Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Stating the Obvious: Amazon Competes in Transportation and Logistics Services. In order to remain competitive, firms are beginning to collaborate with their once rivals — providing processing, transportation, or delivery for each other — something we refer to as co-opetition. Transportation at Steelcase.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Transportation is the largest sector of the economy, making up 8.9 percent gross domestic product (GDP), reports the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. 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]

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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 simply inefficient, and many companies have not invested enough in transporting, warehousing and processing products that must move backwards through their supply chains. “A In the U.S, Compare this to the 9% returns rate of purchases made in-store.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Conferences exist for a variety of purposes and supply chain specialties, including cold chain storage, transportation management, omnichannel best practices , and much more. Keynote speakers at LINK 2019 include Dick Johnson, President and CEO at Foot Locker, Inc., Download WhitePaper.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 19, 2021

Technology is playing a big role but one area, in particular, that I’ve always found interesting is transportation management services (TMS). No matter the mode of transportation a shipper uses, the shipper is paying more for it, that is, when they can find space. TMS has come a long way since its early days.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2020

Today’s post will cover the the most read supply chain management blogs published in 2019. The post Most Read Supply Chain Management Blogs of 2019 appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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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. Supply chain organizations have been on a long journey to improve customer fulfillment and collaboration, especially in logistics functions such as transportation and warehousing.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Conferences exist for a variety of purposes and supply chain specialties, including cold chain storage, transportation management, omnichannel best practices , and much more. Dates: January 13 – 15, 2019 in New York City. Dates: February 24 – 27, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. Download Whitepaper. ProMat (NO COST).

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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% Target also needed to change the way they thought about transportation.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 6, 2020

In today’s omnichannel world, the last mile can lead almost anywhere. Chris Cunnane ( @ccunnane ), an analyst with the ARC Advisory Group, explains, “In order to truly be omnichannel, retailers and brand manufacturers must provide a unified brand experience for their customers. ” Those are good questions.

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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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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Automation in the warehouse is essential to meeting the growing demand of e-commerce and the blending of traditional supply chain channels into the omnichannel supply chain. Getting The Most Out of Shipping In 2019. How can warehouse capacity be both tight and utilized less than 100 percent? Download WhitePaper.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing. then secure on-demand transportation, warehousing and labor assets dynamically, re-planning flexibly as conditions change.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

in 2019) are expected to produce over $300 per square foot on a gross square foot basis. And based on Placer Lab’s data , the investment looks promising, with monthly 2021 monthly in-store visits up across the board in comparison to 2019: Image source: Placer.ai. Omnichannel Retail: The Future is Phygital. Get the Story ?.

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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. According to Steve Banker via Forbes , Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods positioned the company to corner the omnichannel area , and Amazon went a step further. Reverse logistics.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

For online retailers and retailers with an omnichannel strategy, it’s probably good news. More e-commerce orders mean a big increase in transportation requirements. ” Cognitive computing is an important part of the “dynamic omnichannel technology” to which Hinckley refers. The solution? Footnotes. [1]

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 20, 2021

The growing e-commerce trend also demonstrates the importance of omnichannel retail strategies. Companies that master omnichannel operations will thrive in the years ahead — if last-mile logistics can keep up. .” That’s what makes last-mile delivery so important in the age of e-commerce. ” Outdated technology.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The post Shipping Tech Integration Trends for 2019 appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. This will allow shippers to reduce freight spend, gain control over logistics, and offer better customer service. However, shippers must first understand the shipping technology trends affecting the industry and.read More.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Daphne Howland ( @daphnehowland ) reports, “[Amazon’s decision] is influencing retailers of all sizes to mull similar policies, in light of their own rising problem of escalating returns, according to a report from omnichannel retail management firm Brightpearl. These companies want to fix it ,” CNBC, 12 January 2019. [5]

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

for SAP, notes, “[An intelligent supply chain can improve] all business processes required for the selling of products: design, planning, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, warehouse management, transportation and customer service.”[5]. First, survival requires retailers to master omnichannel operations. ”[5].

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 9.28% from 2019 to 2026. Transportation activities (aviation, rail, shipping, heavy and light trucking) are responsible for approximately 17% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. – Boston Consulting Group, Climate Action Pays Off in Transportation and Logistics, July 2020.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Increased e-commerce volumes and omnichannel strategies are putting unprecedented demands on the supply chain. Increasingly, manufacturers are turning from a traditional supply-driven orientation to demand-driven solutions to effectively meet e-commerce and omnichannel challenges to the supply chain.

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Veridian Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Experts believe the 2019 peak shopping season will fall short of 2018. Customers have grown accustomed to omnichannel shopping, and as retailers work to blend their channels, even brick-and-mortar stores take on an e-commerce role. WMS Use Increases Warehousing and Transportation Efficiency.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

eCommerce growth and the impacts of COVID-19 In 2019, consumers spent $601.75 According to Visual Capitalist , eCommerce demand for disposable gloves grew by a whopping 670% in March 2020 compared to March 2019, while demand for bread machines grew by 652% over the same period. billion with U.S. eCommerce retailers, marking 14.9%

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

In 2019, it re-acquired HD Supply, a company it sold in 2007. As noted in Digital Commerce 360 , with HD Supply, Home Depot has a good opportunity to target buyers of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products with an omnichannel retail approach that enables them to purchase goods online or in-store.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 21, 2022

Transportation and warehousing jobs also fell — but very slightly (less than 1%) — after last year’s 67.4% Compared with 2019, before the pandemic brought about an explosion of online ordering, e-commerce sales jumped over 61 percent. In 2019, online sales accounted for just 14.6 growth, according to Challenger.”[3]

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Veridian Solutions

MARCH 11, 2019

Returns in omnichannel retail represent a significant risk in the supply chain. According to Mackenna Moralez of Supply & Demand Chain Executive, abuse of returns policies have another effect on businesses in the omnichannel world. Consider outsourcing of reverse logistics, says Transport Topics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Ecommerce and omnichannel was already growing more than twice as fast as traditional retail. In 2019, it became the first fully unmanned truck to drive on a live highway. So instead of giving a speech on this, I am repurposing this content into an article. So, what are the mega trends? The Growth of Ecommerce.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Although government reports were delayed at the beginning of the year due to the government shutdown, all indicators from the period before the government shutdown suggest logistics will continue to expand well into 2019. This will have an additional impact on capacity and logistics costs. E-Commerce grew 15.4

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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. The result is increased inventory, transportation and warehousing costs, and ultimately reduced profitability. ” GoShare, 18 July 2019. [5] 4] Staff, “ What is Reverse Logistics?

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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. As 2019 approaches, RILA Supply Chain is again evolving and next year RILA is introducing LINK which is RILA’s Retail Supply Chain Conference Reimagined.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

– Statista, Direct-to-consumer (D2C) e-commerce sales in the United States from 2019 to 2023, June 2021. Ecommerce penetration will continue to increase, more than doubling from 2019 to 23.6% The Omnichannel Edge for Businesses. In 2020, direct-to-consumer (D2C) e-commerce sales in the United States reached 111.5

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Negotiating uncertainties is still the name of the game, and in a quest to meet the same-day delivery expectations of customers, retailers rolled out omnichannel capabilities in record time last year. A Forbes report quoted data stating that store traffic in 2020 fell by 30% as compared to 2019. for the United States in 2020.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 22, 2020

At the turn of the century the first WMS supplier achieved revenues of US$100 million and offerings were enhanced for the first time with add-ons like transportation management systems (TMS). They are being born out of the need to better coordinate resources for omnichannel fulfillment.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 10, 2020

The staff at ShipChain explains, “Final Mile, also commonly referred to as Last Mile, refers to the very last leg of any shipment’s journey: from the transportation hub to the end-user. 3] Anna Bourland, “ The Changing Faces Of Last Mile Customer Experience ,” Convey, 24 May 2019. [4] The last mile is costly.

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Vinculum

MAY 23, 2022

Kumar Rajagopalan, the CEO of the Industry body Retailers Association of India (RAI), mentions that the pandemic has screwed up most of the retailers where few have driven out of it and spreading the stores with the help of Omnichannel platform to improve the warehouse space.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The next time you feel the need to toast someone, raise your glass to all the supply chain professionals involved in omnichannel retail operations. Omnichannel logistics challenges. ”[3] Legacy staff members identify 9 top omnichannel logistics challenges businesses generally face. Finding the Right Transportation.

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