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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

This phase isn’t just a logistical necessity—it swallows up between 40-55% of total shipping costs. Read also: How to Calculate the Cost of Transport 2. Emissions from urban last-mile deliveries are predicted to increase by 30% in 100 cities globally by 2030.

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

Here I share insights on how to get started using a four-step process. Most companies cannot get to data by customer on orders shipped incomplete to understand root cause analysis. In the period of 2010-2018, within the chemical industry, margins fluctuated, largely driven by the price of crude, but inventory turns plummeted.

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The Proactive Revolution: How Real-Time Visibility is Transforming Parcel Shipping

Intelligent Audit

between this year and 2030), it becomes clear that proactive visibility is essential for a crowded logistics marketplace. In addition to improving customer satisfaction in this way, automated tracking systems also benefit companies by optimizing inventory management and reducing costs. billion in 2021 with an anticipated CAGR of 17.8%

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

The focus is on channel data: price; inventory positions; and policies. It is about much, much more than Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI ) or Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment. (The The use of customer segmentation strategies to define order policies for lead times, discounts, allocation, and shipping priorities.

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Coming soon to a supply chain near you: 8 big digital disruptors

Kinaxis

HP has a printer that can order ink and have it shipped directly to your door automatically. Phillips gave an example of how PepsiCo is using cameras in display fridges that send real-time pictures to their team. Explore how drones can play a role within your international operations in terms of inventory and goods transport.

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The Dire Need for Data Automation in the Manufacturing Industry | AFFLINK

AFFLINK

Unpredictable Consumer Demand Trends Traditionally, organizations got away with loose forecasting and just-in-time (JIT) inventory management to match production to consumer demands. Upstream Supply Issues Manufacturers are struggling with the same product and shipping delays as consumers. Top Distributor Challenges: 1.

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10 Trends in Supply Chain Management & Logistics for 2022

Unleashed

Equipment that we’ve seen increasingly automated includes: Automated storage & retrieval : Robotic order picking systems and other storage or retrieval technology lets robots find, pick and move inventory around large warehouses – at a much faster rate than humans can and with less risk to safety. Amazon vows to go carbon neutral by 2030.