ToolsGroup

JUNE 15, 2021

BOSTON (June 16, 2020) – Supply & Demand Chain Executive , the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, selected Polaris to receive a “Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2021” for its project with ToolsGroup. Inventory was reduced by 15 percentage points. As the global leader in powersports, Polaris Inc.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

So what are the food processing trends to watch out for in 2021? While the rolling out of the Covid-19 vaccine is highly positive and experts anticipate the pandemic will be largely over by the end of 2021, precautions remain in place and that makes safety a key and hugely important trend for the next 12 months.

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

By Rob Press, Content Marketing Manager, Deputy In the supply chain, warehouses play a crucial role in receiving products from the source, storing them safely, and delivering them quickly and efficiently. The warehousing industry accounts for 8% of 2.8 million nonfatal work-related injuries a year !

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2021

BOSTON, March 17, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, is proud to announce that ToolsGroup Director of Professional Services for Europe, Michael Haiber, and Vice President of Professional Services, Stefano Novati, were both named 2021 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

Ocean Freight Options: How Emerging Brands Should Plan For Peak Season 3 Best Practices For Fast-Growing Businesses During Peak Season Ocean Freight: Key Stats & Trends The ocean freight industry is one of the most vital aspects of the global economy, providing goods to and from almost every corner of the world.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

2021 was the trough with in-person events severely limited. If you haven’t attended recently, it is an unmatched display of warehouse automation, robotics, and software systems. The February reading in the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index was -0.26, reaching negative territory for the first time since August 2019.

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ivalua

JULY 12, 2021

Helping businesses reduce the risk of supply chain disruption, optimize inventory levels and make better buying decisions. Redwood City, CA, July 13, 2021 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, announces an extension of its Procure-to-Pay solution with a new Inventory Collaboration capability.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In episode six of Be Ready for Anything, ToolsGroup’s Pre-Sales Manager for Europe, Birger Klinke, talks about what retailers should expect in 2021 and how they can leverage probabilistic forecasting and automation to adjust to a changing marketplace. What do you predict will be different for retailers in 2021? Transcript.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

German logistics giant DHL Group is advising customers to take a close look at how they manage inventories as shippers switch away from the Red Sea, though trade associations said they did not expect any notable disruptions for Europe’s top economy. The German company offers planes, trains and trucks to move goods globally.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Many nations are now facing the prospect of new lockdowns which will undoubtedly further impact global supply chains. . Global Supply Chains are Here to Stay. We are now redefining the concept and levels of safety stock and strategic inventory within warehouses and at suppliers to ensure a bulwark against future disruptions. .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As we finish 2021, the supply chain is front and center with challenges reported across the globe; across multiple industries from consumer products through to automotive. The COVID-19 pandemic has been global, with no country or organization immune from its impact.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Our 2021 Top 10 List! Supply Chain Game Changer is recognized as a Top 10 site globally in Supply Chain, Logistics, and Procurement. We’ve been recognized for global Though Leadership and Influence in Change Management , Supply Chain, Management and Education Technology. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Logistics at Risk!

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 4, 2022

Complete halts result in backlogs and delays, which will impact warehouses and more importantly, their inventory management. As we have seen over the past 20 years, disruptions to supply chains have global impacts on all industries. Inventory takes many forms, ranging from raw materials to finished goods. Survey findings.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

by Dr Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Dubai CommerCity, the first e-commerce free zone in the MENA region opened in April 2021 in Dubai. Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023.

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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. billion globally, and I forecast it to grow to $9.9 Time slot management helps to organize warehouse resources to prepare for an incoming truck.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. But what does a great inventory management strategy look like? At that point, each SKU will be taken to any convenient storage location in the warehouse.

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Stord

APRIL 11, 2022

The out-of-stock sticker shock we experienced in the past few years is forcing retailers to take a hard look at how they plan inventory. Why Has Inventory Been so Hard to Come By? Near the start of the pandemic, the inventory-to-sales ratio in the U.S. in April 2021. plummeted—first down to 1.21 months of sales.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We feel good about the composition of our inventory. It's been difficult to plan inventory flow with much precision.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Warehouse automation stats show that automation is making a big impact on warehouses and distribution centers. As technology awareness grows, more warehouses and DCs turn to automation to adapt to the changing landscape. The number of private warehouses is growing. Warehouses are increasing in size, as well.

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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. Walmart’s fiscal 2021 ended on January 31 st. The company has 7,300 pickup and 5,200 delivery locations globally. Walmart is also investing pickup and delivery capacity. billion, 4.1%

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2022

21% of online orders were returned in 2021, up from 9% in 2019. The process is inefficient and unpredictable, and leaves retailers with used inventory that oftentimes cannot be resold. Jorge has over 15 years of global logistics experience in senior roles encompassing customer growth, product management, and strategy.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 6, 2022

Benjamin has worked with firms such as UPS, DHL, Kuehne & Nagel, Agility Logistics, NFI Logistics, GENCO, Nations Express, Raytrans, Echo Global, Dixie, Wilpak, and others. They include former leaders of UPS Logistics, Ryder Logistics, ATC Logistics, APL Logistics, Kuehne + Nagel, and other globally recognized firms. Ben Gordon.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. percent decline in global trade.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

High risk will be the new normal for 2021 and following years. Your supply chain software should help you forecast over a wide array of items (fast movers, intermittent, slow movers), across the entire network (even 2 or 3 tier), and provide target inventory levels (safety stock, reorder point, cycle stock).

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. My take away?

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

decided to formally register the day with National Day Calendar as “a new annual day to recognize and appreciate the importance of the logistics industry in both our national and global economies.”[4] That includes packaging, warehousing, shipping, and more. ” Supply Chain Game Changer, 4 June 2021. [7]

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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. And they’re integral to maximizing global fulfillment too. Managing a free trade zone can impact warehouse and distribution operations.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Warehouse and distribution professionals understand that the timeline of order processing has ebbed and flowed significantly over the last few years. Weak links in the supply chain, particularly with e-commerce logistics, warehouse, and distribution services can impact the entire supply chain. Introduction. NRF, 2022).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our Annual 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. Expected 2023 global economic growth in a range from 2 percent to 2.7

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o9 Solutions

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Blog written by Charlie Jermyn (Copywriter at o9 Solutions) & Alison Crawford (Director of Global Product Marketing at o9 Solutions). The 2021 Christmas and New Year holiday season is facing a global supply shortage of Champagne. ‘The Champagne is drying up!’ That is not what the rest of the market is saying.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

My colleague Fox Chen and I just kicked-off the update to ARC Advisory Group’s research on the global mobile warehouse robotics market. This article will provide a brief update on the mergers, acquisitions, and other major ownership changes that have occurred since we last published this research in 2021.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

A successful new business model has come to the forefront, and it doesn’t require you to have an inventory. of global retail sales. How You Can Manage Your E-Commerce Store With No Inventory. The customer only needs to order the product from your storefront, which means you won’t need an inventory. Drop shipping.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

According to the June report summary , the primary driver of the latest decline was the inventory metric, which reportedly contracted 6.5 Consequently, the warehousing capacity metric increased a reported 6.8 Further noted was that this was the first time since the middle of 2021 that the vacancy rate exceeded four percent.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Whether 2021 will see a return to previous growth trends (2.7% per year in the US, from IbisWorld again), depends partly on global conditions – vaccine rollouts, and supply chain stability, for example. Here are three key medical device manufacturing challenges that will affect the industry in 2021.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

We’ve seen how the lockdowns in Shanghai snarled global supply chains. 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. for the same period in 2021. over the 2021 cost, such as in the New England region.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

In our prior published Supply Chain Matters commentary, we reviewed and provided some added insights on July’s global manufacturing PMI indices which are pointing to declining global supply chain production momentum. A July edition provided two reports that responded to the question- Are Global Supply Chains Recovering ?

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. In a prior published commentary, we provided highlights of March and Q1-2022 global production indices along with their implications. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices.

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