Enterra Insights

APRIL 30, 2019

The impact of e-commerce and the consumer digital path to purchase has been significant. ”[1] Empty malls and struggling brick-and-mortar retailers also bear stark witness to the impact of the digital path to purchase. … Shoppers now purchase more online, making fewer trips to stores and seeing fewer in-store promotions.”[2].

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

SCaaS will guide companies to achieve strategic value by improving Manufacturing as a Service, Fulfillment as a Service, and Warehousing as a Service. Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) is a new approach to managing the complex process of getting products from manufacturers to consumers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. Extending visibility of available capacities in the market enables a more effective result, often delivering win-wins for collaborative trading partners. How great can the impact be?

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Unleashed

APRIL 2, 2024

Over 1/3 of manufacturers struggling with data. A recent Hexagon report found that although manufacturers are increasingly data-focused, many are facing challenges with decision-making. Experts discuss secrets to omnichannel retailing. The F&B industry added 1.4 What are your essential tools for managing the business?

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2018

In the business world, omnichannel operations are creating frenemous relationships between retailers and suppliers. ” At the very least, DTC activity, as part of a larger omnichannel strategy, sets the stage for retailers and manufacturers to become frenemies. These are perilous times for retailers.

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Vinculum

MAY 17, 2020

Production and Manufacturing Shut Down. Almost all industries, be it fashion, communication, logistics, have encountered the brunt of this global pandemic, especially, the manufacturing, and production-based industries. That being said, it’s not really true that customers are completely unwilling to purchase the non-essential items.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. Cybersecurity Risk Management Will Grow More Important in Omnichannel E-Commerce.

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Unleashed

APRIL 25, 2023

Due to the high volume (and often, high value) of B2B customer orders, inventory management presents several unique challenges for manufacturers and wholesalers. The manufacturing industry is one example that specialises in the production and sale of B2B inventory. What is B2B inventory? What is B2B inventory management?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In the age of e-commerce, the digital path to purchase has a side trail called “Returns.” ” Journalist Suzanne Kapner reports, “The share of online purchases that are returned averages 30% or higher, depending on the category, three times the rate in physical stores.”[1] Return the Item to the Manufacturer.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. How can you apply the digital supply chain for effectiveness including going omnichannel. Share This: Read More. [e-Book]

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Primary Challenges in an E-Commerce Shipping Strategy Developing an e-commerce shipping strategy is about more than just considering e-commerce; e-commerce may include the omnichannel purchases in which customers use a variety of online and in-store devices and experiences to make a final decision and complete a purchase.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Say you’re a manufacturer , refining your production and capacity planning. If you’re a distributor , you want to plan your inventory carefully so you’re not bogged down by storage costs for post-season items that limit your capacity as the next season approaches. If you’re a manufacturer , have you produced enough?

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

Manufacturing is gaining steam not only in the US but around the world as businesses return to a COVID-19 type of redefined normalcy. According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Source: Insider. It’s possible that in the meantime, consumers have gone elsewhere to make their purchases, and demand has diminished before you could capitalize on it. Logistical obstacles include internal complications like a truck or driver shortage, or an infrastructure stretched beyond its capacity to service all your locations.

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Unleashed

JUNE 23, 2021

Connected omnichannel services. For manufacturers and other organisations looking to improve their inventory management processes, cloud technology represents a major opportunity – especially when it comes to remote working. Read more: The 10 Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2021. Connected omnichannel services.

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ShipBob

APRIL 20, 2022

For instance, omnichannel retail would require a strategic decision about the sales channels you plan to utilize and how to combine them seamlessly. Wholesale is the process of buying large quantities of goods from manufacturers or distributors and then reselling them in bulk at a discounted price to other businesses. What is retail?

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

”[5] They add, “Whereas retailers once purchased merchandise largely based on the gut instinct of trend-savvy buyers and the push of whatever manufacturers tried to sell them, nowadays, they need to take a much more customer-focused and data-centered approach. ” • Optimizing customer order fulfillment.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

While most brands have already integrated live system tracking, secure data exchange processes, and visibility and traceability throughout systems, the use of cloud-based technologies will begin to have a major impact on procurement processes as well, says Marc Wins of Procurement Academy. Use of AI Will Increase.

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Data integration capabilities: Your supply chain generates data from various sources – inventory systems, production lines, transportation networks, etc. Top-tier analytics software should seamlessly integrate data from these disparate sources, offering a unified view of your entire supply chain.

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Locus

JUNE 23, 2023

A manufacturer partnering with Amazon or FedEx to fulfill the customers’ online orders is an instance of using a third-party fulfillment strategy. Only the manufacturer produces, stores, and ships the product. After placing an order from the online store, the merchant forwards it to the manufacturer.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

The worry for manufacturers and retailers alike is whether those ordered goods will make it to market or be stuck in some port. The planning typically begins at the start of the year as shippers work with carriers to share updated forecasts of capacity requirements throughout the year to ensure parcels are delivered on time during the season.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 1, 2018

But omnichannel retail is causing retailers to revisit practices like this and explore a new approach that flips the sequence, using analytics to first determine what is likelier to sell, then deciding what to carry. Retailers have relied on an “Open-to-Buy” budget as a way to both control spend and determine what inventory to purchase.

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ThroughPut

JULY 28, 2020

Just because the business has put in place a robust network design evaluation, demand-supply planning processes, cost management, a capacity planning strategy , and a team, it does not guarantee success in today’s marketplace. Not to mention, the plethora of options and flexibility to make purchases, anytime anywhere.

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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. However, they require significant capital for construction or purchase, maintenance, and operation. However, oftentimes there’s much more going on behind the scenes.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

DHL launches freight capacity management program in the light of rapidly increasing trade volumes. The omnichannel retail chess pieces keep moving, and Amazon made a strategic move this week. But as the index continues to rise, so do concerns about truckload capacity, especially as we enter the holiday season. Nulogy Raises $7.5

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

This focus sharpened and became even more important with the rise of e-commerce and omnichannel operations. Analysts from Samsung observe, “As the omnichannel experience raises customer expectations to an all-time high, retailers must create supply chain-based operational efficiencies if they want to maintain strong customer service.

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o9 Solutions

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

omnichannel fulfillment/distribution). During the pandemic, demand would shift from one channel to another based upon COVID regulations and consumer purchasing behaviors. As a result, redundancies and additional capacity were added to the planning process to provide room to respond proactively. Supply chain complexity (i.e.,

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Delivering an omnichannel customer experience. Like we mentioned earlier, all your sales efforts will be worthless if your business is unable to deliver an omnichannel experience. Accurately filing of GST returns using valid return forms and ensuring the returns are filed within the deadline.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

With revenue growth remaining a challenge, almost half (48 per cent) of manufacturers are racing to build Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) channels, with almost all of them (87 per cent) seeing these channels as relevant to their products and consumers. This trend doesn’t apply exclusively to customer-facing products. DSD Delivery.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

San Francisco -based Onera provides retail technology that connects inventory across siloed systems and transforms them into a single, real-time source of inventory status. The eight-year-old startup currently works with prominent retailers, such as Gap, rue21 , Old Navy , TORRID and Zumiez to enable a best-in-class omnichannel experience.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

The next-gen supply chain model is a networked ecosystem – suppliers, partners, manufacturers, distributors and retailers will all have access to relevant cloud-based data to make the best decisions based on real-time signals.” China trade war has already put regionalization of manufacturing back on the table.

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 5, 2016

However, a growing omnichannel, e-commerce market share is making shippers look to squeeze every drop from data-rich environments to leverage capabilities and services to reduce costs to the end-user. Although each of these needs has always been present, many shippers were able to achieve these feats through in-house solutions.

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Vinculum

JULY 26, 2021

Inventory Challenges: Today, manufacturers are taking a new approach. Instead of just-in-time inventory strategies, manufacturers are now working with their distributors to have more products on hand. Increased Warehouse Capacity: Warehouses will need more capacity post-COVID due to many reasons.

Warehousing 52

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Logistics industry was experiencing capacity constraints, driver shortages, sudden upticks in e-commerce demand, new technologies, different fulfillment models , delays, port congestions, canal blockage etc. The growth in e-commerce purchases has increased the demand for returns through the same channel. Rewind to 2021!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 15, 2020

As noted by Inbound Logistics , “Many manufacturers start assembling products, mapping out product specs to determine capacity needs, and working with their transportation and distribution partners on reliable and cost-effective logistics solutions up to six months in advance.”. supplychainmanagement #procurement #logisticsmanagement.

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ThroughPut

JULY 28, 2020

Just because the business has put in place a robust network design evaluation, demand-supply planning processes, cost management, a capacity planning strategy , and a team, it does not guarantee success in today’s marketplace. Not to mention, the plethora of options and flexibility to make purchases, anytime anywhere.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

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