Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Over the last couple of years, as the Covid pandemic has changed the way consumers interact and shop with retailers, brands, and consumer goods companies, last mile delivery has become increasingly important. Customer expectations for expedited delivery are becoming more commonplace, in both the B2B and B2C world.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Planners in China rely on different data sources and operate with different business practices than those in North America. If you take a big consumer goods company, you don’t need to just model products and customers,” o9’s CEO explained. What are the drivers of demand?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Procter & Gamble (P&G) , the American multinational consumer goods corporation, is continuing to invest in digital transformation, focusing specifically on the supply chain, retail execution, and environmental sustainability. The company’s Supply Chain 3.0

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. Several years ago ToolsGroup pioneered business process outsourcing (BPO) as an alternative to in-house supply chain planning (SCP). For example ….

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o9 Solutions

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It is the fourth consecutive year that o9 has made the prestigious list, which ranks the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This growth was primarily attributed to the long-term project business, and regionally to North America and western Europe. From an industry perspective, the company is focused on fashion and apparel, grocery, and industrial and consumer goods. In 2021, the SCS segment revenues grew an impressive 44.5

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. Several years ago ToolsGroup pioneered business process outsourcing (BPO) as an alternative to in-house supply chain planning (SCP). For example ….

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 10, 2019

However, with blockchain companies can validate the provenance of raw material in the food, medicine or consumer goods supply chain. George Fowler, Group Vice President, Spinnaker Supply Chain (North America). In modern, multi-echelon, global distribution networks it’s all too easy to lose data accuracy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This is surprising because logistics technology adoption has historically occurred initially in North America and Western Europe, and then other economies adopt the technology after a substantial time lag. However, at this point it appears that mobile warehouse robotics adoption has accelerated rapidly in China.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 15, 2021

Benefits of Logistics Partnerships Add Up for Sporting Goods Shippers . Successful consumer goods organizations of all varieties now have a common attribute—a retail optimized supply chain. Zipline Logistics is built to help organizations like yours get their sporting goods on the shelf.

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o9 Solutions

MARCH 1, 2021

Chris was previously the President of the National Product Supply Group, the governing body of the National Product Supply System responsible for 95% of the volume produced in North America. VP Product Supply System Strategy, and Vice President of System Transformation for Coca-Cola North America.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The digital consumer often wants to shop online, pick up at the store, and conveniently manage returns. Each year I go to the Consumer Goods and Technology (CGT) conference where speaker-after-speaker talks about retail/supplier collaboration. The ecommerce customer wants convenient delivery to the home.

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The Network Effect

JUNE 12, 2015

Billion a year is the cost of Inventory distortion in North America, an amount equivalent to the annual revenues of Kroger, Home Depot, and Target combined. Inventory distortion costs retailers nearly $158 for every man, woman, and child on the planet. The Asia/Pacific region contributes 39% of all inventory distortion.

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Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 20, 2017

This dichotomy of observations points to the ongoing challenge all suppliers and channels must identify and engage the interested consumer, incite their presence in their stores, convert them into a customer and retain them in their loyalty.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

AWS revenues grew 49 percent in Q1 2015 compared to Q1 2014, while the rest of its North America business grew 22 percent. Though Amazon made its name selling consumer goods, its retail operation is covered in red ink. billion in 2014 and sales are expected to reach $6.23 billion by the end of this year.

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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. What’s more?

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods. In some key trading routes, such as Asia–Europe and Asia–North America, the rate spikes are even higher and the delays more frequent.”[4]. ”[4]. If and when the Chinese logjam breaks, its effects will be felt elsewhere.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 13, 2020

That applies to any organization but is especially true for those in the consumer goods sector.? . Even some of the largest 3PLs in North America struggled to produce solid financial fundamentals. To assess the financial health of your vendors, we recommend asking three key questions of your logistics provider. ?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Robinson Introduces Navisphere App for Customers.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. As a result, enterprises involved at all stages of getting a product to market faced an interesting 2020.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Companies have shifted manufacturing outside of North America , and shipping has been consolidated to large, central import locations. Consumers are also getting pickier, and domestic manufacturing offers stronger quality control, and quicker turnaround from manufacturing to sale. What does this mean for freight?

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SupplyShift

MARCH 15, 2022

Back in 2019, McKinsey and MSU launched research into the collaboration between suppliers and buyers involving a dozen leading consumer-goods companies in North America along with approximately 15 of each business’s strategic suppliers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

In contrast, performance levels related to North America , Europe and South America were noted as remaining weak, on average, compared to Asia. The trending likely involves industry-specific dimensions, a good example being high tech and consumer electronics supply network resiliency needs.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 11, 2019

The fastest-growing industries included food and consumer goods (48 percent), plastics and rubber (37 percent), life sciences (31 percent), and electronics (22 percent). Almost 36,000 units were shipped in 2018, a 7 percent increase over 2017, with shipments to non-automotive companies up 41 percent.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Previously I worked at Nestle, and I want to start by recognizing that pharmaceutical companies have different supply chain maturity levels compared to companies in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. The next formal face-to-face session to discuss the pilots is on April 13 in North America and April 28th in Europe.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical). This episode was a humbling experience, and if variants in weather due to global warming continues to occur, companies need to look at alternative ways to manage their plastics and materials supply chains.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The current company is stronger in North America than Europe. Barloworld, a South African software provider, was attempting to enter the North American market. This is my experience with all software acquisitions and I expect this acquisition to be no different.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Since the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the last major epidemic to hit China, the country has become even more important as a source of key components and materials as well as finished consumer goods. Technology companies in North America and Europe are especially dependent on contract manufacturing in China and just-in-time shipments.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2022

The company’s efforts in these dimensions began in 2014 with the creation of Planning Services Centers (PSC) and eventually a North America Operations Supply Chain Analytics Center.

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SupplyShift

MARCH 15, 2022

Back in 2019, McKinsey and MSU launched research into the collaboration between suppliers and buyers involving a dozen leading consumer-goods companies in North America along with approximately 15 of each business’s strategic suppliers.

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Alloy

MAY 15, 2019

Most recently, Adrienne led North American national sales at YG Acoustics , where she coordinated everything from demand planning to marketing budgets, product setup, and overall process development to create business. At Bowers & Wilkins , Adrienne managed business with 12 National Accounts across North America.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

percent in North America. The company’s organic sales grew 8.1 percent in the first half of 2022, reportedly driven by price growth of 6.5 percent and volume growth of 1.7 The company reportedly raised prices by an average 9.8

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

The actions, which port employers say include work slowdowns and failure to report to cargo terminals from Southern California to Seattle, have stalled shipments ranging from inbound consumer goods to outbound agricultural commodities since late May. Nearly three quarters (74 percent) of U.S.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Retailers and shippers alike, waiting for their long-dormant freight, will pay above-market rates to get their goods rushed directly to their destinations. Consumer goods have experienced massive growth since the start of the pandemic, with no signs of slowing in the next few months. Reach Out to Talk to Zipline.

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Synovos

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Cattanea has extensive business development experience in equipment and components used in various industries, including pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and consumer goods. Prior to joining Synovos, he served as the North America sales engineer for a global pharmaceutical equipment manufacturer.

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RFgen

JANUARY 2, 2019

Consumer Goods. Vision Engraving provides an illuminating example: In business for more than 20 years, Vision Engraving & Routing Systems is the largest engraving machine manufacturer in North America. The top five markets for discrete manufacturing are, according to market research firm BCC Research: Automotive.

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