Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I work in supply chain. If I had done due diligence, I’d have seen the warnings – the retailer had pretty pictures on their website, but their supply chain failed them, creating an eleven-month saga and unhappy customer. The issue wasn’t poor planning – they had the inventory. I should have known better.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The recent supply chain issues have wreaked havoc on e-commerce companies. To plan for Q4 inventory, you had to have your orders in place several months ago and now, it’s too late. 3PL Fulfillment Agent article and permission to publish here provided by Patrick Otto.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 4, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is a 3PL? Working with a 3PL can be an excellent option for organizations that want to streamline their supply chain and unburden themselves of duties and expenses that they are not equipped to handle in-house. The post 4 Questions to Ask Your 3PL!

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Global Trade Authority Rob Garrison, CEO and Co-Founder of Mercado Labs, shares insights from over 30 years of supply chain experience working with a variety of Fortune 500 companies. Here, he explains what caused current global supply chain disruptions, and shares the five steps needed to overcome today’s supply chain issues.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

How is the logistics and supply chain management industry evolving – and what developments do you need to consider? We’ve read the market reports, trawled the internet and identified key areas of change, and here we break these down for you with 10 of the major trends we expect to see in this industry in 2022 and beyond.

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Kanban Logistics

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Throughout the year, the Kanban Logistics Blog keeps readers informed of key topics and challenges within the supply chain. The following articles are the ones that readers connected with most in 2022. Understanding 3PL Custom Kitting Services. Why Do You Need a Warehouse with Rail Siding?

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. This annual event explores supply chain management and how logistics can succeed in a fast-changing environment. I am feeling energized by what I learned and the people I spoke to while there.

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ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With the economic benefits of free trade zones now more evident than ever, it’s essential to ask: “is your 3PL taking full advantage of the cost savings that free trade zones can provide?” Various compliance requirements, security protocols, and inventory systems need to remain compliant.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 23, 2022

After the coronavirus pandemic dismantled many supply chains, business continuity planning, technology and automation, and supplier diversity became the top priorities for supply chains everywhere. If so, a 3PL provider or broker might be a better fit. Do you require access to dedicated trucking assets and 3PL?

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ModusLink Corporation

MAY 23, 2023

German Supply Chain Law Global trade is essential today as it allows countries to specialize in producing goods and services that they are most efficient at while enabling them to access a broader range of products worldwide. As explained by Global Supply Chain Compliance , these can include the following (Thoms and Fischer).

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 5, 2023

According to Gartner, “Retailers continue to develop more diverse order fulfillment models, creating complexity within their fulfillment operations and increasing the need for distributed order management systems to orchestrate the fulfillment of orders effectively and profitably from increasingly varied supply chain networks.”

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. Three stages of building a sustainable supply chain.

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Kanban Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Protecting the integrity and safety of your food products is not only your responsibility as a manufacturer or shipper, but also the responsibility of every logistics provider that touches the product throughout the supply chain. 5 Ways That 3PL Providers Protect Food Safety 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. This approach would have an inventory-to-sales ratio of close to 1.0.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

Retail supply chain management has always been a complicated and complex process. But in the timeframe between 2020 to 2022, a volatile supply chain market showed the weakness in outdated, legacy supply chain execution built on rigid technology or lacking any accurate data that can improve overall decision-making.

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

With Starboard’s Digital Twin Technology, Logility Clients Can Better Answer “What if” Scenarios and Optimize Supply Chain Networks to Overcome Disruptions and Drive Growth. ATLANTA (June 28, 2022) – Logility, Inc., a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 17, 2022

For an ecommerce business to succeed, building a resilient and agile supply chain should be top priority. Without supply chain agility , unforeseen problems and short-term hiccups could result in major disruptions that are often expensive and sometimes irrecoverable. What is supply chain execution?

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QAD

JULY 5, 2022

Winter is coming and it might not be much fun for the supply chain. Some of the hardest hit product categories are the summer seasonal items due to supplier, manufacturing and supply chain problems. 3 Supply Chain Seasonality Trends and Issues. This has caused delays across the supply chain.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 23, 2022

After the coronavirus pandemic dismantled many supply chains, business continuity planning, technology and automation, and supplier diversity became the top priorities for supply chains everywhere. If so, a 3PL provider or broker might be a better fit. Do you require access to dedicated trucking assets and 3PL?

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BlueYonder

MAY 5, 2022

Blue Yonder is excited to announced that we have been positioned as a Technology Leader in Quadrant Knowledge Solutions’ SPARK Matrix: Omnichannel Order Management Systems (OMS) , 2022. Blue Yonder’s ranking is based on an in-depth evaluation of our product portfolio, market presence, and customer value.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

For the second consecutive four-quarter period, the freight market faced continual capacity challenges as the global supply chain wrestled with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Only time will tell, but factors seem to point to similar conditions for shippers in 2022, at least to start the year.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Let’s consider these top factors affecting the trucking market, their implications on supply chains and how they are driving change within the industry. . High freight volumes across all industries in the trucking market are expected to continue into 2022.? to avoid significant supply chain disruption.

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ShipBob

JUNE 29, 2022

When selling products online, you need to invest in software and tools that will be able to let you effectively receive and process orders, manage inventory, and automate different tasks. Ideally, your order management system should also integrate with your inventory management system. Shippo : Paid plans start at $10/mo.

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 30, 2023

Returns Management Returns management remains a vital part of today’s supply chain processes. Today’s supply chain companies need to make money on returns. This unique point of origin leads to possible damage to the bottom line and challenges in supply chain management. Common Mistakes in Returns Management.

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Stord

JULY 6, 2022

In 2022, almost every significant logistics company has some sort of technology play. Regardless of whether a business sells B2B, B2C, or both, as it scales, supply chain complexity grows exponentially. Supply chain is the new competitive battleground for commerce.

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 14, 2022

The pandemic-related rise of eCommerce, combined with companies holding onto more inventory to guard against supply chain disruptions, has led to a tight real estate market where companies are battling for available space. a 3PL contract warehousing arrangement). Lease and have Kanban act as your 3PL provider, or.

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20Cube Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

With forecasting the future supply chain and logistics events, the companies can be in a competitive position and prevent any monetary loss. Inventory management, picking, packing, and shipping are all time and resource-intensive processes which can have a dramatic impact on a business’s bottom line.”. Supply chain transparency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

I seethed as the news stations celebrated supply chain success for the December holidays. The health of the supply chain underpins our economy. When the supply chain is sick, all industries suffer. The supply chain can handle cost increases more easily than variability. I am worried.

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Kanban Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As of 2022, more than 131 Americans take at least one prescription medication. Warehouse GMP guidelines help protect quality and potency of these products during key parts of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Role of warehousing 3PL: Items that have common characteristics important to the manufacturer (e.g.,

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 6, 2022

Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges.

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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. This guide will primarily look at fulfillment through the e-commerce lens and deal mostly with third-party logistics (3PL) fulfillment methodologies. It involves: Inventory management.

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

Here’s the obvious: supply chains are f*cked. After 2+ years of out-of-stock messages, low inventory levels, and sky-high costs, brands are exploring a wide range of strategies to resolve these issues and strengthen their inventory throughput in 2022 and beyond. As the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

I seethed as the news stations celebrated supply chain success for the December holidays. The health of the supply chain underpins our economy. When the supply chain is sick, all industries suffer. The supply chain can handle cost increases more easily than variability. I am worried.

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crisp

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2022, Ritual took the leap into retail, starting with Whole Foods and expanding to Target nationwide in 2023. Bridging the data divide A tech-forward organization, Ritual’s initial data set-up was advanced for a direct-to-consumer brand, housing D2C sales data, 3PL order information, and digital advertising data all within Snowflake.

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American Global Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

Understanding the underlying data and their trends can influence how you run your business and your supply chain. In addition, fewer supply chain issues remain. That is the highest number since February 2022. Created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, GSCPI seeks to measure global supply chain conditions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2022

Manifest is an event that is focused on the future of logistics technology and how technology is transforming and disrupting the supply chain and how goods are moved around the world. Manifest will be happening on January 31st through February 2nd, 2022 at the Caesar’s Forum in Las Vegas. It was in 2022, end of January.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 31, 2022

According to 3PL provider AFS, the cost per package increased 3.5% from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 due to higher general rate increases and fuel surcharges. Indeed, positioning inventory closer to customers and providing fast and efficient delivery is the key to success for retailers in terms of financial and customer satisfaction.

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