The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

However, achieving and maintaining visibility poses several challenges, including data availability and quality, technological limitations, and interoperability issues. Supply chain managers require visibility to track the necessary components from a purchase order for production or to fulfill a customer order.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. In this 2-part Supply chain strategy post , the Managing Director at Solventure – Bram Desmet, discusses the key elements of an excellent supply chain. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent? Please subscribe here.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2020

Despite its importance, many brands, irrespective of sophistication, have encountered issues with consistently meeting these benchmarks. If unable to find a product in store, consumers are quick to turn their attention online and purchase goods there. The compliance standards are necessary as retailers work to compete with ecommerce.

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Cognira

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

However, with the emerging trends and shifting consumer behavior, retailers need to identify these patterns and act accordingly by leveraging new technologies and implementing modern and smart promotion management methods and tools to gain a competitive edge.

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Alloy

OCTOBER 3, 2023

An Introduction to Walmart Luminate Listen to the full episode of the Shelf Life Podcast on Walmart Luminate Walmart Luminate is the retailer’s new data, analytics and reporting tool for suppliers — and it represents a massive step forward in retailer-supplier collaboration. ” – Joel Beal, CEO and Cofounder @Alloy.ai

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ShipBob

APRIL 13, 2021

Shipping & logistics KPIs. It can be hard to achieve this if you don’t have specific goals in place for sales, marketing, customer service, shipping, and other parts of your business. A good KPI system will help motivate and reward employees, while also giving them an understanding of the goals the company is working towards.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

When customers have transparency into product availability, delivery timelines, and order status, they are more likely to complete purchases and continue shopping with a business. At the same time, it makes excellent sense to have a good SEO software solution to keep track of how your marketing strategies perform.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As legislation focuses ever more heavily on environmental protection though, and consumers increasingly consider sustainability in their purchasing decisions, all supply chain organisations will need to find the way forward. Use Technology to Identify Problems and Opportunities. This is where technology can come to the rescue.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

We LOVE how they’re embracing technology to change logistics and improve the end-user’s life. Download an Excel version of the list here for free ! Movers marketplace matching shipping requirement with freelance student drivers. App platform matching last mile requirements with nearby carriers who have spare space.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Create an adaptive unified buying process. “If you look at the typical buying process, it is bifurcated based on geography. If I am going to buy goods from this geography, then I use this process. Another geography may call for another process and a different technology. Make room for collaboration.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As legislation focuses ever more heavily on environmental protection though, and consumers increasingly consider sustainability in their purchasing decisions, all supply chain organisations will need to find the way forward. Use Technology to Identify Problems and Opportunities. This is where technology can come to the rescue.

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Saleswarp

JUNE 12, 2022

An effective Order Management System (OMS) is a tool that helps retailers centralize their order processing through sales channels and fulfillment methods. Right at this point, you understand that you need a tool to help you with this complicated and time-consuming process. Every retailer has to keep some level of safety stock.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 8, 2016

As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University in 1992, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative. This initiative benchmarked over 300 global companies, and set forth many of the principles for what we called “World Class Supply Chains”. This was really exciting!

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Implementing the right technologies, such as collaborative mobile robots , can help to optimize resource management and improve productivity. After implementing Chuck by 6 River Systems , one leading 3PL doubled its pick rates and improved order accuracy to 99.9%. “Warehouse optimization starts with an efficient layout.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 26, 2022

To do this properly, both parties need all of the details of what was purchased and delivered. This again relates to points 1 and 2, but it’s so important because if the answer is “no,” then one of two things happened: The shipper received some sort of discount for buying multiple things at once.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“The pandemic, however, is affecting supply chains in the aircraft, automobile, electronic products, hospitality, medical, pharmaceutical, retail, technology, travel, and personal service/support industries.” “Business leaders should also look at how new tools and technologies can provide greater intelligence.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Speaker(s): Rob Bass, Vice President, Distribution, Best Buy Co., The Sears omni-channel journey is focused on cross-functional collaboration, technology, and delivering a “Wow” customer experience. Operations Engineering & Real Time System-directed Work Planning Design. Room 25, Monday Feb 24 th , 10:30 am.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Read on to answer: What are Shopify data analytics? What are Shopify analytics and how do you access them? Analytics tools help ecommerce operators understand how their business is performing — and shine a light on how to improve. Understanding your Shopify analytics allows you to understand: Who your customers are.

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