Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This includes trucking capacity concerns, port congestion , and warehouse staff. In a blog post, Amazon said a combination of planes, trucks, ships, and delivery vans, along with staffed-up warehouses, has put it in a good position to “get customers what they want, when they want it, wherever they are this holiday season.”

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 20, 2015

In recent blogs I explained why beverage manufactures wanting to succeed in Asia have to acknowledge the region’s rich diversity. I highlighted the unique problems posed by the region and explained how manufacturers can improve their market penetration and get better returns on their investments. Well, the answer is very simple.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. As error increases, there is a need for additional capacity. It takes more capacity as demand error increases.). This was the case for the client stories that I will share in this blog.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2023

Your Comprehensive Guide to Production Planning Software The benefits of production planning software vs scheduling are about the granularity of the plan: capacity plans (or master production schedules) are not granular and factor in less granular things, like high level capacity, forecasts, inventory, and transfer times.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 7, 2015

How Asia challenges beverage supply chains. If you aren’t familiar with Asia, the unique complexities it piles onto your beverage supply chain are hard to see. Preferences for different flavors of food translates into diversity of taste for beverages. In Asia, rules of the beverage supply chain have to be rewritten.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Just when manufacturers and distributors thought some semblance of “normal” might be returning, the possibility of a railroad strike has resurfaced. The other 50% consists mostly of shipping containers carrying smaller consumer goods. Manufacturers and processors know that the supply chain remains battered and fragile.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Businesses, especially those in manufacturing, are trying to rebound and return to some sense of normal; whatever that means. Supply chains were pushed to their breaking points in 2020 for all manufacturing vertical segments, resulting in: Halted or slowed production by manufacturers in the auto industry. Labor Issues.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In the cloud, companies can deploy resources on an as-needed basis, rather than invest in additional servers and storage capacity that they may only need for a short time. Thanks to AI, companies can automate functions such as demand forecasting, capacity and production planning and predictive maintenance.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2019

What Does that Mean for Your Retail Shipping Efforts? There are many moving parts in retail shipping. What Does the Demand for Perfection in Retail Shipping Equate to? See what’s at stake when trying to ship perfect retail orders and how to avoid the potential for expensive problems. Complete Guide to Costco Shipping.

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QAD

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Lara has many years of experience in not just the wine industry, but global supply chains, including the food and beverage supply chain and logistics. Lara and I discussed a number of issues that are impacting the Food & Beverage industry and in particular, the winemaking industry and supply chain issues. That’s not all.

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

With more than 100 co-packers specializing in food and beverage products in California alone, how do you find the right partner? You also must factor in shipping the products to / from the co-packer. Working with a co-packer means you will lose control to a certain degree over your products and how they are manufactured.

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

With more than 100 co-packers specializing in food and beverage products in California alone, how do you find the right partner? You also must factor in shipping the products to / from the co-packer. Working with a co-packer means you will lose control to a certain degree over your products and how they are manufactured.

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

With more than 100 co-packers specializing in food and beverage products in California alone, how do you find the right partner? You also must factor in shipping the products to / from the co-packer. Working with a co-packer means you will lose control to a certain degree over your products and how they are manufactured.

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

With more than 100 co-packers specializing in food and beverage products in California alone, how do you find the right partner? You also must factor in shipping the products to / from the co-packer. Working with a co-packer means you will lose control to a certain degree over your products and how they are manufactured.

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

With more than 100 co-packers specializing in food and beverage products in California alone, how do you find the right partner? You also must factor in shipping the products to / from the co-packer. Working with a co-packer means you will lose control to a certain degree over your products and how they are manufactured.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 23, 2021

Leading AI-Powered Supply Chain Solution enables food manufacturers and retailers to meet sustainable demand-driven distribution with minimal ecological footprint. PALO ALTO, Calif., PALO ALTO, Calif., ThroughPut.ai ThroughPut.ai

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QAD

AUGUST 6, 2020

Most manufacturers attempt to plan this out by defining their supply chain network, especially CPG companies. When MRP is calculated, customer orders are generated, or advance ship notices (ASNs) for distribution are processed, and the network setup from the strategic plan is used to determine production and shipping points.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 22, 2020

With bars, restaurants, sports and concert stadiums all shuttered, beer producers have lost nearly all demand for draft beer in barrels; while at the same time, they’ve experienced overwhelming demand for packaged beverages (in bottles and cans) for the resulting migration to at-home consumption of beer.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This massive uptick in e-commerce is, in turn, necessitating a change in the ways that manufacturers, distributors and retailers transport their wares to the end consumer, forcing them to rely more heavily on less-than-truckload and parcel shipments. The Consumer Packaged Goods sector has seen 21% growth in tracked shipping volumes.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The impacts have affected industries beyond automotive, especially food and beverage manufacturers that depend on agricultural imports which were traded at the rate of almost $50 billion in 2019. While the Detroit-Windsor crossing was opened Monday morning (February 14), blockades continued to disrupt crossings in Manitoba and Alberta.

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PINC

APRIL 29, 2020

The global pandemic has thrown manufacturers, distributors, and retailers into a mode that most have never experienced before. As capacity continues to tighten and there are fewer drivers on the road, it’s a requirement to keep them safe,” Gartner’s Carly West said in a press release. Major Beverage Manufacturing company.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Disruptions across the Chinese manufacturing sector are likely to impact the global supply chain of goods and the world’s economy. . Capacity could suffer a blow if a significant number of truckers decide to leave California. Ocean shipping rates have cooled from record highs hit during the pandemic. Russian-Ukraine War .

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CargoBarn

JULY 27, 2022

It isn’t just the produce industry that faces seasonal fluctuations in their shipping needs – when the weather gets hot, the drinks flow faster, and shipping costs can rise with the summer temps. Here are some festively themed tips for handling seasonal spikes in shipping volumes: .

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Church Brothers grows over 40,000 acres and ships more than 50 million cartons on 60,000+ trucks annually, across over 400 skus, presenting a complex organizational scope suited for ThroughPut’s vast capabilities. PR Contact. Church Brothers Farms. Sasha Krnic sasha @churchbrothers.com. ThroughPut.ai

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 29, 2020

Meat and poultry employees have among the highest illness rates of all manufacturing employees and are less likely to report injuries and illness than any other type of worker, federal watchdog reports have found. Others have reduced production capacity. The reactions are varied. Moving forward. ”[6]. They are: 1. ” 2.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

As spring morphed to summer, sporting events made a comeback and local sporting venues and stadiums were returning to increased capacity. There was also a renewed optimism in travel, tourism and hospitality. Start by creating a single business plan that considers customers and the various tiers of suppliers in total.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 24, 2015

Source: Refillable glass beverage container systems in the UK / WRAP. With the right demand forecasting solution, you will be able to take into account seasonal and intra-monthly variations predominant in the beverage industry. This would be cheaper than shipping containers to a site with a slightly lower production variable cost.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 11, 2020

described what he saw from the helm of the iconic American beverage company. By exploring options with other new carriers, delivery services and fulfillment centers, you should be able to find a speedy remedy or backup capacity, even if it’s just a short-term Band-Aid.” Audit Your Shipping Rates.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 6, 2015

If you’re a food or beverage shipper using any of the above defined solutions, now is a pivotal time to consider what you can do to improve your transportation management solutions. The problem with many TMS solutions is they lack any capacity for managing private fleet resources alongside common carriers. Fleet Integration Improving.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 11, 2023

Factors such as capacity, costs, and location are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to choosing the right warehouse. They handle inventory management , order management , picking , packing, shipping, and even returns. However, oftentimes there’s much more going on behind the scenes.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2021

Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. Today, reverse logistics can no longer be an afterthought for manufacturers, but is instead an integral part of supply chain planning. What steps make up the reverse logistics process?

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 24, 2020

Notably, in the retail and grocery industry as increased demand for food, beverages, and household goods hit a fever pitch. As we move into the beginning of the second quarter of 2020, we can expect to see continued elevated demand for food, beverages, household cleaners, and medical supplies. . According to an article?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 16, 2022

The Fortune repo rt also stated that : “ The baby formula market exists as a shared monopoly, with only a few manufacturers controlling nearly all supply. ” As of this morning the White House indicated that it is working with key manufacturers to help provide logistics support during the formula shortage. “ U.S. “ U.S.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 29, 2024

An electronics manufacturer chooses to discontinue older or less fashionable design models, based on market trends and customer preferences. Discontinuing lines will help the manufacturer free up production capacity, and redirect research and development spending to focus on the development and marketing of newer or more innovative products.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The enormous disruption to all manner of commodities production and deliveries has wide ranging ramifications for high volume-shipping industries across many verticals. gasoline production capacity to drop by 10%. These disruptions impact industries as diverse as food production to manufacturing to retail and many others.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

BluJay customers include five of the top 10 food and beverage companies, 32 of the top 40 LSPs, and 24 of the top 25 freight forwarders. Essentially, demand for deliveries skyrocketed yet the capacity of delivery firms shrunk. No one vendor, carrier, technology provider or manufacturer has all of the tools available to be successful.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Even if the product is temporarily out of stock, it will take much longer to fulfill and ship. 34% of businesses ship orders late due to items being out of stock at time of purchase. Managing inventory involves maintaining optimal stock levels, so all products featured on your store are in stock and ready to ship. .

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