Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

Today’s logistics teams are operating in an environment characterized by uncertainty on three fronts. Minute by minute, logistics providers are asking themselves: What do customers want? Customers’ needs and expectations are constantly changing. Do I have the resources to meet their needs? And can I do so profitably and sustainably?

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Instead, vehicles are sold online and then shipped directly to consumers globally relying on domestic and global logistics service providers leveraging available transportation and logistics services networks. Profitability also did not meet expectations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

Already upended for two years by the COVID-19 pandemic, the worldwide logistics industry is facing new challenges. If there’s a bright spot anywhere it’s the fact that, as logistics challenges have grown, so has the availability of advanced technologies to manage these challenges.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The industry’s news cycle has pointed to increasing inventories of unsold EV ’s at dealer lots. Musk himself had previously stated that the newest Austin and Berlin facilities were money pits for cash burn and for day to day challenges. However, Musk’s micro-management style and manner have reportedly added to the challenges.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 18, 2022

Tom Kieley is the CEO and Co-Founder of SourceDay, an Austin based technology company that automates purchase order (PO) changes and enables supplier collaboration. Tom Kieley is the CEO and Co-Founder of SourceDay, an Austin based technology company that automates purchase order (PO) changes and enables supplier collaboration.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Inventory was sent in scheduled, bulk shipments and the destination was a shelf, not a doorstep. Your customer doesn’t care that last-mile logistics have become more complex. Make informed promises: understand inventory, locations, and transportation times. Does certain inventory sell better by region? Are they seasonal?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in January 2021, “ The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World ”, I highlighted that modern supply chains must be built on a foundation of extreme agility and responsiveness. Plan and Execute for Success.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

In a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, only 36% of organizations reported having a clear overall plan for digital transformation. This creates a unified fulfillment strategy, a unified logistics execution, and a collaborative response to any deviations from plan. The same should also be deployed downstream.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2023

Of the four existing volume production sites, Fremont California , Austin Texas , Shanghai, China and Berlin, Germany , Austin and Berlin are not currently optimized for available capacity at the present time. Hence, there is some upside capacity to take advantage of.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

In a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, only 36% of organizations reported having a clear overall plan for digital transformation. This creates a unified fulfillment strategy, a unified logistics execution, and a collaborative response to any deviations from plan. The same should also be deployed downstream.

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E2open

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Cloud Logistics Brings Same-Day, Rapid-Deployment Transportation and Logistics Management to E2open’s Industry Leading Business Network. E2open with Cloud Logistics will offer a unified supply chain platform, providing visibility, collaboration, planning and execution for an extensive network of global trading partners.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Focal Systems’ solution is integrated with Walmart Canada’s existing inventory systems to automatically detect availability concerns and direct store teams to replenish products. The post This Week in Logistics News (September 17 – 23) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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E2open

OCTOBER 22, 2018

E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network. Combination of E2open and INTTRA forms the Global Logistics and Supply Chain Network with Access to World-Wide Ocean Container Capacity and information.

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E2open

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Companies on e2open’s connected platform can make more accurate, efficient, and autonomous decisions and improve execution for operations spanning channel, planning, logistics, global trade, and supply. AUSTIN, Texas – Dec. Logistics On-time performance is essential to last-mile logistics.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Since 1980 the company has grown from 19 employees in its small Austin location to almost 500 sites across North America and the UK. This isn’t the first time Amazon has tried providing food deliveries — but with Whole Foods’ built-in fresh food inventory system, they could finally provide a truly disruptive service to consumers.

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E2open

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Connected supply chain platform offers companies full breadth and depth of planning applications in a single solution AUSTIN, Texas – Sept. Earlier this month, we were honored to be named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScapes for Demand Planning, S&OP, and Inventory Optimization. 26, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

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E2open

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For the eighth consecutive year, e2open is a leader in the Nucleus Control Tower Technology Value Matrix report – ranked the strongest in functionality AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. For many companies, control tower journeys start with a specific business challenge in either planning, logistics, or distribution.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Here are some additional ways in which ShipBob can help you optimize logistics costs , from transparent pricing to packaging solutions. How many days of inventory you have until you are expected to run out (based on SKU velocity). Running an Austin-based company, it’s convenient to use ShipBob’s Dallas fulfillment center.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

After experiencing an incredibly challenging two years in the global logistics industry, I think we can let go of any expectation that the supply chain landscape will ever return to “normal.” As I write this in the fourth quarter of 2021, there’s just no telling what the new year will bring in terms of emerging logistics challenges.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Moving on, I joined a privately held printing company in Austin, Texas. This drove our decision to enter into sourcing services, vendor management and supplier owned inventories. We felt we were pushing the envelope then by offering forward supply chain services along with reverse logistics and after-market services under one umbrella.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 4, 2023

Freelance writers Michael Keenan and Kaleigh Moore report, “Data from the University of Texas–Austin suggests a simple improvement in ‘data usability’ can give some companies a 10% increase in revenue. Inventory Confusion. Experts can’t agree on what inventory management will look like in 2023.

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6 River Systems

JULY 3, 2020

. “Identify your production and supply chain methods first…” For instance, if you’re following the Lean Production Method, it means that you don’t need to stock minor accessories because most of your inventory consists of the finished products.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Low price became the primary objective, not reducing risk or reducing inventory or lead times. In short, part of the supply manager’s motivation focused on a negotiated cost savings of 5 to 10 percent for logistics or purchase price, ignoring the possibility of shortages or disruptions from occurring. In addition, some U.S.

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