Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2017

It has certainly been evident this year that natural disasters can significantly disrupt the supply chain. For example, data visualization software allows shippers and logistics providers to clearly map out the weather event situation, including rainfall, emergency efforts, linehaul rates and usage and more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. They are a leading supplier of poultry, pet food and animal nutrition products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas in the US. The freight market is mercurial.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights communication made by retailer Walmart regarding a significant bet on warehouse robotics having attractive operating profitability promise. This large retailer has expanded its capital expenditure budget to upwards of $20 billion in 2022. The report indicates that the retailer’s 1.4

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BlueYonder

JULY 5, 2023

WISE is a student organization with the primary purpose of promoting the field of supply chain management/logistics. Stephanie: WISE stands for Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence. Tell us a little bit about how you came to be in the supply chain field. You can watch their conversation here.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

For those unfamiliar with the metaverse, it is the emerging 3-D-enabled digital space that uses virtual reality, augmented reality, and other advanced internet and semiconductor technology to allow people to have lifelike personal and business experiences online. This will certainly be an interesting trend to watch.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant’s supply chain excellence. million employees without a focus on good supply chain management. ” The Key’s To Walmart’s Supply Chain Management Excellence over the Year.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

With all the disruptions in the supply chain since 2020, the last mile has been in a constant state of flux. However, even as retailers scramble to meet e-commerce consumer demands, and providers lean into the latest trends to get those packages to front doors, there is plenty going on behind the scenes. A complex math problem.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 6, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters capsule update commentary, we highlight published reports this week indicating that retailer Walmart is initiating added salaried staff reductions. In late May, reporting on Q1-2022 quarterly financial performance, t he retailer stunned Wall Street with a reported 25 percent decrease in net income.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Buy with Prime program, first announced last April, allows Prime members to check out on other retailers’ sites using their Amazon account and receive free, two-day delivery. The retailer still has a long way to go to reach its goal of 1 million packages delivered by drone annually. sellers by January 31, Amazon said.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 13, 2022

Where investors will take an added risk in a promising technology, it likely comes with additional assurances, caveats and financial safeguards for the designated investor(s). This week provides a prime example, with the announcement from global retailer Walmart newly announced deal with EV delivery van start-up, Canoo.

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USC Consulting Group

JULY 21, 2020

Yet for business leaders – especially manufacturers and shippers – the words “unpredictability” and “uncertainty” will likely epitomize 2020, as they’re something organizations continue to experience as the country and consumers emerge from the nationwide lockdown amid supply chain disruption.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2013

It’s is one of the best conferences in the supply chain and logistics industry to learn and network. Below are the sessions that I am participating in focused on social networking, transportation management systems, and “mega” supply chain trends. A Pulse on Social Networking for Supply Chain Management.

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Multichannel Merchant

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This week, Walmart claimed a first by announcing it had been doing driverless runs between a dark store and one of its retail outlets in its hometown of Bentonville, AR, since August, courtesy of technology partner Gatik which powers the driverless box trucks. We’re thrilled to enable Walmart’s customers to reap the benefits.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 8, 2021

A few week ago, I wrote an article about the transformative nature of the plant-based meat supply chain. Fast food chains around the country have been introducing meatless burgers, and now Burger King is offering a first: meatless chicken nuggets. Retailers are certainly taking notice of this trend.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Bringing big data into the supply chain is not always as simple as buying the right software. A company first has to build a foundation of mobile data capture technology that can accurately record the information big data relies upon. This means major changes to the way that organizations are structured.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic made it abundantly clear that effective supply chain management is crucial to the success of a business. “They have also diversified their supply chains from a geographic perspective to reduce the supply-side risks from any one country or region,” explains Deloitte.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2023

Every year, the National Retail Federation conducts a survey on St. Scope 1 is linked to operations; Scope 2 is tied to the fuels it buys from others, and Scope 3 is associated with the supply chain. Grocery retailers that have piloted or are piloting the packaging, they said, include Hy-Vee, Meijer, and Festival Foods.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. These technologies also contribute to a rise in big data and analytics in the logistics field.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 28, 2019

Platooning, an automatic braking system to allow semis to retain formation, ‘will bridge automated and autonomous trucks,’ according to the report by Navigant. High-level automation will not eclipse 1 percent of annual sales until 2028,” Navigant’s report goes on to say. Crater causing chemical explosion blows up semi, kills driver.

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BlueYonder

JULY 7, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. The outsized effect of e-commerce on retail. According to The New York Times article, How the Growth of E-Commerce is Shifting Retail Jobs , online shopping accounts for only 8.4 percent of all U.S.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 2, 2018

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. These 7 Traditional Retailers Are Cashing in on the Subscription Box Craze. The post 7 Traditional Retailers Cashing in on the Subscription Box Craze appeared first on Supply Chain Nation Blog.

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BlueYonder

JULY 7, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. The outsized effect of e-commerce on retail. According to The New York Times article, How the Growth of E-Commerce is Shifting Retail Jobs , online shopping accounts for only 8.4 percent of all U.S.

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Multichannel Merchant

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Home Depot has signed on as the first retail customer of Walmart’s new service, GoLocal, with Walmart providing same-day and next-day delivery in select stores in Texas, New Mexico and Northwest Arkansas in the coming weeks, expanding thereafter. population.”.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 3, 2015

Until then, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: LLamasoft Acquires IBM’s LogicTools Supply Chain Applications Business Unit. As LLamasoft’s CEO Don Hicks said in a letter to LogicTools customers: Supply chain design is a people business, pure and simple.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 2, 2018

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. These 7 Traditional Retailers Are Cashing in on the Subscription Box Craze. Subscription boxes aren’t just for Stitch Fix and Blue Apron anymore.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns. Labels and Supplies. A compliant barcode is just the first step to supply chain compliance.

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MIT Supply Chain

JULY 17, 2014

And we can draw some important lessons from this wonderful spectacle – including ones that are particularly relevant to supply chain leaders. And so it is in the supply chain world. Keep it simple is a hard-won lesson in the supply chain profession. Amazon’s supply chain is key to the company’s success.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 17, 2023

Despite having navigated tense contractor conflicts in 2022, 2023 and its volume shortage are sure to bring new challenges to the parcel delivery giant, as Supply Chain Dive reports: “ …the company has shifted into a cost-cutting mode to shield itself from macroeconomic pressures as it waits for volumes to recover. ”.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Today’s Wednesdays for Women blog is an insightful conversation with JDA customer Kelly Killingsworth, vice president of Supply Chain Systems Optimization & Transportation at Walmart. Can you tell us a bit about how yourself and how you got started in supply chain?

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Learn which states collect it, its impact on your business, how to reduce it, and how to leverage fulfillment technology to accurately track and control inventory. The states that currently tax inventory are: Arkansas Alaska Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Oklahoma Texas Vermont Virginia West Virginia.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Today’s Wednesdays for Women blog is an insightful conversation with JDA customer Kelly Killingsworth, vice president of Supply Chain Systems Optimization & Transportation at Walmart. Can you tell us a bit about how yourself and how you got started in supply chain?

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

CSCMP Edge 2019 was an incredible opportunity to see what’s going on in supply chain innovation right now. I knew I was in the right place when I saw several other members of Supply Chain 50, a specialist subgroup of the World 50 organization for enterprise executives. Greatest Moments.

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

CSCMP Edge 2019 was an incredible opportunity to see what’s going on in supply chain innovation right now. I knew I was in the right place when I saw several other members of Supply Chain 50, a specialist subgroup of the World 50 organization for enterprise executives. Greatest Moments.

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