ThroughPut
MAY 23, 2024
Price Fluctuations Promotional pricing and other discount strategies can lead to forward buying, where retailers and distributors purchase larger quantities than needed to take advantage of lower prices. This inconsistency can cause significant issues in inventory holding costs and warehouse space management.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 5, 2018
The award, based on beating the industry peer group on rate of improvement on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while outperforming their peer group, is tough to achieve. The orbit chart below illustrates L’Oréal’s performance at the intersection of two metrics.
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Locus
APRIL 7, 2022
It’s one thing delivering parcels on time in any country; it’s quite another delivering parcels on time in Japan. That’s because Japan’s standards for home delivery services are very high. The nation has high expectations from customer service and hospitality and consumers notice even slight delays in delivery.
Freightos
JULY 26, 2018
According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. Amazon’s trucking fleet is expanding rapidly; it launched in 2005 with the purchase of thousands of trailers used to shift goods between fulfillment centers.
Vinculum
JULY 14, 2022
The buyers or customers can directly communicate with the manufacturer per their wishes or desires to vividly satisfy the customer’s needs. The D2C model uses different payment methods, and the brand products are delivered in real-time. Advantages of a D2C Business model . The cost-effective supply chain.
QAD
MAY 27, 2021
A recent survey of our galaxy by astronomers with VERA in Japan has shown that Earth is both moving faster and is closer to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy than previously thought ( EarthSky , December 2020). Sales and Customer Service. How Dark is Your Data? . But don’t worry, our planet is safe!
Locus
DECEMBER 22, 2021
The World Economic Forum’s report on the “future of the last-mile ecosystem” states that 85% of delivery mileage from freight delivery are majorly responsible for emissions and congestion driven by commercial vehicles. The growth in e-commerce purchases has increased the demand for returns through the same channel.
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