Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Walmart to buy Alert Innovation. Walmart has entered a definitive agreement to purchase micro-fulfillment center (MFC) developer Alert Innovation. The number of companies levying supply-chain charges also is growing, said David Friedler, managing partner at consumer-goods consultancy Simpactful.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Amazon and other ecommerce innovators have been the leading agents of disruption. Any company shipping physical products today – whether to consumers or to other businesses – needs to meet higher service expectations, including faster order turnaround in the DC. Dan Keller, Senior Consultant, Lucas Systems.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Founded in 1886 with just 14 employees, it now provides global solutions for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer goods. To address pandemic challenges, Johnson & Johnson leveraged cutting-edge supply chain technologies and innovative approaches. And it owes its monumental success in part to its supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

The partners help to fund and pilot start-ups in their sustainability innovation plans. The agreement will help businesses that sell on Adobe’s platform offer free two-day shipping and other services, such as easy returns.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2019

Gary began our discussion by pointing out that the Amazon Effect, which he says had a critical turning point during the 2017 holiday season, has sped up supply chains for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers, causing a greater emphasis on sourcing. Shipping times have gone from weeks to days [and eventually hours],” he says.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to FreightWaves, the FreightTech 100 2023 is “[…] a selection of the most innovative companies in the freight technology space.” Cost of Flour, Consumer Goods, Remains High. This steep rise in prices isn’t limited to flour, but has quickly spread to other consumer must-haves.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods. Journalist Eamon Barrett ( @Eamonbarrett88 ) reports, “According to shipping analytics firm Windward, 20% of the world’s roughly 9,000 active container ships are currently sitting in traffic jams outside congested ports.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

The costs of shipping goods and services is rising , as seen by increased capacity rates, which is leading to higher supply chain costs for corporations, and the consolidation of smaller trucking and logistics companies that cannot keep pace. Trucks transport 70% of consumer goods in this country. trillion, or 7.7%

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

The pandemic drove up prices on many consumer goods as people shifted spending to e-commerce and bought at holiday levels in early spring. Build relationships with your 3PL for capacity and alternative shipping solutions. Carriers pushed larger items out of the parcel networks and restricted volumes from parcel shippers.

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crisp

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A data-driven vision In the fast-moving, dynamic world of consumer goods, agility is paramount. This has allowed us to pivot from number crunching to innovation and efforts that drive the business forward.” This has allowed us to pivot from number crunching to innovation and efforts that drive the business forward.”

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The current set of supply chain disruptions is being set off by a combination of COVID cases and energy disruptions in manufacturing hubs around the world, labor shortages, lack of capital infrastructure investment, misaligned transportation resources ( a lack of containers, ships, and trucks), and surges in consumer demand.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Unfortunately, these sources are limited in providing any meaningful insight into the $760-billion consumer packaged goods market. Most brands lose sight of their products the minute they are shipped out of their warehouses — and don’t know whether or not consumers use their products correctly.”[3]

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Elementum

MAY 19, 2022

The 50’s saw the development of “containerization” which enabled intermodal (ship, rail, air, truck) transport. Deliver: Receiving, creating, and validating customer orders; scheduling deliveries; picking, packing and shipping; and finally, invoicing. That means that more than 4,000 shipments are delivered every second.

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crisp

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The award recognizes Crisp’s Head of Supply Chain Barry Bradley’s leadership and innovation in the food supply chain – and the achievements throughout his career in retail & CPG that have come to shape it. So] if one distribution center takes three days to ship, and one takes two – how could we make those the same?”

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

According to Tham, both brands and suppliers need to build up the courage to move away from the status quo and go boldly together toward new ways of working, enabled by enhanced trust, collaboration, and innovation. There are seismic shifts in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and outsourced manufacturing world.”.

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RFgen

JUNE 21, 2017

For example, a Logistics Viewpoints story guest written by industry expert Karen Sage explained that consumers increasingly expect free shipping within a day or two, one small response to Amazon’s business models. How the Amazon Effect Impacts Consumer Goods. Handle Distributed Operations With Ease.

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RFgen

JUNE 21, 2017

For example, a Logistics Viewpoints story guest written by industry expert Karen Sage explained that consumers increasingly expect free shipping within a day or two, one small response to Amazon’s business models. How the Amazon Effect Impacts Consumer Goods. Handle Distributed Operations With Ease.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The rise of big data in various manufacturing and logistics industries, the development of sophisticated ERP systems, and end-to-end Supply Chain visibility has made it a crucial strategic function for companies looking to get an edge in highly-competitive industries like Consumer Goods, Food Production and Pharma.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 23, 2014

If you want to know ahead of time the changes awaiting the pharmaceuticals supply chain it is useful to extrapolate experiences from the consumer and retail sectors, which were dealing with the same trends and pressures long before pharmaceuticals (for example, the proliferation of distribution channels).

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 16, 2017

and ACL Fest is a long-time culture of innovation and creativity. One such spawn of the “Silicon Hills” boom is Whole Foods Market – an idea that grew from Austin’s very own culture to a retail juggernaut that stands alone for innovation in the grocery retail segment. billion (with a “B”) for our beloved Whole Foods Market.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 4, 2021

Traditionally, companies have fought for the highest market share, top ratings, and product innovation dominance without much regard for the social or environmental consequences. When you unite the bright minds of academia, civil society, the private sector, and governments with a common goal, diverse perspectives spark innovation.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Other multi-functional work teams were forced to work remotely, finding innovative means to access business and operational systems, or collaborate with key suppliers on the “ triage ” of impacts. Many supply chain operations workers were declared essential to public health and to emergency response.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 26, 2017

These intelligent applications incorporate the four pillars of the 3rd Platform and increasingly embed and leverage the innovation accelerators — IoT, cognitive computing, next-generation security, 3-D printing, robotics, and augmented reality/virtual reality. Or they presumed what the market wanted.

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OptiProERP

MAY 3, 2021

Is your organization in the perishable goods or fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) trade? In other industries such as pharmaceuticals, supply chains involve raw materials and finished goods for the end-user. It also helps with demand planning, forecasting, procurement, production planning and scheduling, and shipping.

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 8, 2017

To get to what IS the best price has taken on an even higher level of importance in the arena of trade channel promotion and consumer marketing than ever before. But you may not even be in fast moving consumer goods to need near real-time data to ensure that your price negotiations are based on the most accurate model you can build.

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Provenance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

You will work on engineering problems around usability, scalability and privacy, working with some of the world’s leading consumer goods brands and retailers. Be involved throughout the product life cycle, from idea generation, design, and prototyping to execution, and shipping. Read more on our mission here.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 4, 2021

Traditionally, companies have fought for the highest market share, top ratings, and product innovation dominance without much regard for the social or environmental consequences. COVID-19 is only accelerating this trend, making it not only practical but necessary to share up-to-date shipping, medical, and crisis information between countries.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

Lots of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to the items that caught my attention: Amazon now ships to your Audi’s trunk ( USA Today ). Though Amazon made its name selling consumer goods, its retail operation is covered in red ink. Innovate Rapidly. And the business is profitable.

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E2open

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The Bentonville, Arkansas, based retailer now requires consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies that ship to its distribution centers (DCs) in full truckloads to deliver on-time, in-full (OTIF) 95 percent of the time within a one-day delivery window. Consumer Goods. Those expectations just went up. Demand-driven.

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E2open

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The Bentonville, Arkansas, based retailer now requires consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies that ship to its distribution centers (DCs) in full truckloads to deliver on-time, in-full (OTIF) 95 percent of the time within a one-day delivery window. Consumer Goods. Those expectations just went up. Demand-driven.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 31, 2019

consumers expect orders, with free shipping, to arrive within three days. 4] Consumer “needs” include multiple ways of buying and receiving goods. ” Enterprises have not been as quick to adapt to this new environment as consumers. are becoming increasingly demanding.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 31, 2019

Supply Chain Management is an important factor for fast-growing hardware manufacturing companies, whether they’re producing goods overseas or at home. But it’s important in food manufacturing, consumer goods, Pharma, and Cannabis as well, as well as any industry with direct B2B sales.

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ITradeNetwork

OCTOBER 9, 2018

We have come a long way in supply chain innovation, which is incredibly valuable since customer expectations are growing and they are unafraid to take their business elsewhere if they can’t find what they need. Expeditious shipping is often a priority, and with good reason. Predictions.

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Locus Robotics

JULY 5, 2019

Comments like these indicate the pressure supply chain executives are feeling to innovate to effectively respond to increased competition, labor challenges, and demands from customers. A 2018 study found that 43 percent of consumers surveyed expected “much faster” delivery times, a sharp increase from 2017.

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 18, 2021

They discussed changes in demand in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) category, and how companies in this category are working with their suppliers and supply chains to adapt. This could be in terms of onboarding new suppliers, or identifying an existing supplier that could ship goods from somewhere else, for example.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

While I’m a firm believer that innovation, not emulation, is the way forward for any company wishing to differentiate through its supply chain, I also believe that reinventing the wheel is something to be avoided if possible. Is sustainability a viable growth strategy for fast-moving-consumer-goods brands? Innovation.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Blue Yonder is shown as being able to provide WMS solutions across many industries, including Automotive, Food & Beverage, High Tech, Consumer Goods, Life Sciences, Logistics Service Providers, E-Commerce, and Retail Grocery, Hardlines and Softlines. In Charles A.

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