Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

And progress comes in increments both large and small as we build on the breakthroughs and innovations that have come before. It was precisely the industry’s inability to make real-time decisions (based on real-time data) that was at the root of depleted store shelves, clogged ports and warehouses overflowing with excess inventory.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Like most industries, manufacturers around the world are feeling the pinch of inventory disruption brought on by shortages and other supply chain challenges. Depending on what report you read, manufacturers are either stockpiling inventory to meet service levels or scrambling to stock up on inventory and often miss the mark due to shortages.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Here we break down the inventory management strategies of seven successful manufacturers and retailers around the globe. These examples show there isn’t a benchmark inventory management strategy that trumps all others. This allows Amazon to concentrate on other aspects of the transaction, like shipping, returns and processing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

Customer-centric Innovation Drives Value. Intuitive Surgical, L’Oreal, and Sleep Number drove excellence through product and service innovation to outperform their peer groups. In the past five years, companies have 5-10X the number of AGVs in their warehouses, but 40-60% more planners in corporate. Performance Declines.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The process is inefficient and unpredictable, and leaves retailers with used inventory that oftentimes cannot be resold. Reverse logistics is simply inefficient, and many companies have not invested enough in transporting, warehousing and processing products that must move backwards through their supply chains. “A

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RFgen

AUGUST 10, 2022

Market pressures are driving the need for automation in order to run a successful warehouse. Mobile barcoding helps companies focus on inventory management and increases picking accuracy. That’s why it’s never been more important to know how to run a successful warehouse operation. Here are three steps to consider right now.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This follows the recent announcement by the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience launching 30 proposed actions to strengthen America’s supply chains and the ASCM recent publication on resilience. I am currently doing research on inventory management. In the research, I ask inventory planners to define resilience.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2021

The airline lobbying group Airlines for America announced in March that its member carriers will all go green by 2050. These companies are fueled by creating innovative solutions that allow stakeholders to weigh the carbon emissions of transportation modes against service and cost. More and more large U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Titan builds off over a decade of innovations in mobile robotics at Amazon, and can lift up to two times more weight than Hercules, the most broadly deployed robot within our operations. LSEG Workspace, a financial news and data platform, calculated inventory turnover ratios of 30 major U.S. military hardware to be made in America.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

The secret behind the innovation is Google X , a lab whose boss has the job title “Captain of Moonshot”, focused on looking at what everyone thinks is impossible and flipping it on its head. Inventory management and replenishment as well as reverse logistics can now be managed by mobile as well as payments.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides the second in a four-part series of market education postings addressing the evolving use of Cloud based control layer technology platforms applied to warehousing and customer fulfillment processes. Goods are transported either by private fleet or use of contracted carriers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Those customers who were quick to recognize new conditions, and respond with innovative strategies, have fared far better in the face of continuing uncertainty than companies taking a more reactive stance. Twenty-five percent of respondents are using warehouse robotics, a trend that Blue Yonder expects to continue.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Every warehouse strives for efficient order fulfillment. There are many factors that can impact costs, from warehouse replenishment practices to the warehouse equipment deployed to support the fulfillment process. ” Meet Our Panel of Warehouse Pros: Nate Masterson. Dave Masterson. Nate Masterson. MapleHolistics.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 14, 2023

Up until then, collective liner pricing organizations (conferences)— which America was not part of—had gained so much market power that they had the ability to unilaterally raise rates and reduce services. As a result, the U.S. America’s ports are still underperforming by global standards and fulfillment is still slower than what the U.S.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Last month, Lennox Residential was runner-up in the 2015 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Innovation competition, arguably the top supply chain award in North America. The increased size and complexity of the Lennox supply chain mandated major innovations in planning. Innovative Technology.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To accomplish this, shippers have shifted to keeping product closer to customers across the country by outsourcing their warehousing and distribution to local third-party logistics providers. A ‘next generation’ distribution experience transformed by technology and innovation.

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Stord

AUGUST 10, 2023

Previously, she was General Manager, Americas of Amazon Pay and also SVP, Global Sales & Channel at BigCommerce. Melanie has an extensive background in e-commerce and logistics software. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Deck Commerce and Thinkific. For more information, visit www.stord.com.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

CPG companies that utilize an autonomous supply chain technology see a reduction in their inventory and cost and an increase in revenue. Many innovative CPG companies also collaborate with their internal and external suppliers on net requirements planning for the factory and Purchase Orders (PO) for components and OEMs.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Last year, the ripple effects from new tariffs on imports from China rocked warehouses and ports in America. At the Port of Los Angeles, for example, a sudden rush of shipments overloaded the local warehouse market. In the Los Angeles warehouse market, that meant limited warehouse availability and greater transportation costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

In parallel, three more raised their hands to speak on robotic automation in their warehouses focused on the redefinition of channel fulfillment. Meanwhile, warehouse robotics is staging a market shift. Innovators need to define business cases. Bottom line, we have stalled innovation in the supply chain planning market.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

left manufacturers and producers in limbo while millions of tons of finished goods were left sitting in containers at ports, at sea, in warehouses and in car parks across the world. where Trump trumpeted ‘America first.’ Sourcing, production, inventory, supply, delivery, logistics – all outsourced. And they want out!

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FLEXE

MARCH 21, 2017

We wanted to know how pricing and usage of on-demand warehousing trended in 2016. In supply chain, traditional methods for managing inventory fluctuations with short-term solutions hasn’t been simple. Today, there are new, innovative applications that provide visibility and control throughout every stage of the supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

These include Inventory vs. Service; Local vs Global Sourcing; Multiple Depots vs. Single Distribution Centre. Successful PDM, and the efforts to digitise inventory with detailed data, images, videos, and accurate attributes are the unseen, yet much great elements beneath the surface. Mark Lau – Chief Commercial Officer.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Kristi Montgomery, a Vice President at Kenco Innovation Labs, explains, “The rapid pace of technological advancement and adoption means that innovation is taking place all around us, from the way we communicate to how we get around cities — even to how we shop for groceries. In particular, the supply chain is ripe for innovation.

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crisp

JANUARY 30, 2023

From seamless food bank donations to cloud computing efficiency, here are the innovative projects that came out of Crisp’s first sustainability Hack Day. So at the end of last year, Crisp decided to innovate around the company’s mission through a team-wide Hack Day event.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 29, 2022

Their innovations include more nimble systems for managing warehouses and tracking inventory. They are also developing software and services that make it easier to rent out unused warehouse space, or to help retailers position goods closer to consumers so they can reach them quickly. Everything fell out of balance.”[3]

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Warehousing and storage. Inventory management. The logistics sector is rapidly growing and there is no shortage of groundbreaking technology and premiere partners in North America, Europe, and beyond. Designing systems and innovations that solve problems of today’s shippers. Freight forwarding. Handling raw materials.

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AB&R

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A Key to Manufacturing and Warehousing Success in Arizona The Phoenix metropolitan area and surrounding cities are booming with new warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants right now. AB&R helps thousands of companies across North America identify, track, and manage their critical assets and inventory.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2023

This includes warehouse technologies , 3D printing, and innovative solutions surrounding production. Coca-Cola logistics is a team specifically tasked with visibility into the distribution process, from the warehouse to the store shelves. For instance, in America, the sugar used comes from corn syrup. Logistics team.

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Techgistics

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Today's innovations from startups could be the source of transformation that shapes the future of logistics. Recent technological innovations have allowed startups to disrupt mature industries in a matter of a few years. FLEXE is a cloud-based peer-to-peer marketplace for sharing excess warehouse capacity; the airbnb for warehouses.

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BlueYonder

MAY 25, 2018

In this week’s Friday in 5: Best Buy increases inventory to support multiple channels; Americans say their economic prospects are brighter, despite ongoing concerns; Nordstrom bets big on high-touch technology; Parts Town takes a new approach to automation technology; and a new complication slows free trade negotiations.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 20, 2023

Retailers and wholesalers are bringing in fresh inventories to stir springtime sales. Indeed, many retailers noted success in drawing down inventories during the holiday season. “We made progress on both our owned and retailed inventory in the fourth quarter but have more work to do. However, sales remain uncertain.

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