Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

This January the company reported that its annual recurring revenue grew at over 84% year-over-year. o9 Solutions has grown from a small company to a significant player in the supply chain planning (SCP) market in a short period of time. Data is stored just like you might sketch ideas on a whiteboard.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

The shutdown resulted from a federal investigation following four cases of infant bacterial infections in babies who consumed formula from the plant, with the FDA reporting two deaths. When it comes to defining “the essentials,” few products are as vital as baby formula. That’s a 9% increase in the last month alone.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

” To make room for new inventory, many of America’s largest retailers are steeply discounting excess goods this summer. ” To make room for new inventory, many of America’s largest retailers are steeply discounting excess goods this summer. … And it’s not just Walmart.”[2]. ”[2].

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The company established a partnership with Panasonic Energy of North America in 2019 and since then, battery cell production scrap coming from the Tesla Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada (in which Panasonic is the battery cell manufacturer) has been recycled by Redwood. for the first time. based closed-loop cell production.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list. This complexity is occurring in many forms.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. When looking at global online sales, Salesforce reports 57% digital growth in 2020, and 16% growth in 2021, with eMarketer data predicting a continued increase through 2025. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. Ah, the joy of shopping.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

Salim: Our automotive customers are increasingly looking at how to counter inflation but at the same time how to enable supply chain resiliency. The visibility will include not just the short-term purchase order or ASN-level visibility, but also the tactical kind of forecast collaboration with the suppliers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The free report is available in PDF with supporting spreadsheets and high-resolution infographics here. DB Schenker Chief Commercial Officer in the Americas, Daniel Bergman. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. This isn’t just about pricing power that derives from those volumes.

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Locus

APRIL 6, 2023

The North America logistics market is poised to make the leap from a whopping $1.4 It’s high time retailers, e-commerce platforms, 3PLs, FMCGs, and other logistics players in the US turn to cutting-edge logistics software to tackle the hurdles of this burgeoning industry. triillion in 2022 to $1.6 trillion by 2028, clocking a 2.4%

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Jim Hackett, the CEO of Ford at the time, was quoted as saying: “We didn’t realize there was an off switch. The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. We knew it might go into a recession, more like a dimmer switch, but off?” Russia Attacks Ukraine. Oil Prices Jump.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights past comments from Akio Toyoda, former CEO and now Chairman of Toyota Motor , and now the potential realization of what he predicted. They have done so by leveraging battery commodity supply and lower-cost production expertise. We tagged our commentary as: The bloom is off the rose.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 12, 2020

Disruptions caused by the pandemic revealed just how brittle some supply chains can be. Matt Leonard ( @Matt_Lnrd ) reports, “Almost 75% of U.S. She explains, “We’ve built a global supply chain that runs on outsourcing and thin margins, and the coronavirus has exposed just how delicate it is.” supply chains.”[2]

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Locus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not only this, 62% of online shoppers in the US say delivery speed is what makes for a good purchase experience. Not only this, 62% of online shoppers in the US say delivery speed is what makes for a good purchase experience. Retailers need to find ways to make sure timely deliveries are their number one priority.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

America’s imports are stuck on ships floating off LA. Dun & Bradstreet and E2open joined together to provide a report highlighting the impact of this incident on global supply chains. According to the report, Europe is the region that will feel the strongest impact due to the blockage of the canal.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Retail journalist Daphne Howland ( @daphnehowland ) observes, “To buy more time, the industry is embarking on the holiday season earlier than ever this year, but, despite the respite evident in September, retailers can’t escape the prevailing challenge of the moment — an unprecedented level of uncertainty.”[1]

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 2, 2016

Today, shippers face increased regulations, unstable market conditions and capacity concerns that make it near impossible for a newly divested company to achieve all of its goals without the expertise and support of a third-party logistics (3PL) provider. Step 4: Integrate New Model, Review Progress and Improve Performance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The McKinsey report “How COVID-19 is changing consumer behaviour – now and forever”, bluntly illustrates how this change occurred more quickly and seismically than anyone predicted – so fast that it’s apparent the capacity to adapt had always been there. .

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

If you’re a decision-maker with accountability for your organisation’s entire supply chain, and you’re just starting to think about outsourcing, perhaps to reduce costs or improve service, this post should prove well worth the few minutes it will take you to read it.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 18, 2020

Australia has also reported toilet paper hoarding. 1] Aleesha Khaliq reports, “In a bid to tackle the shortage, The NT News provided a practical — if unconventional — solution. They report, “Major retailers say toilet paper hasn’t been out of stock in stores for more than a day or two, or even a few hours.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

But what if every pizza shop in America all of a sudden asked a single pizza oven manufacturer to build and ship an extra oven per shop? There’s minimal inventory throughout the supply chain with goods produced “Just-in-Time.” Embedded Analytics. In this case, there might be issues. Technology Solutions. Industry 4.0.

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Resilinc

APRIL 27, 2021

While the pandemic has given procurement managers fresh ammunition to advocate for greater resiliency within their corporate supply chains, geopolitical experts and a bipartisan coalition of legislators argue that the U.S. to a “mighty sea of coronavirus.” According to the Wilson Center’s Deputy Director for Geoeconomics Shihoko Goto, U.S.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. Chokepoints (or bottlenecks) are a term used to describe the most crucial strategic marine routes because they: Capacity limitations. Potential for closure or interruption.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). Just ask UPS and Walmart. As reported by the Wall Street Journal : United Parcel Service Inc. The company said on Wednesday “that soaring online purchases have caused delays in its distribution network,” according to Reuters.

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Locus

JANUARY 3, 2022

These are just some of the challenges that modern enterprise businesses face in the last-mile. In 2018, the last mile delivery market in North America was sized at 31.25 It is expected to grow to just under 51 billion U.S. During 2021, enterprise businesses have gone through a rough patch unlike other years. billion U.S.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Some mornings I would ride my rocket ship, evading asteroids and alien cruisers along the way, and I would barely make it to school on time (I mean, the space station), with just enough fuel to make a safe landing. Warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring (Los Angeles Times). Journey on. First UPS U.S.

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Locus

JUNE 21, 2022

These are expectations not just from business to consumer (B2C) sales channels but from business to business (B2B) retailers as well, making it vital for retailers and logistics providers to walk at the same pace as the customer. It must be quick and efficient, and, at the same time, keep up with changing customer demands.

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Locus

JUNE 23, 2023

As a critical component of the sales process, order fulfillment ensures customers receive the order on time. If customers do not receive their orders on time, they won’t buy from that company again. A loyal customer with word of mouth brings in more customers, and they minimize the cost of acquiring new customers. What’s that?

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Since its launch in the United States, the Amazon Flex system has spread into many parts of the world, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America. While it costs nothing to sign up to the platform, Airtasker takes a 15-20% service fee for each task completed—which many users complain is too much.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

It has forced ships to reroute around the southern tip of Africa, driving up the cost for vessels for the longer voyage, though rates are still far below pandemic levels reached in 2021. The CTA was later joined as a plaintiff by airline trade group Airlines for America (A4A).

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

In the process, they reduce cycle times, and speed up customer responsiveness; and they reduce waste throughout their operations. Due to the rapid change in global business environment, managers find it difficult to gain the edge over competitors. We believe many practices in global supply chain management can be applied in every industry.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

It’s no coincidence that Transport Intelligence just emailed me an invitation to The Future of Logistics conference. It’s no coincidence that Transport Intelligence just emailed me an invitation to The Future of Logistics conference. Improved cargo capacity by innovative 40 foot container design (fold).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

I admit it, the cafe con leche is not as good as my mom’s, but I’ve traded taste for time and convenience. CMA CGM has a leading position on the Asia-Europe, Asia-Mediterranean, Africa and Latin America routes, whilst APL [one of NOL’s operating brands] is strong along the Transpacific, Intra-Asia and Indian subcontinent shipping routes.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

With new supply chain innovations , trends in logistics technology and advancements like automated robots making a big impact on operational efficiency, it seems that supply chain optimization is within reach for more companies than ever before. ” Meet Our Panel of Supply Chain Professionals: Trey Howard Emmanuel Frost Michael D.

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Logility

APRIL 27, 2015

But just as important is ensuring merchandise gets to the right channels and store locations in the appropriate quantities to gain happy customers and higher revenues. Past models often managed Allocation as a one-time process to assign product volumes to a particular channel or store locations during the first release or push of the product.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2022

And just like that, once again, the Gronk spike is on its way out. However, Gronkowski’s agent told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that he wouldn’t be surprised if his client could be coaxed out of retirement for a second time by Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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