Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5 percent for Q4.

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Logility

MARCH 10, 2022

And throughout their discussion it became clear that the drive toward more sustainable operations can play a critical role in their overall transformation as resilient businesses. It’s Time to Think About Sustainability Differently. While the concept of sustainability is not new, its role in the future of retail is.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Vendor Managed Inventory processes–once hailed as the panacea of demand sensing–largely operate in isolation within sales organizations (of the thirty-three organizations that we interviewed last year, no market leader has connected these demand signals). ” They questioned, “ How long will this recession last?

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

One crucial area of business that all companies can address to achieve better sustainability is the supply chain. Section One – Internal Alignment and Goal Setting To implement an effective supply chain sustainability strategy, organizations must first discover where they can align internally and then work together to create goals.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

One crucial area of business that all companies can address to achieve better sustainability is the supply chain. At the core of any successful supply chain sustainability plan, there are four main areas: The breaking down of data siloes and subsequent goal setting. Determine Which Sustainability Areas to Focus on.

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ThroughPut

MAY 2, 2024

Thanks to the increasing competition in today’s global markets, growing customer expectations, and the rising demand for products with shorter life cycles, most businesses have been forced to sharply focus their attention on accurate demand sensing – and planning for it – to stay profitable and sustainable.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

The answer lies in the company’s commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainability. By way of its sustainability objectives, Unilever is enhancing all the characteristics inherent in best-in-class supply chains. The Sustainability Drive. Sustainable Supply Chain Lessons from Unilever.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This could be used for something as simple as a complete flat spread if there was no demand or no available inventory at any level. It could be used to make sure everyone gets roughly the same amount of inventory. Let’s say you’re looking at a plan over a 12-month period, and you see some constrained inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. (As As a group, these metrics have the highest correlation to market capitalization. They include growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)). Inventory Turns. Improvement.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Current Initiatives such as Coca Cola’s “World Without Waste” and Unilever’s “Sustainable Living Plans” are first steps toward a circular economy. Zara has become Europe’s most profitable apparel brands by building agility end to end in their supply chains. Case Study Agility: ZARA.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. Debuting at # 24 is footwear and apparel company Adidas (arch-rival Nike has been a Top 25 mainstay for years). Media Image. transactionID. 1a56a7e8-24e3-47af-b890-46fa1a7073fd. workspace://SpacesStore/dcc14b2c-f68b-4cb2-aa9f-e558463ba706.

Gartner 81

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

This view of the supply chain is focused primarily on how we get inventory to the customer. He pointed out that the customer doesn’t care which division owns the inventory – they just want the product whenever and wherever they desire. This works well in the Apple store, but can be complicated for apparel.

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