Ware2Go

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Warehouse vacancy rates are at an all-time low. Learn how to secure top-tier warehouse space and SLA’s without paying peak season premiums or getting locked into a long-term contract. Warehouse capacity is at an all-time low, with vacancy rates as low as 3.6 % on the west coast. Labor is also in high demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2021

The global supply chain is routinely beset by challenges, both large and small, but the past couple of years have delivered a string of significant logistics disruptions that have threatened to upend the tightly choreographed dance of global freight transportation. That’s starting to change. More and more large U.S. In the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2023

freight rates have reached their lowest levels in nearly six years. In essence, it is confirmation of a freight recession condition. That is not good for retailers and manufacturers, each under the looking glass to reduce not only transportation but also inventory carrying costs. All rights reserved. The post U.S.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This is not the usual peak season, and it started much earlier than in 2020. Higher freight volumes. Stronger freight volumes are expected as pent-up demand from consumers, retailers, and manufacturers reaches an apex. Shrinking capacity from higher freight volumes results in higher rates throughout peak season and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2021

Walmart is making investments in warehouse automation in distribution centers to deliver aisle and department-ready pallets to stores. The use of demand management, inventory optimization, and replenishment applications can help this retail behemoth achieve much better inventory placement and fulfillment flexibility.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Supply chain leaders have faced significant challenges in the past, and in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic spotlighted the need for supply chain resilience and integration. Of course, more data amounts to increased visibility and, therefore, actionability to prevent disruptions from contributing to higher freight spend.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If 2020 and if 2021 proved anything, it’s that the omni-channel selling environment is here to stay. But, as we know, supply chain conditions were far from perfect in 2020 and 2021. As just one example, Nike’s online sales grew by 75% in 2020 — but its profit margins fell from 45.5%

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PINC

AUGUST 28, 2020

Here’s more from the press release: Distribution centers, warehouses, and manufacturing plants are looking to improve gate velocity, optimize driver turnaround times, and reduce costs while becoming Shippers-of-Choice. Benefits include improved warehouse efficiency (e.g.,

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Turvo

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Although the US economy is getting back on its feet, the supply chain industry continues to grapple with disruptions, some of which have been hampering operations since early 2020. During the holiday shopping season, sky-high ocean freight rates are major contributors that will strain the industry and shoppers alike.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide ; Clint Reiser. ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. I picked a good time to cover what is now well-known to be a hot market consisting of many successful warehouse automation suppliers. billion in 2019.

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ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Fulfillment Free trade zones, or FTZs, are controlled places in a country that offer warehouse and distribution services for goods from foreign markets, excluding them from paying taxes on those goods. The value of shipments moving through free trade zones was over $835 billion compared to just $625 billion in 2020.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Many retailers are feeling inventory pains despite assuring analysts that they're quite pleased with their inventory levels. Mind you, some retailers may indeed be pleased with their inventory levels, but others may be trying to figure out where to store the excess inventory since so many warehouses are beyond full.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The worldwide 3PL industry, estimated at roughly $1 trillion in 2020, is predicted to reach $1.75 E-commerce sales increased as a result of the epidemic post-2020. growth over February 2020. growth over February 2020. trillion by 2026 due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Today, e-commerce accounts for a record 36.1%

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Every warehouse strives for efficient order fulfillment. There are many factors that can impact costs, from warehouse replenishment practices to the warehouse equipment deployed to support the fulfillment process. ” Meet Our Panel of Warehouse Pros: Nate Masterson. Dave Masterson. Nate Masterson. MapleHolistics.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2021

This is a way to determine which carriers are able to deliver properly and without issue, as well as identifying opportunities for packaging and label optimization to avoid freight claims. Rebills happen when something changes about the shipment after the original freight quote was issued.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

Warehouses are turning to EV charging. Including Bomi, UPS Healthcare has doubled its global footprint since 2020. By June 2020, it had ballooned to a $3.4 billion on grocery delivery, down 26 percent from 2020. As the push to electrify driving grows, warehouse developers are increasingly focused on charging.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

Following an unprecedented downturn, the freight market has posted an almost full calendar year of impressive growth spurred by demand from a few sectors of the domestic economy. The second half of the past quarter was highly atypical and posted freight volumes that vastly exceeded those generally seen during peak season.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

With multiple logins, slow optimization, limited capacity, and patchy visibility (the list of limitations goes on… but we’ll spare you the time), companies are left in the dark with an inefficient supply chain, missing inventory, disappointed customers, and ultimately a lower bottom line. The system just does not make sense anymore.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Timely Industry Example- Online Retail and E-Commerce With increased importance of online retail, E-Commerce or services-centric business models, enhanced coordination of customer focused fulfillment and inventory management has taken on special emphasis. and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods.

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PINC

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Union City, CA – October 7 th , 2020 – Researched and prepared by Adelante SCM’s analyst Adrian Gonzalez and presented by PINC, the publication’s 2020 theme is The Impact Of Digital Yard Management on Enterprise Transportation Costs and Capacity.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 18, 2022

Amazon has virtually created consumer demand for 1- to 2-day shipping, and they’ve learned the most cost effective and efficient way to deliver: inventory distribution. By distributing inventory strategically, they create a distribution network optimized for 1- to 2-day ground shipping , making their delivery times both fast and affordable.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 24, 2022

(photo credit: depositphotos.com) According to consulting firm McKinsey, funding for logistics startups almost doubled in 2021 compared to 2020. The most significant percentage was on-demand last-mile delivery platforms, followed by road freight marketplaces and new last-mile parcel networks. of the total $80 billion in funding.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 10, 2021

One of my first professional jobs was in Warehouse Space Planning and Warehouse Management. You can’t go through a warehouse without seeing pallets. Having been in dozens and dozens of Warehouses, Distribution Centres, and Manufacturing facilities every since I’ve seen pallets everywhere. from 2020 to 2027.”

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Spot market rates might start easing in 2020 but will still be about 15%-20% higher than the previous peak in 2018. Still, the e-commerce boom pushes more freight into trucks as shippers re-think inventory levels to meet omnichannel demands. Contract rates, representing about 70% of the market, will be up about 4%-5% over 2021.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Retailers must be flexible in order to handle consumer’s evolving shopping behaviors changing trade policies, inventory shortages, supply and demand disruptions and unpredictable delays in last mile deliveries. For example, Crocs’ ecommerce volume grew substantially in 2020. Investing in inventory and warehouse management solutions.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

E-commerce will continue to grow significantly through 2020 and beyond. As evidenced by the most recent peak shipping season , the need for effective, high-quality logistics and warehouse management has never been higher. Warehouse Management System. Warehouse Control System. Warehouse Execution System.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2021

as of January 1, 2020 [3]. By retrieving live information such as vessel position, weather forecasts and tidal flows combined with indicators such as vessel size, inventory or traffic, algorithms help to determine the expected arrival time. The IMO 2020 regulation has set a precedent for further restrictions to come.

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Stord

AUGUST 5, 2020

August 6, 2020 Stord is thrilled to announce our partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency as a SmartWay Logistics Company , just a few months since expanding our freight capabilities. Freight transportation is the culprit that makes up a vast majority of air pollutants and emissions in the US.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

E-commerce spending will surpass $4 trillion annually by 2020, reports eFulfilmentService, accounting for approximately 15 percent of total global retail spending. Lackluster insight into freight spend and poor freight management controls. According to Webgility, these may include: Manual processes and activities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

In terms of finding a 4PL solution provider, Mars wanted a company that could engage in truck loading and route optimization, and schedule shipments into and out of their warehouses. Mars Wrigley chose Transplace, now UBER Freight, for North America and a partnership with Maersk/E2Open for ocean freight.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

In addition, retailers are struggling to move inventory initially ordered in the first quarter of 2022 to make way for back-to-school and holiday merchandise. Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season. Bottlenecks from future COVID-19 variants are possible.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 26, 2020

A market update and summary of the round table discussion from March 25, 2020. How can I get my freight picked up at a higher rate? Inventory cost, transportation cost, etc., Drivers, carriers, warehouses, brokers, everyone is working to keep us going so it's very important to remind them you have their backs.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Without it, your inventory stays on the shelf, and your customers look elsewhere to get what they need. Inventory management techniques. It involves: Inventory management. Warehousing. If they have many items, these will need to be selected from different zones of the warehouse and placed together in a shipping box.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

Last year’s annual report reflecting on 2020 business logistics costs indicated a level of 7.4 As inventory-to-sales ratios dropped to near record lows, inter-modal logistics networks were forced to try to manage and synchronize essentially just-in-time material movements which were out of sync in many important dimensions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Noted was a late May decline, largely driven by a more pronounced shift in inventories in the second half of May, reflecting a higher rate of expansion in the first half. Further, the report indicates that many consumer goods firms reportedly achieved the inventory wind down they strove for throughout 2022.

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