Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For some online apparel retailers, returns now average 40% of sales. Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. The field is large and growing. Zachary said.

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Logility

JUNE 8, 2022

continues to grow its market share in the apparel industry with the addition of Next Level Apparel® and stichd to its customer community. Allan Dow was recognized by Food Logistics as a 2022 Rock Star of the Supply Chain. Logility, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software, Inc., Total revenues of $132.5

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Logility

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

“The impact of unforeseen risks over the last 12 months such as COVID-19 has driven increased interest in supply chain transformation initiatives, helping develop a strong pipeline for our innovative digital supply chain platform for the fourth quarter 2021 and beyond.”. Color Image Apparel, Inc., C&A Mexico, Cariuma Central Pte.

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Introduction The E-commerce Apparel industry in Southeast Asia has experienced unprecedented growth, driven by consumers increasingly turning to online platforms for their fashion needs. In this blog, we will explore the opportunities, challenges, and innovative solutions to help businesses thrive in this bustling market.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 28, 2022

Supply Chain Matters has often highlighted Inditex’s ongoing business performance not only in supply chain innovation but also in overcoming industry challenges in good times and not so good. Last year, the retailer reported a tripling of profitability in the midst of a declining apparel sales market. Business Outlook.

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AIMMS

MARCH 14, 2018

The problem emerged after KFC switched its deliveries from Bidvest Logistics, a 3PL specialized in food delivery, to DHL and QSL. Bloomberg reports that KFC “pared back its logistics network to cut expenses.” ” The supply chain meltdown can be attributed to planning issues and risk management.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

This tech provider was more recently named as the Fast Company World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023. Reportedly, capital raised in this latest round to accelerate product innovation, including insights and tracking related to ESG and sustainability risks across a company’s extended supply chain. million in Series A financing.

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AIMMS

MARCH 14, 2018

The problem emerged after KFC switched its deliveries from Bidvest Logistics, a 3PL specialized in food delivery, to DHL and QSL. Bloomberg reports that KFC “pared back its logistics network to cut expenses.” ” The supply chain meltdown can be attributed to planning issues and risk management.

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Ware2Go

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

now have a path to the largest market in the world. We have a deep shared history and decades-long partnership anchored in customer focus and commitment to innovation. Media Contact: Press@gap.com Ware2Go Media Contact: Ware2Go@pancomm.com The post UPS-Owned Ware2Go and Gap Inc.’s

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20Cube Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Though fashion and apparel is an indispensable part of the human lifestyle and one of the basic necessities, we can also say that it has gone beyond the scope of being one and has become a yardstick to judge an individual’s personality. Inventory got depleted in warehouses with no shipper coming to take it away. Introduction.

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FLEXE

APRIL 12, 2017

Your logistics could mean the difference between life and death. In this article, we explore how eCommerce retailers can strengthen the backbone of the business—logistics—and leverage new, collaborative technologies to increase sales, improve customer retention, and decrease shopping cart abandonment. Seems like forever ago.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Businesses can access historical data, market trends, and other external factors and, by plugging in predictive analytics, gain invaluable insights that streamline inventory management, demand forecasting, transportation planning, risk mitigation, and overall decision-making processes. So, how does predictive analytics help with that?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

It would be tempting to think of reverse logistics as forward logistics done backwards. Reverse logistic isn’t simply a reverse gear. Reverse logistics can also have a dramatic effect on steering a company’s fortunes. Reverse logistics is therefore worth doing, and worth doing properly.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Amazon’s innovation is redefining eCommerce faster than Wal-Mart can keep up. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. Table 1: Contract of Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns and Cash-To-Cash for Consumer-Facing Industries. Customers are buying less. Disintermediation.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More than ever, seasonal inventory needs to be carefully accounted for during the demand forecasting and inventory planning process , ensuring right-sized inventory that can meet customer expectations while limiting the spend and use of working capital. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As a quick recap, a crowd of nearly 37,000 people flocked to the Javits Center in New York City to see what new solutions and innovations software suppliers had in store for 2023 and beyond. When a customer brings the item to the store, a store associate can process the return on a handheld device, and that item joins the store’s inventory.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 12, 2013

These are: the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (Cambridge, USA), the Zaragoza Logistics Center (Zaragoza, Spain), the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (Bogotá, Colombia), and the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (Shah Alam, Malaysia).

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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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Elementum

MARCH 8, 2018

But it’s not just a matter of up-levelling last-mile logistics. Think of better product availability as a way to drive product innovation and inventory planning — not another burdensome requirement. The truth is that physical storefronts still play a vital role in industries from apparel, to tech, to food and more.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Think department stores and specialty retailers, especially those selling apparel.) 5] He notes, “Retail chains understand the biggest advantage e-commerce retailers have is their ability to collect and leverage insights into consumer behaviors gained by technological innovations like big data.”

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 19, 2016

Not since the advent of price tags, cash registers and the ubiquitous apparel hanger has there been a retail industry innovation poised to create such major change. Sign 1: Dual Inventory. Sign 5: Store Inventory. How much inventory do you keep on hand in stores? Sign 4: Assortment Variance. Sign 6: Push vs. Pull.

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 16, 2015

Not since the advent of price tags , cash registers and the ubiquitous apparel hanger has there been a retail industry innovation poised to create such major change. Sign 1: Dual Inventory. Sign 5: Store Inventory. How much inventory do you keep on hand in stores? Sign 4: Assortment Variance. Sign 6: Push vs Pull.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

Instead of the familiar customer checkouts, dark stores house dispatch zones, where customer orders are assembled and configured for last-mile delivery , often performed by crowdsourcing logistics providers or conventional express-delivery companies. The reverse logistics process, too, is a prime target for refinement.

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Elementum

MARCH 8, 2018

But it’s not just a matter of up-levelling last-mile logistics. Think of better product availability as a way to drive product innovation and inventory planning — not another burdensome requirement. The truth is that physical storefronts still play a vital role in industries from apparel, to tech, to food and more.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

Logility and Demand Management, each announced their recognition as a 2021 Inbound Logistics Top 100 Logistics IT Providers. delivers affordable, easy-to-use supply chain planning solutions designed to increase forecast accuracy, improve customer service and reduce inventory to maximize profits and lower costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This provides me with the valuable convenience of visiting with the innovative warehouse robotics companies in this metropolitan area – a large number of companies I called the Greater Boston Robotics Cluster. I reached out to Jon to see if he could share some insights with Logistics Viewpoints readers. Jon Schechter.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

It was the process of studying and writing those articles that led me to the notion that there really needed to be a community for people who as I describe as being “obsessively enthusiastic” about supply chain and supply chain innovation technology. On the New York Supply Chain Meet Up and the Worldwide Supply Chain Federation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands. As same-day delivery becomes more important to consumers, retailers are looking at innovative ways to deliver on this expectation. The company is relying on price increases to boost growth. if they spend less than $25.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. This work is important to me. I am not quite sure.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

While I’m a firm believer that innovation, not emulation, is the way forward for any company wishing to differentiate through its supply chain, I also believe that reinventing the wheel is something to be avoided if possible. Innovation. Health and safety. Outcomes First.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2022

Notable new and existing customers placing orders with the Company in the first quarter include: Acushnet Company, Color Image Apparel, Inc., a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software. This annual award honors IT companies that support and enable logistics excellence. Autoforce, Inc.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Last year in Florida at RILA Logistics 2013, the topic of multi-channel was discussed with 5 related presentations delivered where the challenges of the coming omni-channel revolution were laid down. Leslie Irvin, Director, Wal-Mart Innovations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Room 25, Monday Feb 24 th , 10:30 am. Sumit Chandra, Partner, A.T.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Exclusive: Wal-Mart seeks to test drones for home delivery, pickup ( Reuters ). Some follow-up thoughts based on the comments received: First, from a supply chain and logistics perspective, I believe Walmart continues to innovate and lead the industry in many areas.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. « Indicators from the 2012 Holiday Buying Period Point to Significant Change and Fulfillment Challenges | Main | Information Driven Innovation in Supply Chain » The Learning from the 2012 Holiday Buying Season: Balanced Investments in Online and Physical Supply Chain Fulfillment Capabilities.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2020

Unfortunately, the adoption rate is still relatively low, ranging from 26% for home improvement stores to 33% for apparel and footwear. Finally, concerning third-party logistics services, Tymm writes, “Omnichannel retailing has put more pressure than ever on warehousing. ” Good question. Embracing automation.

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6 River Systems

JULY 16, 2019

Types of warehouse robots Industries that use warehouse robots How warehouse robots navigate the warehouse Uses for warehouse robots Types of warehouse robots The warehouse robotics industry includes several types of warehouse robots, serving a variety of purposes and functions such as order picking and moving inventory throughout the warehouse.

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