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Consumer Goods: A Formula for Service, Speed, & Brand Success

Logility

The consumer goods industry may have experienced tremendous growth, but figuring out what consumers want is an ever-evolving puzzle. From where they shop and how frequently they buy to what price points entice them, consumer behaviors have been challenging to predict over the past year.

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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

Fuel prices and a shortage of drivers are putting transport logistics under immense pressure. The biggest challenge in the transport sector today: there just aren’t enough drivers. Big data for real-time optimizations in transport logistics. How can the fill level of goods be optimized? Look at the big picture.

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Walmart Lowers their Shipping Requirements, but their Suppliers Still Struggle

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart is not the only big retailer with OTIF requirements, but as the world’s largest retailer, and a company with stringent requirements , Walmart’s OTIF requirements are top of mind for consumer goods companies. Uber Freight is a major provider of managed transportation services. Proving that it arrived in-full is.

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Turning Your Consumer Goods Supply Chain Into a Competitive Advantage

E2open

Turning Your Consumer Goods Supply Chain Into a Competitive Advantage. Today’s modern supply chains are multi-enterprise, starting with consumers, retailers, distributors; and flowing through an extended network of suppliers, contract manufacturers, and other third parties. Consumer Goods. Monday 11 July 2016.

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Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

Weisenberger is leading their digitally enabled shipping initiative, she works in distribution operations rather than transportation. FourKites is a leading provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions. Not surprisingly, many of FourKites’ users work in transportation operations. billion over the last 10 years.

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Data Project Helps Consumer Goods Company Save $1.5 MM and Improve Truckload Planning

CHAINalytics

A leading consumer goods company was undergoing a massive transformation and was ready to implement a Transportation Management Solution, but there was a big hurdle to overcome. Unfortunately, the company’s information sat in two separate systems, leading to inconsistent data and product information gaps.

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Realties of Declining Global Trade and Transport Rates More Evident

Supply Chain Matters

Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. Our specific prediction was that manufacturers and retailers will exercise considerable pressure on carriers for re-negotiating existing transportation and logistics contracts.