The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 30, 2015

Some sortation centers, such as the one in Atlanta, will also support Prime Now customers.   One big advantage of online sales versus brick & mortar is that inventory can be pooled. In contrast, without inventory pooling the total safety stock is. Amazon narrows its product assortment as fulfillment time decreases.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2015

As I mentioned in last week’s Friday News Roundup, I spent some time in Atlanta attending the Home Delivery World, Click & Collect Show USA, and ETail Show USA joint conference. I had the pleasure of catching Tom Barone, VP of North America Operations at eBay Enterprise present on the changing nature of commerce.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Wearied by out-of-stocks and enormous demand, retailers are pulling ahead inventories to keep pace with consumer spending. According to a piece in the Atlanta Business Chronicle , “Retailers are bringing in more and more inventory to try to stay ahead of demand. That means making your goals our goals and working to meet them.

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RELEX Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

This year, we decided to spread the holiday joy by taking some time to do charitable activities all over Europe and North America. This pop-up farmstand is a collaboration between MARTA, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, SWAG (the South West Atlanta Growers Cooperative), and Community Farmers Markets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Sam’s Club finalizes chain-wide deployment of robotic inventory scanners. In North America, it delivered over half a million packages with EVs, although that number should grow as the company ramps up its use of Rivian EVs in the U.S. Overall revenue for the Atlanta-based delivery company rose 4.2%

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Stord

APRIL 16, 2024

ATLANTA, April 16, 2024— Earth Breeze —the leader in the rapidly-growing, revolutionary laundry detergent sheet category—selects Stord One Commerce —the order and inventory management software (OMS) that helps brands orchestrate, connect, and optimize their supply chains—to power operations at scale.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 28, 2016

Atlanta , Dallas and Houston are the top three markets for load posts on DAT load boards, but outbound van rates are dropping in all three place. And reefer rates get a bump from back-to-school inventory build-up at supermarkets. DAT TriHaul of the Week, for Reefers: Chicago - Atlanta - Memphis - Chicago. That lane is paying $2.77/mile

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Moller – Maersk is turning to flying drones to manage inventory counts in its warehouse network, the Danish firm said. The Atlanta-based delivery company said Tuesday that it expects revenue of between $97 billion and $99.4 GW of energy to create a reaction in the flux capacitor to send Marty McFly back to the year 1985.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2023

The Teamsters represent about 340,000 UPS employees, more than half of the company’s workforce in the largest private-sector contract in North America. It opened the first one last month in Smyrna, Georgia, about 16 miles northwest of Atlanta, and may open them in other cities.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

Supply chain planning technology provider ToolsGroup announced the acquisition of Onera , a provider of real-time inventory availability and fulfillment software solutions catering to retail industry needs. Reportedly, ToolsGroup will add Onera ’s inventory availability and fulfillment technology to its retail planning suite.

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Stord

DECEMBER 6, 2022

ATLANTA, September 30, 2020 -- Stord announces this week the recent completion of Intertape Polymer Group Inc.’s I see Stord as being our primary ecommerce warehouse provider in North America.” - Zach Kissel, VP of eCommerce Services at IPG. Stord’s integration brought all their inventory and order data to one place.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it. Bed Bath & Beyond is also implementing inventory reduction strategies and is on track for a 5% reduction year-over-year by the end of the current fiscal year.

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FLEXE

MAY 25, 2017

Retailers have started popping-up fulfillment centers across North America. Atlanta, Georgia. With inventory closer to customers, they can shorten delivery times and offer one- or same-day shipping on certain products to improve conversion rates and reduce shopping cart abandonment. Seattle, Washington. Denver, Colorado.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Revenue: $74.969 billion (12 months ending March 31, 2020), $74.094 billion (2019) Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, USA CEO: Carol Tome 2. The strength of DSV Panalpina is the strong network of trucking in Europe, North America and South Africa. They have operations in North America and Europe. Revenue: $14.2

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