Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Being listed on a last-mile-delivery service platform and reaching a much broader customer base beyond the neighbors became a must-have for survival. It includes all of its elements: customers, sales channels, products, warehouses, logistics network, and the interactions between them. Here are the steps to take for going digital: .

Supply Chain Planning Software 262

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Modeling 262

Unleashed

JUNE 2, 2022

Omnichannel eCommerce gives customers a seamless shopping experience across all digital channels, whether they are shopping from a desktop, mobile device, via social media platforms, or from an in-store kiosk. Multichannel eCommerce, on the other hand, uses two or more channels, platforms, or marketplaces to sell goods.

Omnichannel 97

Omnichannel Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software 97

Logility

MARCH 10, 2022

But these headwinds are also forcing them to reexamine legacy systems, processes, and strategies that have shaped the industry for years. When Logility speaks with executives in retail and apparel, a critical challenge frequently discussed is getting the industry to collaboratively create and agree on a standard reporting strategy.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Sustainability Sourcing Strategies 130

ThroughPut

MAY 2, 2024

Customer demand is a dynamic metric, which means that you need to keep estimating it based on evolving market forces such as customer preferences, weather changes, and changing industry trends. The tool analyzes point-of-sale data, weather patterns, social media trends, and economic indicators for predicting short-term demand.

Supply and Demand 52

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling 52

ShipBob

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Between shipping new collections for wholesale earlier in the year and Q4 madness for direct-to-consumer sales, we’ve been able to get through our heaviest seasons while staying ahead of production using ShipBob’s forecasting tools — even as order volume more than quadrupled in a year.” Ryan Casas, COO of iloveplum. Storing inventory.

Forecasting 130

Forecasting Forecasting Software Modeling Demand Planning Software 130

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. The Sears omni-channel journey is focused on cross-functional collaboration, technology, and delivering a “Wow” customer experience.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 115

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Retail 115

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Unilever has sustainability at the very heart of its business model, extending all the way through the supply chain from distribution to procurement. If you spend some time studying Unilever’s supply chain model, you’ll find plenty of ideas that you might take away and seek to apply in your own organisation.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 40

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Design Software Gartner 40

SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

These are sophisticated global networks, external of the business itself, comprised of manufacturers, logistics enterprises, and third-party suppliers. The three main aggregations of sustainability metrics are environmental, social, and governance. Both types use quantitative metrics but have slight differentiators.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Sustainability Resource Reduction Supply Chain Software 52

SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

These are sophisticated global networks, external of the business itself, comprised of manufacturers, logistics enterprises, and third-party suppliers. The three main aggregations of sustainability metrics are environmental, social, and governance. Both types use quantitative metrics but have slight differentiators.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Sustainability Resource Reduction Supply Chain Software 52

Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Steven Steutermann, managing vice president in the Gartner supply chain practice, states, “To turn around a supply chain system, 10 years is not a long time. Marina Mattos, a Postdoctoral Associate at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, bluntly asks, “How will such a shift affect supply chains?”[3]

Waste Reduction 100

Waste Reduction Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 100

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Shippers of apparel, footwear, housewares, gifts, etc. Shippers were forced to use imperfect methodologies to estimate the impact, using average package densities, carton utilization, or unreliable transportation management system (TMS) data to try to estimate the coming increase. But their rating systems still support threshold logic.

Negotiating Skills 100

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Shipping Cost Reduction Strategies 100

ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

After realizing this cost model didn’t make sense for lightweight packages that took up cargo space and reduced each shipment’s capacity, they transitioned to billable weight for shipments 16oz or greater. Our goal is to provide you with the infrastructure, technology, resources and customer support needed to grow your business.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Material Savings Price Reduction 52

FLEXE

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Small to mid-size retail and apparel companies can tackle a fast fashion strategy despite the absence of large capital outlays and the scale and volume afforded to other giants like H&M and Nike. The use of productivity tools and a focus on an integrated team leads to sharp reductions in total turnaround time.

Distribution 34

Distribution Supply Chain Design Software Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction 34

Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Retailers channel knowledge existed in technical and functional silos – people had separate silos of activity in this model. This is largely driven by the emergence of e-commerce, and in the process, is turning traditional business models on their heads. This works well in the Apple store, but can be complicated for apparel.

Supply Chain Design Software 60

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 60

FLEXE

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Small to mid-size retail and apparel companies can tackle a fast fashion strategy despite the absence of large capital outlays and the scale and volume afforded to other giants like H&M and Nike. The use of productivity tools and a focus on an integrated team leads to sharp reductions in total turnaround time.

Distribution 28

Distribution Supply Chain Design Software Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction 28

Logility

MAY 2, 2021

From sourcing and production to logistics to marketing, most companies have long relied on a single foundational key performance indicator (KPI) to dictate how they fulfill their customer needs. This one shortcoming is perhaps one of the most obvious for this forecasting metric.

Forecasting 149

Forecasting Forecasting Software Procurement Analytics Prescriptive Analytics Software 149

FLEXE

DECEMBER 22, 2016

</p> <p>The use of productivity tools and a focus on an integrated team leads to sharp reductions in total turnaround time. It's a level of supply chain responsiveness that can't be achieved through the patchwork systems of spreadsheets, fax and emails that many companies still rely on.</p>

Distribution 34

Distribution Supply Chain Design Software Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction 34