Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Business reporter Jordyn Holman ( @JordynJournals ) explains, “In 2020, it was pandemic closures and social distancing. They conclude, “This means that, even as the internet and smartphones have revolutionized the way we shop, the seasonal timing of our purchases hasn’t changed much.” Now, the problem is demand.

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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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Enterra Insights

MAY 3, 2018

Consumers now take the digital path to purchase more often than not; but, they don’t care what retailers call their shopping journey or what strategies companies use to make the shopping journey a seamless one. ” Once a consumer completes his or her digital path to purchase (i.e., ’ They simply just shop.”[1]

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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. ”[3] They go on to note, “A traditional ERP simply cannot keep pace with the rate of change and the need to innovate and optimize quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

”[3] He adds: “ Analyzing the customer lifecycle allows you to better prepare your marketing, sales, and customer service teams to turn one-time purchasers into loyal promoters. Meanwhile, manufacturers have been passing along higher costs to the end consumer, who appears to be taking note and shifting their shopping behavior.”

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Food trends had an interesting 12 months as things changed quite a bit throughout the course of COVID-19. Right now, we are seeing a shift away from the big box brand purchasing that defined the spring of 2020 to food trends more in line with what we have seen over the past several years. COVID-19 Purchasing Patterns Here to Stay .

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Vinculum

JULY 6, 2021

Of course, who would not want to buy from a brand that offers pretentious customer services? The importance of free returns is highlighted in various reports by giant business retailers. 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.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Manhattan Associates Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Performance. Shipping with Amazon. This morning in the Wall Street Journal , Laura Stevens reports that “Amazon is preparing to launch a delivery service for businesses, positioning it to directly compete with United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp.”

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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

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth. Development of analytical and network design skills within the company’s supply chain teams. you have to make your supply chain successful too.

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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. Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Developing end-to-end supply chain management software, Gravity optimizes operations, mitigates risk, and controls costs. Clients can get precise evidence about maritime traffic, including the exact location of a ship carrying what they need and when it will get to where they need it to be. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

Imagine being able to determine the best course of action right after the disruption or while it is still happening while factor the potential cost and revenue impacts of multiple scenarios. Expedited shipping is slashed, manufacturing efficiencies soar and purchasing costs fall. When a disruption takes place (e.g.

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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. A Guide to the Warehouse Metrics Supply Chain Execs Should Track. The average U.S. Download WhitePaper.

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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. A Guide to the Warehouse Metrics Supply Chain Execs Should Track. The average U.S. Download WhitePaper.

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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. Syft Analytics Syft Analytics is an AI-powered forecasting tool that reviews, analyses, and predicts financial data.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2017

A TechTarget report explained that the IoT will be a major theme for supply chain professionals in 2017 , but it wasn’t focusing on drones and robots. This sentiment was echoed in a Supply Chain Movement report that focused on how the IoT is beginning to create efficiency and control gains within the supply chain.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2017

A TechTarget report explained that the IoT will be a major theme for supply chain professionals in 2017 , but it wasn’t focusing on drones and robots. This sentiment was echoed in a Supply Chain Movement report that focused on how the IoT is beginning to create efficiency and control gains within the supply chain.

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EMERGE App

MAY 28, 2019

As every wholesaler, distributor and trader can tell you, holding a physical stock is a major bugbear of their business model. Unlike Software as a Service providers such as EMERGE App, traditional businesses need to purchase and store stock before they can sell them, hopefully, for a profit. Adopt Drop Shipping.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It’s recently been reported that Amazon has now hired thousands of delivery drivers for its new holiday last-mile shipping program. It all started back in 2015 when Amazon made three announcements that set it on its current course: Launching of Prime Now 1-hour delivery service. Acquiring a fleet of 747s.

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Locus Robotics

JULY 5, 2019

These changes, of course, can profoundly affect entire industries such as logistics. E-Commerce providers and 3PLs are under increasing pressure to match Amazon’s speed, cost efficiencies, and accuracy. A 2018 study found that 43 percent of consumers surveyed expected “much faster” delivery times, a sharp increase from 2017.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2022

They report, “Retailers and customers are not feeling joyful after a year of supply chain backlogs and higher costs.”[1] Of course, some planning must be delayed in order to determine which way consumer winds are blowing. ” Smart Supply Chains Got an Early Start.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Of course, there can be no stronger motivation than legislation, but money comes a very close second, and the potential cost savings offered by the circular supply chain are substantial. International shipping is complicated, and documentation requirements hard to understand. The Challenges of SME Internationalisation.

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ShipBob

JULY 2, 2023

Will customers complete repeat purchases? There’s such a thing as launching a product that is too niche where only a small subset of people are interested in purchasing. If you don’t have a reliable manufacturer or shipping provider you could end up with delayed orders, product shortages, or, in the worst case, no product at all.

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Logility

MARCH 12, 2018

But at what cost? The ease of returning an online purchase has turned the bedroom into the retail fitting room. Consumers now purchase multiple variations of the same product to “try on” at home and then return the rest. all adds to this cost. will lessen the chance that an item will come back up front.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It has been forecasted that by 2040, approximately 95% of all purchases will be facilitated by ecommerce. This was 46% more than in 2017. Such unicorn ecommerce brands have acquisition costs that are too high and thus are not profitable. Product sourcing is the process of purchasing or creating products that you can sell.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Of course, individual low-level jobs may be lost, that’s very true. And while that may put some people out of jobs, again, in the long run, this will be better for those people who will see an increase in purchasing power from cheaper goods and those who are freed from a poorly suited position to pursue better jobs.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

After a couple of quick questions about the product that she had purchased, it was obvious to me that the product itself had the right features. If you use certain items frequently, keep them closer to the working or shipping area. Understandably, she was pretty low on the value proposition of statistical forecasting. Read More ».

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The free report is available in PDF with supporting spreadsheets and high-resolution infographics here. Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. Driving the Maersk Shift.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 26, 2017

Cloud Logistics’ Second Zero Downtime Release of 2017 Marks Continued Rapid Pace of Innovation. WSS to launch pilot scheme for drone deliveries to ships at anchor (The Loadstar). Software vendors and those involved in the purchasing decision have always viewed “function” as more important than “form.” I also wrote….

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 4, 2021

” Of course, commuter traffic isn’t the only source of urban traffic congestion. Studies have shown that ridesharing services add to traffic congestion in cities and, increasingly, thanks to consumers using the digital path to purchase, delivery vehicles are creating all sorts of problems. The challenge of urban logistics.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 2, 2019

3PL Fulfillment Prices & The Cost to do Business are Rising. Data from 2017 to 2019 polls conducted by FulfillmentCompanies.net shows that the main costs for an outsourced fulfillment company, warehouse leases and employee wages, have both risen from 2017 to 2019. Below are the survey results at a glance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

Seven years ago, I wrote that Cyberdyne Systems’ Skynet division was working on teleportation capabilities that will eliminate the need to wait for products to ship entirely. According to Dr. Myles Dyson, Chief Scientist at Cyberdyne, the technology will be live by late 2017, or “Judgement Day” as they have named the project timeline.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Here’s a quick breakdown of the 3 types of products sold online: Physical goods: Anything that you can purchase in a traditional brick-and-mortar store, from groceries to homewares, building supplies and even motor vehicles. Services: Professional services that may be purchased over the internet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. Those shipments need to go by Ocean or the more expensive Air mode if ship berths can’t be found. Russia Attacks Ukraine.

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