Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2018

As 2018 comes to an end, a quick thank you to all of our readers, followers, and sponsors for another great year of learning and conversation on Talking Logistics. We have many exciting new things planned for 2019, so stay tuned! Happy Holidays and I wish you all continued health, happiness, and success in 2019.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2019

With tight capacity and rising rates dominating the headlines, 2018 certainly didn’t go as planned or expected for many shippers. A strong economy in late 2017 through to late 2018 drove demand to outstrip supply for transportation across truckload, LTL and intermodal, with shippers shopping across modes to cover loads.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Mi9 acquired this division through its acquisition of JustEnough Software in 2018. Retailers now have a powerful new arsenal of deep planning expertise to model and forecast uncertain demand, manage product life cycles and dynamically allocate inventory to raise product availability across channels. 1 Adobe Digital Economy Index.

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Stord

JULY 9, 2019

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 2019 Warehouse Robotics Usage Increases to 25% Supply chain consultancy EFT has reported 7% more survey respondents are testing robotics in selected warehouses in 2019, up from 18.4%

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. When compared to pre-recession years, we ended the decade with twenty more days of inventory. Days of Inventory Comparison. Both companies outperformed their peer groups.

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Stord

JANUARY 30, 2019

Now is a great time for shippers to take stock of what happened in 2018 so they can prepare for what’s coming in 2019. What it means for 2019: FedEx’s adjustment shows the extensive impact of high volume on supply chains. It’s likely that we will see more permanent initiatives to handle high demand in 2019 from other companies.

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Stord

APRIL 21, 2019

The use of predictive analytics in supply chain operations rose by 76% from 2017 to 2019 , according to survey data. According to CBRE, the industrial availability rate stayed essentially even in the first quarter of 2019 after years of steadily dropping. before any new legislation can go into effect.

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Clear Spider

DECEMBER 18, 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, we can begin to celebrate the coming of the new year…but not before reflecting on the 2019 supply chain logistics trends of the past 12 months! 2019 Supply Chain Logistics Trends. Transpacific carriers benefited as prices increased to nearly double the 2018 rates. this past year!

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QAD

MARCH 12, 2019

We have a lot in store for you and your colleagues, so please consider this roadmap of key attractions and pit stops for this year’s automotive sessions at QAD Explore 2019. In addition, this session will highlight the financial visibility of the inventory and cost transactions, the supplier invoice and the supplier payments approval process.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2019

With the national warehouse vacancy rate hovering at record lows and warehouses bloated with inventory pulled in from China during 2018 to get ahead of impending tariffs, companies can combine flexible storage options with advanced technology to create an end-to-end supply chain solution that works. during the third quarter to $7.21

Inventory Reduction 101

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

I’ll put it on my “Ideas for 2019” list. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2019 Second Quarter Financial Results. This is yet another example of how retailers and manufacturers are trying to find the right balance between delivering an enhanced customer experience and finding the optimal mix of inventory, transportation, and labor costs.

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Resilinc

MARCH 4, 2019

For corporations with international supply chains, 2018 provided many familiar challenges—from managing the impacts of fires and natural disasters on suppliers and logistics vendors to analyzing the risks that a merger and acquisitions (M&A) could lead a supplier to stop producing certain parts or components.

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Stord

MARCH 17, 2019

Supply chain problems have hurt Adidas’ sales growth in the first half of 2019, especially in North America. at the Port of Los Angeles last month compared to February of 2018. However, port volume for 2019 is still elevated, up by 1.6% in January and February combined over the same two months in 2018.

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Veridian Solutions

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The 2018 peak warehousing season flourished on the optimism in the market. Unfortunately, experts do not necessarily believe the 2019 peak season will see the same results. Cautious optimism remains, and with even more considerable uncertainty in the market for 2019, supply chain leaders need to take stock of lessons learned.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 25, 2019

For the last few years, inventory shrinkage has annually cost U.S. ” Regardless of how inventory is lost, shrinkage costs retailers a lot of money. To reduce shrinkage, retailers need to have a strategy to address each of the ways inventory can be lost. Inventory shrinkage strategies. Somewhere between 1.5%

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

With the threat of more trade tensions on the horizon in 2019, shippers should optimize their supply chains now to minimize disruption. Read on for a brief overview of how trade tensions affected supply chains last year and a list of ways that you can use to prepare for potential disruption in 2019.

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Stord

APRIL 4, 2019

Meanwhile, the biggest companies in the world continue to invest resources in reducing shipping times even further, ensuring that customer expectations will remain high, and likely increase, in 2019. To meet these high standards, shippers must position inventory near their customers to speed delivery and lower last mile costs.

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Stord

MARCH 24, 2019

For months, shippers had been moving inventory from China to the United States earlier than usual, trying to get ahead of a new round of tariffs scheduled to hit in March. As the company’s inventory footprint grows, it is making changes to many parts of its supply chain to improve margins and provide two-day shipping on online orders by 2021.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

What are the primary supply chain management trends for 2019? Distributed Inventory. Amazon, arguably the most prolific user of distributed inventory, has found that customers placing orders with three- to five-day delivery are disappointed if the package does not arrive within a couple of days. Digital Twin.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

This data allows project44 to deliver predictive insights enabling users to eliminate costs related to demurrage fees as well as reduce inventory stock outs and manual workload. The post This Week in Logistics News (March 4-8, 2019) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 9, 2022

It enables companies to track and trace their products which are equipped with sensors devices (Cheung, 2018). Traditionally, inventory counts were a complex exercise done manually about once a year but RFDI technology enables retailers such as Macy’s to monitor stock monthly bringing accuracy from 60% to over 90%.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 1, 2023

Sankalp Arora and Joe Lynch discuss gathering inventory data, a function that is being transformed by Sankalp’s company Gather AI. Sankalp is CEO and Co-founder at Gather AI, a warehouse automation company that has created the world’s first drone-powered inventory monitoring solution.

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EazyStock

JUNE 21, 2019

We have gone from manual to automated purchasing of our inventory, which consists of more than 2000 SKUs. Now we have it all automated with EazyStock which has allowed us to get better control of our inventory, particularly seasonal items. With the update to NAV 2018, we will also upgrade to EazyStock Global Planner.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more.

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RELEX Solutions

JUNE 28, 2019

RELEX is looking for the best Retail and Supply Chain Master’s Thesis submitted in a European university during the year 2019. The competition is open to anyone who has submitted a retail and supply chain planning related master’s thesis in a European university during the year 2019. Who can apply? How to apply? Competition jury.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

COVID-19 didn’t start it all, but it certainly exacerbated serious supply chain disruptions that emerged during the trade wars in 2018 and 2019. Rethink just-in-time inventory policies: There could be another pandemic or another war. Make over your supply chain to get visibility into potential future disruptions.

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AB&R

DECEMBER 10, 2018

We covered hot topics in 2018 such as RFID container verification , employee mustering , and RFID in the data center. Although it may be the end of the year, our sleeves are already rolled up and we’re working on some big things for 2019. We expect the Windows to Android migration to pick up in 2019. 2) Internet of Things (IoT).

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 2, 2022

Businesses around the world have started to integrate drones into their Supply Chain over the past years to help manage their inventory. The drones are built and designed to assist human workers indoors and benefit large organizations that have stationary inventory. 2019, March 11). Academic paper. 2016, June 06).

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 1, 2022

Businesses around the world have started to integrate drones into their Supply Chain over the past years to help manage their inventory. The drones are built and designed to assist human workers indoors and benefit large organizations that have stationary inventory. 2019, March 11). Academic paper. 2016, June 06).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

A supply chain design solution examines the trade-offs between sourcing options, production and distribution costs, inventory carrying costs, transportation costs, customs and duties processes to come up with the total costs associated with achieving a targeted service level for a particular strategic option.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

Demand is likely to grow, but at a slower rate than 2018. The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. It is likely that 2018 will end with a growth rate in the 4% range, down from 10% in 2017 (measured in freight tonne kilometers per IATA ). Preparing for air freight in 2019.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I find in my Supply Chains to Admire research that 96% of companies (when compared to their peer groups) are unable to drive improvement while delivering higher performance year-over-year on a balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The term “AI” is overused.

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

The e-commerce giant’s new 855,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Staten Island is 20% smaller than its usual facilities, but handles 50% more inventory than a traditional warehouse because of design choices and its use of automation. Delta reported a dip in air cargo freight last month compared to March of 2018.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 24, 2020

Being able to plan the arrival and departure of key inventory can make the difference in the success of an automation project – and our systems integrate seamlessly with operating software. In 2018, estimates suggested that a third of businesses still had not implemented a WMS. Speed is of the Essence. The WMS Gap.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

What's interesting is how the use of IoT technologies to track inventory throughout the supply chain can dovetail with the kind of visibility you gain when you implement a best-of-breed dock scheduling system from C3 Solutions. 2 Cooler heads have prevailed now, though, and Gartner's best guess was in 2019 there would be 14.2

Internet of things 78

Internet of things Retail Real-time Visibility Optimal Sourcing 78

RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 23, 2019

Early last year we wrote about the biggest trends in grocery retail for 2018. Looking into 2019, we’ve again listed some of the top trends in grocery retail for 2019. Interest in sustainability and concern about consumer behavior’s impact on the environment was a major trend in 2018 and will be even more so in 2019.

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RELEX Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2018

RELEX is looking for the best Retail and Supply Chain Master’s Thesis submitted in a European university during the year 2018. The winner will be rewarded with an award of EUR 2.000 and invited to present the winning thesis at a suitable event held by RELEX during 2019 (RELEX will cover the travel costs). Who can apply? How to apply?

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