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Walmart Lowers their Shipping Requirements, but their Suppliers Still Struggle

Logistics Viewpoints

Since September of 2020, 98% has been Walmart’s OTIF requirement. Walmart fines suppliers whose goods arrive late or who have not shipped everything that they committed to ship. If a company short ships TVs, they are fined more than if they short ship soup, for example. It is clearly not an easy problem to solve.

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Inventory Everywhere, But Not the Right Product to Ship

Supply Chain Shaman

Note that in Figure 1, retail home improvements days of inventory increased 68 days, contract manufacturing days increased 48 days, retail apparel by 28 days, and containers and packaging manufacturing companies by 14 days. This was the largest deceleration in the headline CPI since the rise of inflation in April 2020.

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Packaging Comes to the Forefront of Sustainability Efforts

Enterra Insights

2] In an effort to reduce waste heading to landfills, product packaging, especially the use of plastics, has become a target. Earlier this month, “Maine Governor Janet Mills … signed the nation’s first extended producer responsibility, or EPR, law, effectively holding corporations accountable for the packaging waste they create.

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Consumer Packaged Goods in the Digital Age

Enterra Insights

The past couple of years have been — to say the least — interesting for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector. As Erik Larson ( @erikdlarson ), Founder and CEO of Cloverpop, observes, “The consumer packaged goods industry is experiencing unprecedented change. Joining the Data Revolution. ” Data and Decision-making.

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What is small package shipping?

Freight Plus

explains small package shipping and it's cost. This conversation is a part of a white paper guide to small package coming Summer 2020. Chris Peckham, Director of Operations at Aborn & Co., Audio only version. Chris can be reached on. Future proof your supply chain. Subscribe now on. Spotify. ,

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What is small package shipping?

Freight Plus

explains small package shipping and it's cost. This conversation is a part of a white paper guide to small package coming Summer 2020. Chris Peckham, Director of Operations at Aborn & Co., Audio only version. Chris can be reached on. Future proof your supply chain. Subscribe now on. Spotify. ,

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Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022 by Lindsay Schuemann , Marketing Manager at Enveyo Two years. We’ve had many ups and downs since March of 2020, but one up that has continued its upward trend, is e-commerce purchase volume. They’re shipping companies. What carriers should I evaluate?