The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 10, 2023

Christian is a co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Pollen, a technology platform revolutionizing the reverse supply chain for retailers with pickups from consumers’ doorsteps for less than a standard return shipping label. He is Purdue University’s Mitch E. School of Business 2023 Young Alumni Award winner. Daniels, Jr.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 22, 2024

While this blog provides an overview of our key findings, the complete results are summarized in our new e-book, “Distribution Executives Agree: It’s Time to Up the Ante on Order Management.” It’s nearly impossible to re-allocate inventory in the most strategic, profitable way on the fly using manual processes.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Procurement experts face transportation costs, customer demands, and high pressure on global container and air freight rates. Consider global container shipping rates. Container rates in late July 2023 reached $1323 per TEU, significantly surpassing the late-2019 rates of $1236.87 before the COVID lockdown ( Freightos ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment ; Clint Reiser.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 8, 2021

An inviting fragrance can be powerful, so it’s no wonder the fragrance industry will be continue to grow and reach over $72 billion by 2023. And, with the growth of ecommerce, customers are buying unique luxury or everyday perfumes online at more affordable prices than ever before — while also still expecting fast shipping. .

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We believe that these inventory management, customer and last-mile fulfillment strategies will have industry wide implications in terms of competitive stakes and cost-to-serve. Across the United States , Amazon elected to change its former predominant west to east coast hub based inventory and fulfilment distribution network.

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ModusLink Corporation

MAY 23, 2023

It impacts traditional import and export relationships and e-commerce in the EU. Improving supply chain operations, managing transportation costs and profits, and ensuring safe and ethical operations is the primary goal of this new law. Prohibition of hazardous waste imports and exports in some situations.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The complexity of the e-commerce landscape is compounded by the presence of multiple sales channels, posing challenges to efficient management. This integration ensures the visibility of inventory, efficient order processing, and synchronized fulfilment across all channels. Its value cannot be overstated, and it continues to grow.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Background For some time now, Supply Chain Matters has published viewpoints on the disruptive threat that online platform provider Amazon will and has had on both online and physical retail, but also package logistics, transport and last mile product fulfillment strategies surrounding many industry sectors.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In today’s Wall Street Journal , I was interviewed regarding a case that was just filed against Amazon by a large robotics , claiming that the e-commerce giant backed away from promises made early in the Covid-19 pandemic to support the supplier with millions of dollars in new purchases.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 23, 2023

Today’s customer expectations demand fast and accurate shipping, no matter where they shop online. And now, in 2023, ecommerce sales continue to accelerate. billion between 2023-2027. A ProShip study found that 97% of customers expect the ability to monitor their orders throughout every step of the shipping process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

That means that the holiday shipping season is in full swing too. The National Retail Federation (NRF) has issued its annual forecast, anticipating that retail sales will grow between 4 percent and 6 percent in 2023, meaning sales will reach between $5.13 trillion and $5.23 trillion this year. trillion to $1.43

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Gartner estimates that by the end of 2022, 85% of enterprises will have some form of RPA implemented in their business and Forrester calculates the RPA market will exceed a 50% CAGR by 2023, going from roughly $500 million to $2.8 Inventory Management. Regardless of how efficient and effective, all supply chains carry inventory.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 27, 2023

I started in supply chain planning and specifically transportation planning on the Sears account back in the day. I led operations, whether in transportation, distribution or shared services and in both union and non-union organizations across logistics, contract logistics, technology, and implementation. How do we control labor costs?

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ShipBob

JULY 12, 2023

Shipping margins are critical to the profitability and sustainability of ecommerce businesses. If you aren’t shipping your products in the most affordable and efficient way, then you’re leaving money on the table. One possible way to reduce shipping costs is with USPS flat rate shipping. What is flat rate shipping?

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USC Consulting Group

MARCH 27, 2023

In addition to impacting consumers’ pocketbooks and spending habits, these economic factors are in league with rising costs of raw materials, transportation and labor costs to create a miasma of financial uncertainty. e-and-m-Commerce surge. According to Forbes , in 2023, ecommerce sales are projected to grow to 10.4%,with

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Many businesses are still struggling from inflationary pressures on goods and inventory not meeting peak season demand. Before the pandemic, retailers had separate fulfillment centers for physical store operations and e-commerce operations. Also, their store replenishment channels were not equipped enough to fulfill e-commerce orders.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

Everything from a lack of capacity, manufacturing shortages, cost control difficulties, regional supply delays and disruptions, length and complexity of supply shipping routes, driver and worker shortages, rising costs and expenses, and COVID-related disruptions have contributed to the retail supply chain process today. . Retail Value Chain.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 11, 2023

Even with increased demand for 1 to 2-day delivery , advancements in the logistics industry enable merchants to stock their inventory closer to their customers to lower time in transit and reduce next day air shipments (which emit nearly 6 times more carbon than ground shipments). And we haven’t even begun to talk about waste.

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Stord

JANUARY 7, 2019

Demand for these warehouses, driven by the explosion of e-commerce sales, has increased prices and decreased vacant storage space. Companies need to ship and store in numerous markets, but they can’t afford long-term contracts that may limit future growth. billion by 2023. Visibility is also vital.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The holiday season is just around the corner, and if you plan to ship any packages, watch out, it will cost you. UPS’ Releases Their Peak Season Surcharges for Holiday Shipping Season 2022. Residential Holiday Shipping Peak Season Surcharges. per package and stay in effect until Jan 14, 2023. per package, and $400.00

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As the 2023 holiday season rolls in, how can retail supply chains position themselves to intercept fleeting opportunities, while gearing up to keep costs from unraveling amid a cluster of overlapping factors? in 2023 versus 2022. in 2023 versus 2022. In e-commerce, the same forecast cites 10.3% growth for the same period.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Vacancy rates in key transportation hubs and seaport cities were even lower,” according to a report from JOC.com. billion and are projected to surpass $735 billion in 2023,” according to Statista. Less than one in ten DCs handle only full pallets for outbound shipping. The national vacancy rate edged down to 4.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe. The world’s biggest container ship operators, A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S and Mediterranean Shipping Co., And now on to this week’s logistics news. Ukraine invasion and the semi-conductor chip impact. Walmart steps up automated store distribution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

and European companies may last longer than expected as they try to sell off their bulging inventories in an economic climate where demand is stalling. The Port of Kahului is fully operational, and interisland freight and transport company Young Brothers noted in an Aug. The current wait time to cross the canal is now around 21 days.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For example, in June 2021, Washington Prime Group, a shopping mall real estate company that owns 102 locations around the US filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, leaving space for e-commerce firms to potentially move their inventory and fulfillment operations in. By 2023, the retail e-commerce market is expected to reach $6.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

These disruptions significantly impact just-in-time inventory systems and cause substantial upheaval in the supply chain schedules of numerous organizations. Infor, because of Infor Nexus transportation and visibility solution, has excellent data on global shipping. inventory was down 4.5%, Sam’s was down over 8%.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2023

Let’s get right into the first of the seven new trends and processes you will want to adapt to and/or leverage in 2023. #7 Here, we’re referring to integrating different modes of transportation or multi-channel logistics. Drop shipping from the supplier directly to the customer saves time and money.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. But, while chip demand is receding, it is not enough to spell the end of the shortage as supply challenges will likely remain in place into 2023. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. McDonald’s also jumping on the bandwagon.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

That assessment comes as a result of 10 months of subdued demand, inventory de-stocking, and high interest rates, the New Jersey-based company said in its “The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index.” One area is in transportation, such as mapping and planning routes, taking into account variables like the weather, Perego said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

customers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than have it shipped to a home address, as the e-commerce giant joins other retailers in racing to slash costs for home delivery and returns amid slack consumer demand. Our view is that imports will remain below recent levels until inflation rates and inventory surpluses are reduced.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

According to Forbes, Musk’s net worth dropped from a peak of $320 billion in 2021 to $138 billion as of January 2023, largely due to the poor performance of Tesla’s stock. This week, FedEx announced that it plans to scale back even more on Sunday package deliveries as the courier grapples with faltering e-commerce demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2022

IBM and Maersk abandon ship on TradeLens blockchain. The application then maps the information, highlighting current inventory selection and quantity at each location, the Amazon unit said. Open to shipping and freight operators, its members could validate the transaction of goods as recorded on a transparent digital ledger.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Freight rates are going crazy…and this is really hard to comprehend: the producer price index for all types of freight transportation arrangement (TL brokerage, LTL brokerage, intermodal marketing companies, ocean freight forwarders, air freight forwarders, etc.) the Freight Transportation Arrangement firms are now receiving 45.7%

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o9 Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Mammoth ocean shipping vessels, lumbering trains, cars and trucks, construction equipment, and large factories are made of the same products they produce and deliver. Labor shortages, constrained transportation, and limited warehouse capacity add further risk of eroding profitability.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Adidas @adidas Adidas is expected to move nearly 20% of its production to more automated factories by 2023 , many of them potentially proprietary. In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it.

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