross-docking in its supply network to enable inventory reductions. Inventory shortages. Place your main inventory holdings close to your logistic partner’s central hub.

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QAD

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Armed with in-depth insights into procurement, inventory management, supplier performance, order management, fulfillment, and more, companies can improve their processes and better manage challenges that arise within their businesses with supply chain analytics.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In the latter half of 2016, major trucking companies have been cutting their fleets down to size, a consequence of volatility in shipping demand. The current uncertainty in the shipping industry stems from a number of factors in addition to the unstable level of demand. A course correction may be ahead, however.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In the latter half of 2016, major trucking companies have been cutting their fleets down to size, a consequence of volatility in shipping demand. The current uncertainty in the shipping industry stems from a number of factors in addition to the unstable level of demand. A course correction may be ahead, however.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2018

Strong results for air freight, container shipping and export orders in particular suggest that, while the trade recovery may moderate in due course, it will likely continue in the coming months and remain above trend,” the report says. He presented his outlook for container shipping to the TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif.,

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inmar Intelligence analysts concluded, “The CPG supply chain has been wracked by labor and ingredient shortages, shipping delays and fuel price increases, which has left many store shelves with insufficient inventory. Of course, a brand can only become popular early when a new field of products is introduced. .”[5].

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Kinaxis

JULY 13, 2018

Of course, those were the early days of the iPhone and there were plenty of naysayers. In 2017, the number fell to 48 percent. There was some concern that the role of supply chain gets elevated only when a crisis hits and product cannot ship. But we all know what happened after that!

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Behind the scenes during the tumultuous disaster season of 2017, building materials manufacturers leaned heavily on dynamic digital tools to supply recovery efforts. The urgent phone call to the building materials manufacturer came as yet another hurricane was churning its way toward landfall during the record storm season of 2017.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In order to meet the unprecedented demand for the holiday shopping season for online and brick-and-mortar stores, where sales grew at least 20 percent over 2017, explains Business Wire , requires unmatched WMS efficiency. Every retailer, online and in-store, still has some holiday sale in progress. How a WMS Enables Holiday Shopping Peaks.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In order to meet the unprecedented demand for the holiday shopping season for online and brick-and-mortar stores, where sales grew at least 20 percent over 2017, explains Business Wire , requires unmatched WMS efficiency. Every retailer, online and in-store, still has some holiday sale in progress. Order integration. Billing capture.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

2017 was a wild year, as freight transportation faced one disruption after another. By January 2017, I saw clear signals that the 18-month freight recession was over , and spot market rates started to climb in earnest. E-Commerce Changes Shipping Patterns. The biggest influences were the Four Es: Economic growth. E-commerce.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 31, 2019

Multinational enterprises deal with a dizzying array of paperwork involving procurement deals, purchase orders, shipping data, etc. Of course, the best analytics software will still sell if inaccurate data is part of the equation. The modern supply chain is mind-boggling. This is where blockchain can make a significant impact.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Because of the winds, which slowed everybody down considerably, and cut-off times to reach certain points on the course, I was one of only 40 riders (out of 300) who was able to reach Jubilee Pass and complete the 102 miles. It took me 7:09 to finish. In related news, the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index “decreased 3.5%

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Cognira

MAY 19, 2021

Replenishment usually did not include promotional inventory, and stores were burdened with monitoring and management. Ordering inventory for promotions manually, with a limited understanding of forecasts. Amazon bought Whole Foods (2017), launched Amazon Pantry, and Amazon Go grocery stores (Feb 2020). Vendor’s Perspective.

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FLEXE

JANUARY 5, 2017

Illustrations in the filing show a flying warehouse, which would remain at high altitudes as drones fly back and forth between the warehouse and nearby shipping destinations. Download the Future of Logistics Report—20 Trends to Follow in 2017. See the top cities for pop-up fulfillment.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire provides real-time information and analytics based on global maritime automatic identification system (AIS) technology—Spire’s constellation of small satellites captures the courses and current status of container ships across the globe. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 A world transformed.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

I did an update on that piece in 2017, and then did a deep dive on shipping. For example, someone would be presenting on a problem in shipping, and someone in commercial real estate would say, ‘Oh my god we have the exact same problem. Those posts are what really put me on the map for other people who are really focused on this.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 19, 2021

I’ve done a few years of freelance consulting, largely facility optimization and 3PL partner selection, and spent 6 years at ModusLink, where I got a crash course in kitting and packaging. I crossed the desk so to speak in 2017 and began managing fulfillment and logistics for shippers. Why can’t we ship orders the day they arrive?

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Covered In this Business App Guide: Apps for your clients’ tech stack Accounting apps Lightyear Lightyear is a purchasing and accounts payable automation platform which was established in 2017. ” ShipStation ShipStation is automated shipping software for eCommerce businesses. On Xero it has a 4.6-star

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