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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2018 by co-founders Sankalp Arora, Daniel Maturana and Geetesh Dubey, after launching the Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute , the technology provider’s software capabilities enables drones to autonomously fly through internal warehouses to record inventory levels, empty locations and other inventory related information.

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How to Ensure Effective Third-Party Deliveries and Excellence in Your E-commerce Logistics Operations

Locus

Apple’s D2C sales grew from 29% in 2018 to 38% in 2022. Projections indicate that D2C e-commerce sales in the US will hit $213 billion by 2024, which makes up 16.6% Low shipping fee: Customers prefer brands that offer lower shipping fees, making it more cost-effective for them to receive their orders.

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Predictive Analytics and Future Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

between 2019 to 2024, more than doubling in size. They include: Transportation Management Systems : “Supply chains depend on fixed lead time and uncertainty for factors such as ocean shipping, can be addressed by predicting future disruptions.” That’s why spending on supply chain advanced analytics is on the rise.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Global paper output is expected to be 4 million tons short of its 2018 level, with predictions of 416 million tons in 2022. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. FastMarkets ).

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Seasonal Inventory and 7 Ways to Manage It Effectively

ToolsGroup

But by 2018, one Business Insider article declared “Black Friday is dead.” Maybe they’ve waited too long to buy that gift, and the deciding factor is now fast shipping or a dependable BOPIS (buy online, pick up in-store) experience. 47% of consumers stated free shipping would influence where they shopped for holiday gifts.

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Blockchain: The Technology Reshaping SCM!

Supply Chain Game Changer

especially procurement and logistics?—?in million by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 49.16% between 2017 and 2024” ( globalnewswire.com 2018 ). For this reason, blockchain technology has been viewed as the perfect match for business application within procurement and logistics. in the coming years. All Hands on Product.

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Mobile Barcoding and Warehouse Automation for Retail Inventory

RFgen

This is no surprise, since retail relies on inventory management software and hardware to track, procure and supply its products. Supply chain pressures from commoditization, tariffs and increasingly short delivery times due to Amazon’s drive to same-day shipping all impact retail organizations. trillion in 2019.