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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. 2] In the “average” and “below average” companies in a CSCMP publication, 20% of respondents said a lack of management support, funding and resources was hindering supply chain innovation ?

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Tesla’s Q1-2023 Financial Performance- More Signs of an Audacious Business Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

This automaker’s report to investors clearly highlights an objective of increased production volumes to meet market demand coupled with ongoing product and manufacturing process innovations. Hence, there is some upside capacity to take advantage of. and Lucid Group, Inc. ” Keep you eye on this space.

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Circular Supply Chain: the Politics of Pollution

DynaSys

Why do manufacturers need to transform their operations to a circular model? Historically the reasons for manufacturers to engage in any sustainability initiatives were mainly regulatory or social. For example, the coffee market in the US declined 1% in 2018, whereas those coffee products with a sustainable image grew on average 1%.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 27 – July 1, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Here are some details from the press release: Today, over 210 global brands from multinational manufacturers including Newell Brands, Del Monte, and General Mills, and their omni-channel retail partners rely on Orchestro’s analytics to improve on-shelf availability, promotional effectiveness, new product introductions, and forecast accuracy.

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Biden’s Executive Order on Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: A Reality Check…

NC State SCRC

Most individuals understanding of the complexity of global supply chai designs is limited, and few realize how these global supply chains, and that re-shoring all manufacturing back to the US with the flip of a switch (or the passing of an Executive Order) is impossible in the context of global trade. adding to its Austin, Texas facility. [3].

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This Week in Logistics News (November 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

The trade group says a rail strike of one-month could result in an economic impact of up to $160 billion, and within one week many chemicals manufacturing plants could shut down, lowering GDP and leading to more inflation. billion in chemicals cargo a week. Boston, and Chicago. That’s all for this week.

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Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Some manufacturing, consumer brand, retail and logistics service companies made ambitious goals to delight customers through digital transformation but in some cases significantly eroded profit margins. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree at MIT. Plan and Execute for Success.