Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The year 2021 has proved it once again that Tom McCarthy was right. Rewind to 2021! 2021 may not be a year for the logistics industry to cherish, but it was a year filled with a lot of takeaways. 2021 pushed businesses to take giant strides in their logistics processes and operations. lifestyle) or involuntarily (e.g.,

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2021

”[3] In fact, a recent poll found that most consumers blame manufacturers for the packaging waste problem. What are CPG Manufacturers Doing? As Chaudhuri notes, refill systems are another avenue CPG manufacturers are exploring. million to make toothpaste tubes less frustrating ,” Boston Globe, 29 April 2021. [10]

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

The day before I traveled to Boston, I spoke to a client. I loved the summary in the Economist article published on July 3, 2021, The Long Goodbye to COVID 19. Economist July 3, 2021. Global Chinese imports soared 61% in the first two months of 2021, and will become worse for the holiday period. Globally, 39.3%

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Requis

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

For years I’ve dreamed about reaching the point in my career where I lose my frequent flyer status, and it looks like I’ll finally achieve that goal in 2021! In the first edition I also didn’t write about manufacturing execution systems or manufacturing operations management systems, but I cover them in the second edition.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 11, 2022

share of 57% in 2021. The best application of CPFR I’ve encountered was in 2005, when working for a meat manufacturer that received point-of-sale (POS) data four times a day (10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm) from over 600 stores from the largest retailer in the Netherlands. Google has a 90%+ share in on[1]line search. It was a win-win situation.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

Like the chicken shortage and other issues surrounding the supply chain crisis , infant formula shortages originated with COVID-19 disrupting the supply chain , triggering the lack of labor , transportation, and raw materials. This made it incredibly difficult for manufacturers to accurately gauge the market size for production.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 8, 2022

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain, “The best leadership teams have spent the past two years leaning into the changes COVID-19 has brought to their organizations. And municipal transportation systems dependent on commuters could also suffer. ”[5]. On the other hand, there is some good news.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2024

It easily surpassed the previous record holder, Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, which lagged behind at a steady 5.59 could design and manufacture the advanced computer chips that power everything from lawnmowers to supercomputers on its own soil, instead of having to outsource production to Asia. m/s, equivalent to about 7.4 Intel wins $19.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It’s hard to believe that after so many years, a legend of Boston has officially called it quits. The Bosstones were a classic Boston band that somehow even featured a member that simply known as the Dancing Bosstone. Record robot orders in 2021. percent in 2021. So after nearly forty years, I say thanks for the memories.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2024

It’s more than doubled the number of robots deployed in its fulfillment centers and warehouses in the last three years, from 350,000 in 2021 to 750,000 by last June. Robotic arms Robin and Sparrow were designed and manufactured at its Robotics Innovation Hub near Boston and help sort customer orders.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

To date, however, Boston Consulting Group analysts assert, “Digital agriculture has not yet lived up to its potential.”[1] 2] Lenore Newman and Evan Fraser, “ 3 technologies poised to change food and the planet ,” The Conversation, 18 February 2021. [3] ” Equal Times, 11 January 2021. [5]

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 24, 2023

Yet, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts, getting executives aligned can be difficult. As I noted in a previous article, “Planning and optimizations can be done in many departments within a business, such as supply, manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, transportation, budget, labor, and so on.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2021

When it became apparent that COVID-19 was going to become the largest health crisis in over a century, what also became apparent was America’s reliance on manufacturing in China. If you don’t have a first-tier supplier who’s sourcing from China, then your supplier’s supplier is.”[1] ”[2]. It instructs the U.S. ”[4].

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

percent from November to December 2023 as militant attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea led to a plunge in the volumes of cargo transported in that key region, a German economic institute said on Thursday. Uber purchased Drizly in a cash-and-stock deal back in 2021. Global trade declined by 1.3

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2021

energy use of manufacturing, gas emissions, etc.) A recent study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded:[5] Many companies can multiply their climate impact by decarbonizing supply chains. made of recycled content) when other attributes not addressed (i.e., ” 2.

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 21, 2022

Examples of this cooperation include the creation of incentives packages to lure large corporations to the Tar Heel state including Apple and electric car manufacturer VinFast. That extends to logistics as NC has lower costs for industrial space, lower labor costs, and lower transportation costs (i.e., OTR within one business day).

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