Enterra Insights

APRIL 25, 2023

The United Nations, US Government, European Parliament, and global business coalitions such as the Consumer Goods Forum, have all set goals to cut food loss and waste in half by 2030.” ”[4] Some of the recommendations for reducing food waste for various stakeholders are found below.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

With gasoline prices reaching record highs , transportation managers must make smarter decisions that minimize road miles and associated costs. million in cost savings over three years by improving warehouse scheduling and processes, as well as reducing labor requirements via enhanced productivity. Dynamic Price Discovery.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

The selection of metrics is based on prior work with Arizona State University to understand which metrics, in combination, correlate to market capitalization and price to book value. Few companies actively manage complexity and automate segmentation strategies. The focus needs to be on cost reduction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

Many of the growth initiatives–trade promotions and price in consumer industries–shifted demand without lifting baseline demand. The Focus Inside-out Supported by Functional Metrics. Functional Intitiatives Without Clarity on Supply Chain Strategy. The goal of the conference is to Imagine the Supply Chain of 2030.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

Price of Ocean Shipping Business Continuity. One of my stark realizations this year is that smaller companies are beating larger and often more established companies on growth metrics, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). (In A focus on functional metrics degrades balance sheet performance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

However, Amazon has backed away from a vow to make half of all deliveries with zero carbon pollution by 2030, saying that initiative was superseded by broader climate goals. A logistics strategy called transloading , used by trucking companies during the pandemic to ease the container backlog, is increasing in popularity again after U.S.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Seeing this, we decided that it would be helpful to compile a curated list of 50 of the best tips on logistics planning and strategy that we could find. Logistics strategies for streamlined fulfillment. That’s an extremely efficient way of reducing total logistics costs while providing optimal customer service.

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Cognira

OCTOBER 3, 2023

How to leverage AI and ML for an Effective promotional pricing strategy? October 3, 2023 Promotions Home In the realm of fast-paced retail, where staying one step ahead of the competition is a strategic imperative, there’s a dynamic force that reigns supreme—promotional pricing. Table of Contents What is Promotional Pricing?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Supply chains must be connected and collaborative so all links can align to business strategy and oriented toward a common set of the most important metrics (and not functional metrics that drive siloed behavior). Reduce waste and aim for circular, not linear, designs. The future of supply chain can be full of blooms.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

Recently, I conducted a strategy session was with a major consumer products company selling cosmetics. The company wanted to launch a digital strategy, but the digital supply chain team had never connected with the firm’s digital marketing team to understand how the two groups’ efforts could be intertwined.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

Entirely eliminating food waste is impossible. What she is suggesting is, that with a little planning and foresight, food waste can be reduced. Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimate that, by the year 2030, 2.1 By any metric, the situation looks grim. ” Food Waste is an Enormous Problem.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

Entirely eliminating food waste is impossible. What she is suggesting is, that with a little planning and foresight, food waste can be reduced. Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimate that, by the year 2030, 2.1 By any metric, the situation looks grim. ” Food Waste is an Enormous Problem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Because of the food giant’s size, their sustainability strategy also is very broad. The focus of my interview with Mr. Andrew was the company’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across their end-to-end value chain. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

I urged him to take his corporate strategy document and set up a meeting with each profit center manager. We discussed the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter research and the fact that a balanced portfolio of metrics drives a higher market capitalization than a focus on functional metrics or single metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

The market shift was dramatic, and if we had made a series of small cuts in staff or direction, we would have had the same fate as i2 Technologies or Manugistics. We could not afford death by a thousand cuts. My mind flashed back… A death by a thousand cuts rolled around in my mind. He said, “Ariba was in trouble.

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Resilinc

JUNE 15, 2021

According to Statista, the world’s merchant container ship fleet grew from 11 million metric tons (mt) of deadweight tonnage (a measure of a vessel’s weight-carrying capacity) to 275 million mt in 2020—a 2500% increase. 2050 is a long way off, but the IMO also commits to incremental reductions as early as 2030.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

Seven years ago, I wrote that Cyberdyne Systems’ Skynet division was working on teleportation capabilities that will eliminate the need to wait for products to ship entirely. As for the specs and pricing, Tesla hasn’t updated those since the launch of the prototype in 2019. The Seattle-based giant emitted 71.27

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

In my work with supply chain clients, teams change, business strategies shift and dramas unfold. On an ongoing basis I view supply chain strategy documents. Push-based strategies initially increase revenue, but quickly fade based on market potential. All are haunted by the river that runs through the supply chain. What is it?

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 23, 2017

Forge a strategy? Use our Metrics That Matter methodology to look at improvement and performance. At each round, employees gain an understanding of the value of supply chain decisions through the sharing on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Scalable pricing available. Summer is ending. 2018 is right around the corner.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

Thus, it's the responsibility of every business to pursue policies that reduce their environmental impact and help build a more sustainable future. Optimizing the supply chain can play a significant role in reducing a company's adverse influence on the environment as their Scope 3 emissions are directly affected by their suppliers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Waving his hands, John likened the need to a high-priced golf club membership with a great pro in the clubhouse. Using new technologies in traditional process definitions reduces the potential for value enablement. When companies were growing, I also discovered that the cost and inventory metrics better aligned with peers.

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Resilinc

MAY 16, 2023

Your business likely relies on raw materials experiencing significant price fluctuations or shortages. Department of Energy), global demand for lithium-ion batteries is expected to increase more than 5X by 2030. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) based on price fluctuations seen through 2022.

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OptiProERP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

It enables enterprises to leverage real-time data and make informed decisions, provide better safety, improve the operational efficiency of manufacturing processes, and reduce costs. It enables factories to build on-demand products while reducing the cost of making new product prototypes. AR and VR in manufacturing will reach US$2.8

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

And now, as the company continues to look at ways to cut costs, it has instituted a new fee for some returns when using a UPS Store. The new returns fee is aimed at “deterring customers from using UPS when they have lots of other choices, presumably as a way of reducing the cost of returns for Amazon.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The winners drive improvement while posting financial results in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter ahead of the peer group. Price to Tangible Book Value. Better performance than the industry average on driving market price of the public stock as a ratio to tangible assets for the period of 2006-2015. Instead, let sales sell.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2016

Orchestro struggled with changing leadership and board structures which reduced its ability to compete in the last decade. Combining ordering, contract price validation, invoicing and payment creates visibility across the entire order to cash cycle for both providers and suppliers. Build a Transition Strategy. Supply Chain 2030.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

According to Supply Chain Dive , “ Cost-cutting has become a major focus for the agency, which has posted $87 billion in losses from fiscal years 2007 through 2020. ” Panelist Hannah Testani, Intelligent Audit CEO and freight-auditing technology expert, noted that COVID brought 2030 volumes to 2020. Gas Prices Rise in Parts of U.S.,

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

In April 2021, food giant Hershey Food announced its “ No Deforestation Policy ” to end deforestation across its supply chain by 2030. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to eliminate forced and child labor, add environmental protections, eradicate human rights abuses, and seek to improve working conditions. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. fleet by 2030 and is building infrastructure to support that commitment. percent by 2030.

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Elementum

MARCH 27, 2018

million metric tons (or 60% of the world’s supply). million metric tons. Cobalt demand will exceed supply by 42% in 2025 and 170% in 2030. With no alternative, prices are expected to surge as the battery industry snowballs. And it’s not just companies — China has already cut its rare earth metal exports by more than 70%.

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Elementum

MARCH 27, 2018

million metric tons (or 60% of the world’s supply). million metric tons. Cobalt demand will exceed supply by 42% in 2025 and 170% in 2030. With no alternative, prices are expected to surge as the battery industry snowballs. And it’s not just companies — China has already cut its rare earth metal exports by more than 70%.

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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).

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Ware2Go

APRIL 20, 2022

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). Final Mile: The Last Frontier in Sustainable eCommerce.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

The subject came up at a conference I attended where the theme was the supply chain of 2030. But, before we turn out the lights and lock the door to a fully automated, self-aware, supply chain “Ava Ex Machina” , let’s take a moment and put this idea into some perspective. Detection of incidental challenges (e.g.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

The subject came up at a conference I attended where the theme was the supply chain of 2030. But, before we turn out the lights and lock the door to a fully automated, self-aware, supply chain “Ava Ex Machina” , let’s take a moment and put this idea into some perspective. Detection of incidental challenges (e.g.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

MARCH 21, 2019

The subject came up at a conference I attended where the theme was the supply chain of 2030. But, before we turn out the lights and lock the door to a fully automated, self-aware, supply chain “Skynet” , let’s take a moment and put this idea into some perspective. Photo licensed through Shutterstock.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The idea for the company took shape amidst the initial COVID lockdown, as its founders witnessed the remarkable reduction in noise and pollution within their city. Driven by a vision for a cleaner future, Electra's hardworking team aims to deploy an impressive network of 1,000 ultra-fast charging stations by 2030.

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