Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

lu, the Director of Sales Operations and Supply Chain at A101. lu, the Director of Sales Operations and Supply Chain at A101, explains that, they don’t keep prices down by relying only on private labeling. Supporting Growth Requires Automated Replenishment Planning. E rkan Cerito?lu, Erkan Cerito?lu,

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Enterra Insights

JULY 30, 2021

As Tom Standage ( @tomstandage ), editor of The Economist ‘s ‘ The World in 2021 ‘, reminds us, the digital path to purchase is increasingly becoming the customer journey of choice. consumers in February for their perspective on the greatest supply chain ‘pain points’ one year into the Covid-19 pandemic. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Net/net, the current architectures are hard-wired into back-office Information Technology deployments with layers of security and integration, and batch processing. The solution was too black box. Hence the solution couldn’t be much maintained.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

JANUARY 18, 2023

Demand forecasting is a vital activity for wholesale and retail purchasing teams. Most buyers start by analyzing historical sales data. They focus on data from a specific period and gather insights that can help predict future sales. Demand is very difficult to accurately predict without the proper tools.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Even before the coronavirus pandemic closed physical stores and forced consumers online, they were journeying on the digital path to purchase in increasing numbers. ”[1] As a result of increased digital-path-to-purchase activity, online marketplaces have flourished. . Automating conversations with chatbots. ”[2].

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Get More Out of Your Kroger 84.51° and Market6 Data How Automation and Advanced Metrics You Won’t Get in 84.51° can help you grow your sales at Kroger and avoid inventory headaches. Doing so requires access to a vast set of data to understand your current sales and inventory positions, however.

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 15, 2017

Denmark’s biggest retailer, Coop Denmark, expects to save tens of millions through better supply chain management by using RELEX Solutions. Danish retail giant Coop invests in new technology to ensure more products end up on shelves and far fewer in the bin. says Claus Byskov, Logistic Director at Coop.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 10, 2020

Learn how to: Keep your logistics on time and prepared Maintain your replenishment goals Properly forecast and redefine your demand plan Use technology to help. Shortages, extreme demand, and panic buying are causing issues up and down supply chains. Another solution is to create inventory reserves. Utilizing technology.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

In our last blog , we discussed how Amazon’s low-cost service times, and the pressure that places on supply chains. Today’s blog analyzes how to compete in this multichannel environment that requires serving the customer in ways that remove the barriers that make consumers think twice about making the purchase.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented.

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RFgen

MARCH 20, 2018

This article will discuss planning to implement new mobile device software to strengthen mobile efficiency. Warehouse supply chain software is seeing a major shift in operating systems. Apple, Microsoft and Google are each putting forth a new OS option specifically designed for the supply chain industry.

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RFgen

MARCH 20, 2018

This article will discuss planning to implement new mobile device software to strengthen mobile efficiency. Warehouse supply chain software is seeing a major shift in operating systems. Apple, Microsoft and Google are each putting forth a new OS option specifically designed for the supply chain industry.

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The Network Effect

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Today‘s supply chains are undergoing significant pressures to become more “demand-driven”. In this post and in the next, I want to show why companies are investing in a new generation of cloud technologies that enable the transition from “push” environments to “pull” environments. How much should be purchased?

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Affected by changes in production, procurement and distribution methods, warehousing has continually been pushed and pulled in different directions. On the other hand, offshoring growth has fuelled the need for warehousing as part of the elongated supply chain. Technological Advances and Benefits.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Supply Chain Manager’s Multi-function Display. By now, you are probably wondering what airliners have to do with supply chain KPIs. You see, the set of primary data needed to keep an airliner aloft is (apparently) relatively simple—and the same is true of running a supply chain organisation.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Introduction: Procurement Planning for Distribution-Intensive Businesses Procurement planning is not a widely recognized category of supply chain software, but it should be. The resulting plan should maintain adequate safety stock levels for each purchased item while reducing inventory costs.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Warehouse robots are just one form of warehouse automation , but they’re making a big impact. From greater flexibility and scalability to productivity gains, a faster ROI compared to other automation solutions and better resource management, warehouse robots are changing the face of warehousing.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2019

Introducing advanced warehousing automation into your operation can help your facility increase efficiency, productivity and business agility. Automation in the warehouse continues to expand in popularity and effectiveness. Warehouse Automation is the Future. Warehouse automation software is a necessity in the modern warehouse.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2019

Introducing advanced warehousing automation into your operation can help your facility increase efficiency, productivity and business agility. Automation in the warehouse continues to expand in popularity and effectiveness. Warehouse Automation is the Future. Warehouse automation software is a necessity in the modern warehouse.

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SupplyPike

MARCH 23, 2020

It’s frustrating having to either purchase a different brand of the product you are looking for or to forgo purchasing the product altogether. Just one Walmart DC is one million square feet, so it can be tough making sure all products are where they need to be. The system aggregates Out of Stock quantities at the DC level.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2013

As a participant in managing all or part of your company’s supply chain, you may know the pain of answering sometimes difficult questions. You could answer them with a purchase order (P.O.) Diffuse resistance by inviting stakeholders from internal groups to become part of the solution as early as possible. Why is it late?

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o9 Solutions

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Rapidly changing consumer item and channel preferences, along with the recent step-change transition to omnichannel fulfillment and global sourcing risks, have made retail supply chains a textbook example of a system subjected to VUCA – Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. billion on AI technology compared with $9.36

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Voice Technology in the Supply Chain. The questions in the minds of today’s information technology (IT) executives run in an endlessly agonizing loop: Do I have the right infrastructure in place? How do I separate valuable new technology from all the junk? Voice Technology in the Supply Chain.

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Lucas

JULY 3, 2018

WERC’s Annual DC Measures Survey is a great tool for benchmarking your distribution center and warehouse operations, but it’s also a valuable resource for identifying trends across the industry. This year’s survey showed the growing importance of labor-related metrics in assessing DC performance.

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o9 Solutions

AUGUST 12, 2021

In the meantime, customer preferences and shopping behavior keep changing, impacting the entire retail supply chain industry. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have had increasing success in driving profitable growth in many retail sectors. Sensing Demand. Shaping Demand.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

While I think this through, here are the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon to Launch Delivery Service That Would Vie With FedEx, UPS (WSJ – sub. P&G Remaking Supply Chain Network (WSJ – sub. P&G Redesigning Supply Chain Network.

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SupplyPike

JUNE 30, 2020

Code 55: New Location Allowance is generated when there is a new location allowance (for new warehouses, orders placed prior to the grand opening of new stores, and some purchase orders sent to distribution centers with new stores) listed in your OSA but is missing from the invoice. Your invoice should mirror the raw EDI data from Walmart.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2014

Dock appointment scheduling (DAS) is a powerful tool to eliminate congestion in the distribution center. However, there is even more value to DAS when it is considered as part of an overall inbound supply chain visibility strategy. The retailer needed a supply chain-wide as opposed to a DC-centric DAS solution.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2015

In Part 1 of this blog series , we shared a spectacular success story that popularized supply chain collaboration back in the 1980s, and laid out the path for all retailers and their suppliers to follow. In Part 3, we will take a closer look at what many companies deem to be state-of-the-art supply chain collaboration.

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o9 Solutions

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Retailers, in particular, realized traditional forecasting models that use historical sales data, were inadequate in predicting sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. This data allows retailers to get very granular? markdown, promotion) that influences consumer purchases a few days or weeks after initiation.

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RELEX Solutions

OCTOBER 1, 2018

TOP-TOY, the leading retailer for toys and other children’s products in the Nordic region, is improving its supply chain visibility to keep closer tabs on its inventory while driving up availability. The forecasts are used in the replenishment process and will support the purchasing team when ordering and managing inventory at the DC.

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Supply Chain Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

A mouthful for sure, but while you’re chewing on that start considering the types of real time and rapid processing systems which will be required to support such multi-facetted business decisions, not to mention the reams of big and not so big data that will be necessary for companies to collect in order to make them.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Standards and opportunities in logistics appear to be changing as LaserShip has now purchased OnTrac, notes Jennifer Smith of The Wall Street Journal , to expand operations with plans on creating a national parcel carrier that will help the two companies grow and stay competitive. What’s Happening With the Acquisition of OnTrac?

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Cognira

MAY 19, 2021

This will include changes driven by technology and consumer behavior influenced by Covid-19. Vendors/manufacturers accessed customer/sales data by purchasing it from a consolidator like IRI and Neilsen. Technology and Data Sciences’ Perspective. Inability to use the detailed promotional data holistically.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The strength of any chain is defined by its weakest link. A supply chain, or as I prefer to say, a value network, is similarly constrained. There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain.

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RELEX Solutions

MAY 21, 2018

In 2015, Derome set out to improve its supply chain processes knowing it needed an agile solution to support its growth as keeping track of stock levels without an inventory management system was difficult. Derome and RELEX began working together in January 2016 to improve purchasing and replenishment for stores and DCs.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 18, 2020

It currently just uses on-time metrics to grade suppliers and the store’s retail buyers can base purchasing decisions on a brand’s delivery performance. The software called Appointment Scheduler 2.0 Download: Using Data to Drive OTIF and Retail Compliance Success. Tougher OTIF Standards at Sam’s Club. Learn More.

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