Enterra Insights

MAY 31, 2019

Steve Osburn ( @skosbu ), Managing Director at Kurt Salmon — a part of Accenture Strategy specializing in Supply Chain, observes, “E-commerce customers in the U.S. A recent study from Accenture Strategy found that 62 percent of U.S. To meet changing consumer behavior, retailers are finding omnichannel strategies essential.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The driving forces are contributing to higher LTL use in the remnants of 2018 and into 2019. Driver turnover and how LTL can reduce it. Dimensional pricing. Pricing compared to fall 2017 reveals a 10-percent average increase in LTL freight rates. Expected increases in LTL freight costs. Trends affecting LTL.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Although this sounds great for most industries, it represents a major problem for the freight trucking industry. Freight forwarders will have great opportunities in 2018 to take advantage of the increased demand on shippers. The ELD mandate will dramatically reduce the number of hours truckers can drive. trillion by 2020.

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Unleashed

JULY 25, 2021

Let’s look at how smart food businesses can reduce their waste – and how the right food manufacturing software helps them do it. Sustainable food waste management therefore looks at strategies to reduce waste where it occurs, before it occurs. How can food and beverage manufacturers reduce their waste?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

At the Supply Chain Global Summit 2018 , Francois discussed the impact of digitalization, Industry 4.0, To perform the analysis, we grouped L’Oreal into the Personal Products industry, which includes beauty, hair care, vitamins, etc. L’Oréal’s global strategy embraces globalization with a keen focus on the customer.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The Top Logistics Trends that Will Impact Logistics Management in 2018. Even the best shipping options do not necessarily work for each customer, and customers will demand variable shipping options more frequently in 2018, reports Kushal Nahata of FarEye. Download Here. Variable Logistics Operations Will Become Standard.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2018

Over the next two years, manufacturers are set to invest more than $250 billion in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and the use of technology to improve manufacturing will only increase. Let us take a closer look at some the advanced manufacturing technologies set to define the state of manufacturing throughout 2018.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. Relying on our experience in the industry and academic field, it is worth to say that if everything is urgent, nothing is urgent! Industry 4.0. Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs) are key enablers for Industry 4.0.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Whether you’re planning on purchasing products from a food wholesaler, or thinking about moving into food wholesaling yourself, this overview of the industry – and what its future holds – is for you. Since the model is based on cash payments, credit transactions – and any associated costs such as fees – are effectively eliminated.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Fifty-two percent of respondents are working on individual digital projects but lack an overarching strategy that links all these efforts. We estimate that productivity gains and cost savings alone could deliver near-term impact of 200 to 600 basis points of margin expansion across advanced industries, worth $200 billion to $500 billion.”.

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QAD

JUNE 7, 2022

Over the past couple of years, the promotional products industry has run up against significant challenges, but has persevered. The promo industry has been in a tough fight against many obstacles and disruption — business was anything but normal. The First Blow — Tariffs and Fluctuating Prices. What’s Next?

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As industries and consumer expectations shift, logistics has morphed from a cost of doing business to a competitive advantage. Some the country’s biggest CPG brands are leaving the old strategy of transactional shipping behind in favor of strategic logistics partnerships. Bumble Bee Details Its Shift in Logistics Strategy.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The type and capabilities of supply chain technology is expanding, and technology will only grow more important in effective supply chain management in 2018. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper. The IIoT Will Be Standardized.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

Amazon Pharmacy, born out of the company’s 2018 acquisition of online pharmacy PillPack, allows customers to order prescription medications for home delivery, with free shipping for Prime members. The prescriptions are offered via Amazon’s online pharmacy service, which launched in 2020. Retail groups this week are applauding a U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 27, 2018

For the rest of 2018 and well into next year, consider the supply chain overall and not just transactional pricing. It is rare that things in the supply chain and logistics industry ever stay stagnant, and with that constant change comes the emergence of new and different issues that pose challenges for those in the industry.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 2, 2019

Oil prices have been rather volatile as of late, and are hovering around $58/bbl, down from an average of $65/bbl in 2018. Oil prices impact a lot of things, one of which is the drive to innovate new biobased products from non-petroleum based materials. And that depends to some extent on oil prices.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2019

So, let us reflect on the peak shipping season trends we saw at the close of 2018 and how those trends will affect the industry now and throughout 2019. Isolated instances of higher rates existed, and in the weeks leading up to Christmas, prices soared. Of course, the best plans depend on the actions of yesterday. Stay tuned!

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 15, 2018

Driver pay has surged so far in 2018, NTI reports, with gains expected to continue (CCJ). At the Descartes Evolution 2018 conference in March, Mark Holifield, Home Depot’s Executive Vice President of Supply Chain and Product Development, discussed how the retailer is investing $1.2 Supreme Court Turns Aside J.B. No small talk.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Everyone knows the giant superstore for its low-cost strategy and “everyday low prices.”. What people do not know is how efficient Walmart’s supply chain needs to operate to keep up with its cost strategy. In 2018, Walmart introduced a new technology called Eden to meet the challenges of food waste.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 15, 2023

They talk about the growing popularity of podcasts in the logistics industry and how podcasting can be a helpful tool for professionals to stay up-to-date on industry trends and insights. Eventually, Blythe would use these skills to fulfill her entrepreneurial goal by founding Digital Dispatch in 2018.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Governments and companies taking part will pay countries with tropical and subtropical forests for emissions reductions, a move it hopes will help reduce and eventually end deforestation. Applications are due by July 2021, with the program looking to reduce deforestation between 2022 and 2026. That’s all for this week.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2022

We add our perspectives as to why businesses and their multi-industry supply chain management teams need to up their game in sensing, responding and agility to ongoing events. Prices from crude and aluminum to wheat have soared, as raw materials stage their most stunning weekly surge since 1974 during the days of oil crisis.”.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Making the Most of Truckload, LTL, and Intermodal Strategies in 2018 | Transportfolio. The intermodal industry is forecasted to grow 6-9% over 2018 and 2019. It has always remained true of intermodal service that the closer you are to ramps (at both pickup and destination), the better the price will be.

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Stord

JANUARY 7, 2019

Driven by problems of scale, pricing, and flexibility, these new solutions help shippers reach key markets, meet holiday demand, and ultimately gain a competitive advantage. Demand for these warehouses, driven by the explosion of e-commerce sales, has increased prices and decreased vacant storage space. billion by 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

Introduction Our Supply Chain Matters blog commentaries reflecting on retail industry supply chain performance have been focused on the various market, supply chain and customer fulfillment challenges that retailers have been addressing in the pre and post-pandemic period. However, online sales and store traffic declined 1.7 percent in Q4.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Yet 50% of these same executives are reducing headcount. Hiring Halts and Reductions. According to NRF , employers across industries are struggling to find and retain workers, with the national labor force participation rate still 1.3% million existing employees, for the industry to thrive. Labor Shortage Challenges.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2022

The benefits of using such technology [include the ability to connect] with a smartphone as a carrier for the logistics industry and [its ability to] optimize the management process with a low error rate increasing operability without sacrificing labor and resource efficiency. The average price of sensors has fallen from US$1.30

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

There’s never been a time that’s more challenging for a CEO in the industry,” explains David Garfield of consultancy AlixPartners in the article. Nulogy xChange 2018: Why Courage is So Important Today. Video Interviews with Industry Executives. They’re facing unprecedented change.” How to Build Trust with CPGs and Suppliers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As an industry, we struggle to embrace new ways of thinking. Rubikloud, with advanced analytics for trade promotions, price, and assortment, positions new solution techniques with artificial intelligence for traditional data model constructs for modeling. The press release is silent on total revenues, but 2018 total revenues were 1B$.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 1, 2018

More recently, with the rise of interconnected systems, the analytics to derive value from those systems seems, and decreased costs, RFID is resurrecting as a solution for increasing supply chain management (SCM), visibility into processes, and reducing inventory tracking costs. Instantaneous inventory cycling reduces delays and speeds SCM.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

Fuel Prices Fuel prices have also been steadily declining since the beginning of 2023. As of March 27, 2023, the average price of diesel is $4.128, which is the lowest it’s been since February 2022. Current volumes are comparable to 2018 and 2019 levels but are well below 2021 and 2022 levels. we faced in June of 2022.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

3 Other research is even more conservative, placing the 2018 estimate at seven billion (not including the computers and phones noted above) with growth to 11.6 Other factors supporting the growth and attractiveness of the IoT are significant cost reductions in the costs of the technologies that make it possible. billion by 2021.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

With 2020 well underway, it’s a great time to pick a hot industry topic and subject it to a “state of the state” evaluation. billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 46% between 2018 and 2025. Researchers have even noted that 63% of business leaders believe the pressure to reduce costs will require the use of AI. The answer is yes.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 30, 2019

Despite a difficult first three quarters of 2018, the market began to show signs of softening and improved capacity in Q4. This quick shift from the historically tight market of 2018 to a more shipper-friendly market at the start of 2019 has been a surprise to many within the industry. Carriers added drivers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Jeff Baker, Vice President of Shared Services at Myers Industries. Myers Industries Implements John Galt Solutions. Myers Industries (NYSE: MYE) is headquartered in Akron, Ohio in the United States. Myers Industries ended up selecting the Atlas Planning Platform from John Galt Solutions. Mr. Morgan said. “So,

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

Recently, I conducted a strategy session was with a major consumer products company selling cosmetics. The company wanted to launch a digital strategy, but the digital supply chain team had never connected with the firm’s digital marketing team to understand how the two groups’ efforts could be intertwined. inventory turns.

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