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.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal , the company has been leveraging strong demand for refrigerated warehousing since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Billion Michigan based Lineage Logistics LLC , which describes itself as “ the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT ,” reportedly raised $4.4

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2023

Previously, only large companies such as Amazon and FedEx possessed the network and scale required for cost-effective same-day and next-day shipping. Sustainability: Reduce the carbon emissions impact of last-mile operations by adopting green fleets and implementing emissions reporting.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Container shipping prices skyrocket. A major player in the sustainability mission is FedEx’s Fuel Sense initiatives, which are designed to reduce fuel consumption in the carrier’s aircraft and involve innovating operations to reduce environmental impact. New aircraft purchases are focused around twinjets such as the Boeing 767 and 777.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the transportation industry waves goodbye (and good riddance) to 2022, innovative logistics professionals are already working hard to make 2023 a banner year for the global transportation industry. surcharge on shipments to domestic packages shipped to remote ZIP codes. FedEx Launches Consolidated Returns Service.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

CX North America Expands Driver Mobile App with Digital Proof of Delivery Update. Manhattan Associates Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Performance. Shipping with Amazon. This year, a cascade of online purchases the weekend after Thanksgiving swamped delivery companies,” reported The New York Times in December.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. expecting same day delivery, two-day shipping, etc.) To help support new customer trends (e.g.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. Prime Membership: Amazon Prime – Subscription service offering benefits such as free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and exclusive deals. Ever wonder how Amazon gets your package to your door so quickly?

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ShipBob

JANUARY 23, 2023

Today’s customer expectations demand fast and accurate shipping, no matter where they shop online. This year over 20% of purchases are expected to take place online , compared to 17.8% Same-day delivery and last-mile logistics in North America is estimated to grow by $62.71 How much does last-mile delivery cost?

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3PL Insights

JUNE 30, 2020

What does this mean for trade and manufacturing in North America? of the material used to make the vehicle produced in North America. The new agreement raises that number to 75% which would reduce the amount of materials purchased from competing countries like Germany and Japan. Here are some of the key takeaways. Going Green.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

.”[2] As a result of this upward retail trend, CPG “predicts a strong 5.8% ” Not all predictions are so rosy. Ben Unglesbee ( @Ben_Unglesbee ) reports that Deloitte analysts aren’t quite so sanguine about holiday sales. year-over-year increase in retail sales for the November-December holiday season.”

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Bloomberg reports a new analysis by University College London researchers concludes, “If the U.S. ” Christopher Martin ( @cleantechchris ) and Millicent Dent report all types of companies are profiting from pursuing sustainability. Kadir van Lohuizen ( @mediakadir ) reports, “The world generates at least 3.5

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Veridian Solutions

JULY 25, 2019

More importantly, as few as 33% of retailers have accurate visibility into customer experiences, which might result from an inability to track customer purchases at brick-and-mortar stores, and more. Another opportunity in this innovative method of blended supply chain management involves the use of app-based data.

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Gravity Supply Chain

JULY 9, 2020

Gartner’s ‘ Top 8 Supply Chain Technology Trends for 2019 ’ report indicates that IoT adoption is growing in select supply chain domains, but rarely as part of a complete end-to-end supply chain process. Purchase Order Management. Boasting features such as: Rail Tracking (North America). full purchase order information.

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

He is the Bank of America Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at NC State University, and is a prolific author of articles and books, most recently The LIVING Supply Chain (co-authored with Tom Linton). In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

At the same time, the supply chain specialists are expanding across Europe and even into North America. A decade of internal costsaving measures at Boston Scientific has led to creative, state-of-the-art solutions such as a genetic algorithm that calculates the optimum packaging size to minimise the amount of empty space being shipped.

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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. Announces Cloud-Based Marketplace Services and Platform Innovations. One Network Delivers Real Time Value Network 17.0:

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

In an uncertain environment, affordability and predictability are at a premium, and a supply-chain organization can deliver these through effective management and oversight of its suppliers. This will make the supplier sluggish to respond to changes and slow moving on innovation. What can you do?

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AFFLINK

JANUARY 10, 2017

The second time around, Coca-Cola ramped things up, printing 1,000 of the most popular names in America and other countries. Among other accomplishments, Coca-Cola reported that the campaign garnered 998 million impressions on Twitter, plus 235,000 tweets from 111,000 fans using the #ShareaCoke hashtag. Think Digitally.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

When I started, I believed that I could put “the smartest business leaders” and “technology innovators” in a room and learn through a series of pilots and group sharing. Here is the latest report outlining the capabilities. I am updating this report.). In this case, the purchase was wooden pallets.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The last mile delivery market size in North America is expected to grow by USD 59.81 Technavio, Last Mile Delivery Market in North America by Service and Geography – Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025, Jan 2021. .- World Economic Forum, The future of last-mile ecosystem, Jan 2020. But things have changed today.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella Scandal. What can you do when you have a supplier who knowingly ships a contaminated product ( the infamous “Just ship it” email ) and falsifies documents? Increasingly, consumers are using their purchasing power to support socially responsible companies. Trust but verify.”.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Americans prefer to purchase a product that was made in the U.S. In an Associated Press-GFK poll in 2017 year found nearly 75% of Americans prefer to purchase American-made goods. According to a 2015 report from the Economic Policy Institute, the U.S. According to a 2015 report from the Economic Policy Institute, the U.S.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Predicting the paths to purchase she is likely to take. When someone in North America starts looking for Extra Long Twin bedding sets, it is highly likely they are buying for someone going to a college dorm. Timely delivery, free shipping, easy and mostly free returns are becoming the norm. Is this Wishful Thinking?

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. How much do we love freight innovation? And we found that freight innovation is hot. Movers marketplace matching shipping requirement with freelance student drivers. Holland Container Innovations. Information and predictive analytics on vessel activity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

also known as the William Carter Company, is the leading brand of children’s clothing, gifts and accessories in America. Based on a heritage of quality and innovation, the designs earned the trust in generations of families. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. (As

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Khadeeja Safdar ( @khadeeja_safdar ) and Imani Moise ( @MoiseNoise ) report, “Retailers had their best holiday sales since 2011, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks payments in stores and online.”[1] The growth in mobile purchasing continues. Adopt a Ship-to-Store Policy. These mobile moments matter.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. The cost of moving and keeping track of all this paperwork often equals the cost of physically moving the container around the world.

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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? Bad weather disrupts shipping, earthquakes put plants out of production and the political environment can shift quickly. Embedded Analytics. Predictive Maintenance. Industry 4.0.

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IQMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In September 2019, the DOE reported that its Better Plants and Better Building partners have cumulatively saved $6.7 billion in energy costs. For those companies, the energy cost reductions translate into better bottom-line performance, as well as the opportunity to compete on price without sacrificing quality.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

According to the 30th Annual State of Logistics Report by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), companies spent $1.64 Rising costs mean that companies must continue to innovate and implement strategies that can help reduce logistics costs and boost the bottom line.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 4, 2021

For example, Kate Migon, Head of New Mobility Solutions, Americas, at Gemalto, asserts “it’s time for cities to reclaim their streets” and “close parts of our cities to cars and reverse decades of prioritizing drivability over mobility.”[1] ” One big stakeholder group she left out is logistics providers.

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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. . Mark Lau – Chief Commercial Officer.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

These technologies also contribute to a rise in big data and analytics in the logistics field. RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Dublin-based Evocco lets you track, improve, and offset the climate impact of your food purchases based on your receipt. 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. Reports suggest it could be weeks before the ship is moved.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 14, 2017

According to the Baymard Institute , 61% of motivated shoppers will abandon their purchase if the extra fees and shipping costs are too high, and another study from Dropoff says 97% of shoppers consider speed of delivery a key part of making a decision. Why do you think Amazon Prime’s free, two-day shipping is so successful?

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