Enterra Insights

MARCH 5, 2019

Ken Cottrill, a Global Communications Consultant at MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, believes the pessimists are wrong. Traditional store models — and their supporting supply chains — are being redefined.”[1] ”[1] A significant part of that redefinition involves omnichannel operations.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 20, 2021

.”[3] As the digital path to purchase gets more crowded, the pressure on last-mile logistics also increases. ”[4] He adds, “Companies must be constantly ready to adapt their supply chains to reflect changing market conditions and customer demands.” A supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Five Forces Reshaping Logistics as We Know it. Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Forget what you knew about logistics. but that the supply chain has maximum flexibility as conditions change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2022

21% of online orders were returned in 2021, up from 9% in 2019. Reverse logistics is difficult and costly. In order for retailers to appeal to this demand, they are having to bear the brunt of orchestrating difficult reverse logistics processes and eat the costs of doing so themselves. In the U.S, Who pays the price?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week. req’d) Global Blue Chips Intensify Efforts to Increase Supply Chain Transparency (WSJ – sub. req’d) Walmart taking over operations at Inland distribution centers [operated by Schneider Logistics] (The Press-Enterprise).

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

From a digitally-transformed shopping experience to global supply chain disruptions and a pandemic that refuses to quit, there’s one thing retailers can count on: People are always going to shop. in 2019) are expected to produce over $300 per square foot on a gross square foot basis. Omnichannel Retail: The Future is Phygital.

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Locus

JULY 25, 2023

In 2019, Bain & Co. Locus’ Guide To Omnichannel Fulfillment. Challenges in Consumer Goods Distribution However, the MENA region has its own geographical and logistical challenges that must be overcome to establish efficient last-mile deliveries. Download WhitePaper Now!

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 27, 2021

2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends for the US. Here we are, one year later, trying to determine the 2021 supply chain and inventory management trends to adopt. International trade and logistics were stalled with the volume of global trade in goods down by 17.7% Automation. Automation.

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Veridian Solutions

MARCH 20, 2019

ProMat 2019 is set to take place April 8-11, 2019 at McCormick Place, Chicago. The four-day conference brings together 950 exhibitors and the thousands of supply chain and manufacturing software vendors. Four Keynote Presentations at ProMat 2019. On Wednesday, George W. Robots, Robots, and More Robots.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2021

On Monday, March 8th, a vice president of supply chain for a large retail chain – a chain with over 5,000 stores – spoke at Körber’s supply chain conference Elevate. Körber is a leading provider of logistics software, material handling, voice, and consulting solutions.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chain conferences are an excellent way to connect with industry professionals, learn about new technologies, and refine your operation through the experience of others. Keynote speakers at LINK 2019 include Dick Johnson, President and CEO at Foot Locker, Inc., Download WhitePaper.

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Oracle SCM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Starting today, leaders of finance, operations, supply chain, human resources, marketing, and IT from around the globe are coming together at Oracle OpenWorld 2019. If you’re interested in optimizing your supply chain, here are some key sessions to get you started: General Session: Outpace Change with Oracle SCM Cloud.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The 2019 peak season is already on its way to the record books with this past “Black Friday” behind us. While it is still early in the game to pass judgment on the totality of the 2019 peak shopping season, the initial numbers are clear. Challenges in Omnichannel Retail Peak Season.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 22, 2020

Let's take a look at the absolutely fundamental importance of the software systems that underpin DC operations: Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). These systems are the brains that help retail operations stay ahead of the competition, by enabling the addition of new automated systems. Warehouse Control Systems (WCS).

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Enterra Insights

MAY 15, 2020

This dramatic change in consumer shopping habits emphasizes the importance of omnichannel strategies and a resilient supply chain. Hitendra Chaturvedi, a professor at the Supply Chain Department of W.P. companies in many ways, and nearly three-fourths of them have seen their supply chain significantly affected.”[1]

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2019

It is that time of year again when we at Cerasis take a global view of what trends to expect in supply chain management throughout the remainder of the year. We will delve into what will set third-party logistics providers apart in the coming year, and what to expect as e-commerce continues to merge with brick-and-mortar retail.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

What are areas that are relevant to supply chains where new paradigms are possible? Covid-19 has demonstrated the power of integrated, intelligent and interactive supply chain networks. Companies can create digital supply chains and digital supply chain services, and, hence, advantage.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chain conferences are an excellent way to connect with industry professionals, learn about new technologies, and refine your operation through the experience of others. Dates: January 13 – 15, 2019 in New York City. Dates: February 24 – 27, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. Download Whitepaper.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Being the busiest time of the year, they are eyeing to make their logistics operations more effective and efficient. The bad news is that the narrow timeline ends now, and the good news is that it is not too late to build your logistical abilities for this holiday season sales. Increasing Focus on Sustainability and Green Logistics.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

“For years now,” writes Ryan Lester, Director of Customer Engagement Technologies at LogMeIn, “traditional retail stores have been under attack. ”[3] They add, “79% of retail and consumer products companies surveyed expect to be using intelligent automation for customer intelligence by 2021. ”[5].

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 6, 2020

In logistics, the “last mile” is a euphemism for the effort it takes to get a product or service delivered to its final destination. In today’s omnichannel world, the last mile can lead almost anywhere. Historically, the last mile involved delivering goods to stores, where customers would shop and take items home.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

In one article from a few years ago a pundit said, “The dirty little secret about omnichannel that is not getting nearly enough attention – omnichannel can cost a lot more than simply running stores.” For the fiscal year 2019, digital sales were 8.8% Shouldn’t logistics expenses be scaling in a way that would decrease margins?

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

However, as manufacturing comes roaring back, it is being met with supply chain issues such as delivery delays and higher costs. At a Berkshire Hathaway meeting, Warren Buffett said, “The supply chain is all screwed up” (Thank you @10xLogisticsExperts for sharing this on Twitter). During W.W.

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 10, 2021

President Biden’s July 9th Executive Order , Promoting Competition in the American Economy, created quite a stir in the supply chain community regarding the potential impact on the ocean freight and railroad markets. Repairs are one of the three major pillars of reverse logistics - returns and disposition are the other two.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

by Bill DuBois A recent post on Logistics Management cites some figures supporting the idea that e-commerce is a runaway train continuing to gather momentum. This growth, combined with the impact digital commerce has on consumer behavior, has what the Wall Street Journal called “an outsize impact” on the supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Statistic chances of seeing a month without a rate increase are 22 percent, so it is much more likely rates will rise in November, December and well into 2019. [e-Book] More Shippers Want Less Than Truckload Options Shippers have also faced the encroach of omnichannel, and it will affect demand for LTL as well. Get Your Free Copy Here.

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Vinculum

JULY 18, 2022

The supply chain is becoming more popular in the international market, leading to the customers’ widespread demand and satisfying their greed. And these days, supply chain management plays a vital role in running the process magnificently to manage the retail market vibrantly.

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Locus Robotics

APRIL 16, 2021

The need to stay flexible in the face of rapid change was dictating the future of supply chain management even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally published in Manufacturing & Logistics IT - March 2021. Those with the foresight to be early adopters of disruptive technologies were the ones best placed to succeed.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

For online retailers and retailers with an omnichannel strategy, it’s probably good news. ” Cognitive computing is an important part of the “dynamic omnichannel technology” to which Hinckley refers. And Coresight is expecting that percentage to continue to shrink.”[1] The solution? Footnotes. [1]

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Vinculum

JANUARY 7, 2022

E-commerce fulfillment entails, in a nutshell, the supply chain of items that are sold online. E-commerce has witnessed a 25% increase from 2019 to 2020, which resulted in a significant rise in this sector in these regions. It grew from 2-3% in 2019 to 5% in 2020. billion in 2022 from $26.9 E-commerce Fulfillment.

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FLEXE

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

How are retailers using omnichannel fulfillment to prepare for the 2018 holiday season? Today, both eCommerce and brick-and-mortar are part of a more complicated, omnichannel purchasing landscape. Last year, we predicted storefronts would make a comeback in 2018 as companies developed more sophisticated omnichannel strategies.

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 4, 2019

Our evolutionary story today, about the Logistics and Supply Chain conference, begins in 1984 when NMRI held their first Physical Distribution & Transportation Conference. The next evolutionary step for this event is when RILA Logistics became RILA Supply Chain in 2014.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 10, 2020

Consumers don’t often think about supply chain operations. 83% of customers will not return after just one poor delivery experience, which all teams within the organization should care about — not just supply chain.”[3] Vanover writes, “Final mile experiences will make or break all delivery logistics.

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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

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 19, 2021

Busy times for all of us and in particular supply chain managers who are dealing with capacity constraints, delays, the rise of e-commerce, forecasting in this crazy environment, identifying and analyzing data, and putting the data to use in strategies. billion in 2024, a 60% growth from 2019.

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Veridian Solutions

OCTOBER 21, 2019

As a result, labor availability has become a central point in making management decisions, from building factories, through preparing for peak season, explains Supply Chain Quarterly. Fortunately, WMS labor cost reductions can help alleviate these concerns, and supply chain leaders need to know why.

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