Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

In that spirit, we’ve combed the MH&L archives for the most innovative supply chain developments of the past year, as reported in our print magazine, on our website, in our e-newsletters, or our various social media channels. We hope you enjoy this salute to the best of 2018, and we look forward to even more innovations in 2019.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Innovation 110

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Walmart to buy Alert Innovation. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. Amazon boasts 25% increase in UK Marketplace sellers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 185

Logistics Network Optimization Software Real Estate New York Logistics 185

Synovos

JULY 24, 2023

In November 2021, RS launched its 2030 ESG action plan, entitled ‘For a Better World’, which has four global goals and 15 ambitious actions for 2030. The four key goals are in the areas of advancing sustainability, championing education and innovation, empowering people, and doing business in a responsible way.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Government 52

Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

Organizations must use every means at their disposal to keep goods moving while at the same time preventing their most important resource – their talent – from jumping ship at an alarming pace. The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. million by 2030.

Supply Chain Planning Software 173

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning 173

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends Feature Article by Laurent Sik , Head of Operations, CEVA FVL APAC Automobiles, as a form of transportation, are indispensable in today’s world and will remain a crucial part of our lives for a long time to come.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Trends Modeling Supply Chain Software 130

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. So, it appeared consumer demand would remain high despite COVID-19.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 246

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

billion by 2030 , reflecting an annual growth rate of 11.26%. Recently I hosted a LinkedIn Live event called “Innovative Yard Management Use Cases,” where I talked to Chris Russell, Senior Director at Blue Yonder, who works with our parent company Panasonic Connect on its forward-looking solutions strategy. Valued at $3.1

Optimal Sourcing 80

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Network Software 80

Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Rivian Automotive is now free to sell its EV parcel vans to other parcel carriers, and added reinforcement from multiple ocean container shipping carriers that the existing industry volume declines could extend for two to three years. Delivery of these innovative vans began in July 2022. This report cites data from the U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Kinaxis

JULY 19, 2017

HP has a printer that can order ink and have it shipped directly to your door automatically. In the way that Uber has transformed passenger transportation, similar companies are doing the same thing for product and package delivery. Understand autonomous vehicles can improve transportation safety. Crowdsourced delivery.

Supply Chain Design Software 279

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Gartner 279

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. alone, by 2030 the costs of climate-change related workplace disruptions are expected to exceed $2 billion. Supply Chain Disruption. In the U.S.

Optimal Sourcing 81

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Modeling 81

Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

Last-mile delivery is the crucial stage of transporting goods from the retailer’s transportation hub to the ultimate delivery destination. 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.

Cost Reduction Strategies 98

Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Price Reduction Inventory Reduction 98

SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Precise inventory and retail data empower businesses to efficiently fulfill orders from the most suitable location (such as a warehouse/fulfillment center, a retail store, or a drop ship partner). This approach enables faster order processing, reduces shipping expenses, and enhances customer satisfaction.

Supply Chain Planning Software 74

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Network Software Demand Planning Software 74

Ware2Go

APRIL 11, 2023

The eCommerce boom is expected to increase the number of final mile delivery vehicles on the road by 36% and increase greenhouse gas emissions by 30% overall by 2030. But no matter the transit mode, ecommerce returns and resale activity is estimated to create 10 billion unnecessary transportation trips each year.

Examples 52

Examples Sustainability Purchasing Skills Retail 52

Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Demand for last-mile delivery is soaring and is expected to grow by 78% globally by 2030.- With last-mile delivery costs contributing to more than 50% of total shipping costs, the rising expectations in home delivery increases the risk of encountering inefficiencies. More Focus on Last-Mile Delivery. But things have changed today.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling 52

Ware2Go

APRIL 20, 2022

The eCommerce boom is expected to increase the number of final mile delivery vehicles on the road by 36% and increase greenhouse gas emissions by 30% overall by 2030. But no matter the transit mode, ecommerce returns and resale activity is estimated to create 10 billion unnecessary transportation trips each year.

Sustainability 59

Sustainability Purchasing Skills Hawaii Procurement Analytics 59

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Responding to the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Mikael Lind and Robert Ward Illustration: Sandra Haraldson, RISE 7 July 2023 marked a historic day for the shipping sector when the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted its 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (2023 Strategy).

Material Savings 147

Material Savings Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies 147

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

In our ongoing technology series, we have concentrated on the Informational and analytical innovation applications which are reshaping supply chain technology as we know it. Today, these physical innovations do not yet have a clear business case for large-scale rollout. The applications in Logistics and transportation are real as well.

Supply Chain Planning Software 41

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Analytics Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 41

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

The company has a continuous innovation process. In 2021, for the tenth consecutive year, Saint-Gobain was named one of the world’s 100 most innovative companies, according to the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovator ranking. In other words, they aim to reduce carbon by this target by 2030 regardless of company growth.

Material Savings 208

Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Expense Reduction 208

Freightera

APRIL 28, 2020

BM: For society, the Physical Internet (PI) enables order-of-magnitude improvements in the efficiency, sustainability, security, trustability and resilience of supply chains, logistics, and freight transportation, all around the world, within each company and across industries. Now planning for complete Physical Internet system by 2030.

Supply Chain Planning Software 27

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Security Sustainability 27

Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

For over a century, we have seen increasing automation in supply chain, especially in manufacturing and the pace has quickened in the past decade with robotization in production, warehousing, and transport. A system can automatically ship stock across the supply chain to optimize customer service and minimize obsolescence.

Supply Chain Software 147

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Forecasting Software 147

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Apple calls on global supply chain to decarbonize by 2030. UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown. Amazon’s European operations have been at the forefront of the company’s sustainable transportation push. billion, as revenue per piece shipped rose 8.6%, offsetting a 2.1% United Parcel Service Inc.’s

Logistics Network Optimization Software 194

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics San Diego Mexico 194

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Taco Bell continues to be innovative in its efforts to get tacos into its customers hands. Roadie will continue to operate under its own name, and goods transported by the company will not cross into the UPS network. Of the four drive-thru lanes, three will be devoted to advanced orders. That’s all for this week.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 36

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics District of Columbia 36

Unleashed

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Being able to accurately track products can assist with recalls and also mitigate any risks when it comes to transportation and storage – and the digital offerings in this space are coming thick and fast, with perhaps the most notable one, the adoption of blockchain. But what does that actually mean? UK & Europe. Uncertainty.

Food 93

Food Trends Industrial Industry 93

Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. According to reporting from Transportation Topics, the contract “ would give the aircraft mechanics a 3.3%

Innovation 52

Innovation Negotiating Skills Los Angeles Supply Chain Planning Software 52

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Most manufacturing companies are working on what a low carbon future means for their business with the urgency to cut global CO2 emissions in half by 2030 and strive for a net-zero by 2050. Think about where you get your products from and how they will be distributed and how modes of transport contribute to the carbon emissions.

Manufacturing Procurement 130

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Resource Reduction Price Reduction 130

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

” The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has mandatory drug tests that any safety-sensitive employee must complete. Seventy-three percent of supply chain professionals expect the event, which also known as Chinese New Year, to further disrupt the shipping industry this year, as opposed to 66 percent who said the same thing in 2022.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 216

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 216

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

A growing number of consumers are asking the brands they buy from to invest in sustainability throughout the supply chain, from the materials they use to make products, to the transportation options they use to deliver products. An IBM study found that 57% of consumers are willing to change their shopping habits to protect the environment.

Waste Reduction 194

Waste Reduction Sustainability Vendor Strategies Supply Chain Design Software 194

Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Planning for industry changes and shipping costs in 2022 remains critical as companies look ahead to the new year. According to GlobeNewswire , the global retail logistics market will surpass $465 billion by 2030, hitting a CAGR of 12.4% That need will take on even greater importance as the retail logistics market expands.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Forecasting Software Supply Chain Network Software 52

Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2021

Maybe it’s shipped in multiple boxes or sold in a plastic container that isn’t recyclable. So, they end up shipping these materials overseas or sending these materials to landfill.” 12] Jenny McTaggart, “ Tackling Supply Chain Challenges With Reusable Transport Packaging ,” Progressive Grocer, 11 September 2020.

Packaging 130

Packaging Waste Reduction Sustainability Material Savings 130

CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 7, 2021

The European Union has recently legalised its commitment to have Europe become the first climate neutral continent by 2050 and has agreed between all member states and the EU Parliament, that the bloc will reduce carbon emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030. Intermodal transportation. Actionable data insights.

Waste Reduction 73

Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Sustainability 73

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship. Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year. This week, a giant container ship the length of four football fields has become wedged across the canal, blocking traffic in both directions. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 36

Logistics Network Optimization Software San Francisco Manufacturing Procurement Logistics 36

Arena Solutions

APRIL 20, 2023

The strategy is for at least 50%, and as many as 70%, of new car sales and up to 40% of new van sales to be ultra-low emissions by 2030. Sonos also provides customers with a variety of options for recycling their retired products, including helping locate nearby e-waste facilities and paying for products to be shipped back to Sonos.

Sustainability 75

Sustainability Material Savings Waste Reduction Resource Reduction 75

ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs including manufacturing costs, transportation costs, and distribution costs. Transportation planning. It involves the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain.

Optimal Sourcing 59

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 59

ThroughPut

APRIL 2, 2020

This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs including manufacturing costs, transportation costs, and distribution costs. Transportation planning. It involves the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 52

6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As the biggest players in fulfillment, distribution and omnichannel retail continue to push boundaries, logistics and planning strategists are forced to innovate. “A 3PL can provide a range of fulfillment services, from setup, to shipping, to customer service. Think about how your warehouse might look in 2030.

Inventory Reduction 75

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction Sourcing Strategies 75

DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While 34% percent of today’s biggest companies have committed to zero-emissions goals, 93% will miss their targets unless they double their emission reduction rates by 2030. Robotic efficiency enables companies to scale up production, increasing energy usage during manufacturing and shipping processes.

Waste Reduction 177

Waste Reduction Resource Reduction Vendor Strategies Material Savings 177

6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers , AI’s potential contribution to the global economy by 2030 is $15.7

Supply Chain Planning Software 59

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Prescriptive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software 59