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Amazon supply chain management pushes retail to the limit

Kinaxis

Amazon is even entering the transportation space, signing agreements with the Air Transport Services Group and the Chinese government to enter into the freight cargo business – effectively cutting out the middleman. Amazon makes up about 7% of the US apparel market, and according to reports , that figure could increase to 19% by 2020.

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Reduce Excess Inventory While Protecting Margins with a Pricing and Promotion Analysis  Solution

Logility

Your ship’s come in! Much of the merchandise languishing aboard cargo ships stuck in ports around the world during the pandemic-fueled supply chain crisis has made it to store shelves. That’s a good thing, right? Nonetheless, there are deep discounts in stores across the U.S. Big Box Blues.

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The State of the Retail Supply Chain in 2022 and How Shippers Can Mitigate Risks Through Data

Intelligent Audit

Everything from a lack of capacity, manufacturing shortages, cost control difficulties, regional supply delays and disruptions, length and complexity of supply shipping routes, driver and worker shortages, rising costs and expenses, and COVID-related disruptions have contributed to the retail supply chain process today. . billion tons.

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A Model for Transporting Goods in Brazil

MIT Supply Chain

When shipping product into a country as large and complex as Brazil, the choice of transportation routes has a critical impact on supply chain costs. The items fall into four classes of product: apparel, accessories ranging from eyewear to luggage, home products such as bedding, and fragrances. Spoilt for choice.

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. jump in apparel costs and 5.5% Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2

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High Value Loads (HVL): Choosing the Right 3PL for Retail Deliveries

Zipline Logistics

High value load (HVL) shippers usually include manufacturers of electronics , healthcare products , high end apparel , or other luxury goods. Not meeting OTIF or getting your product on the shelf is even more costly when shipping products with such high value. Are you an HVL shipper?

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Billable Weight Explained: How to Reduce Future Shipping Costs

ShipBob

Calculating shipping costs is easy, right? If you’re a new ecommerce brand, you might think that your shipping costs always depends on the actual weight of the shipment. However, the actual weight is only one part of the equation as far as understanding what your shipping rate will be. What is billable weight?