GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Technology poses the greatest opportunity for small- and medium-sized businesses to take advantage of innovative tools to ensure end-to-end tracking, visibility , and processing of products. In a Logistics Viewpoint survey , 50 percent of businesses reported sharing inventory across all channels or engaging in omni-channel practices.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 22, 2021

Many innovative advancements have occurred in the past few years within the transportation network , including a focus on last mile delivery costs and shipping rate management through analytics. Shippers have always relied on innovations and technology to improve operations and functions within the supply chain.

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crisp

JULY 20, 2023

Along the way, Swoon will be using Crisp’s inventory, sales and velocity dashboards to ensure the campaign reaches every door they were promised, while monitoring the campaign’s performance in the coming months. Wrangling siloed vendor portal reports from each retailer tacked hours onto this process.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2017

All of us supply chain professionals are facing this unprecedented wave of innovation faster than ever. The whitepaper focuses on five innovative technologies that could greatly impact the supply chain. I highly recommend everyone use this whitepaper to navigate and develop your own innovation roadmap. Supply Chain Innovation.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 30, 2020

While the tech is "clearly past the early innovator phase…now we need to find out how to get it more mainstream," said Bill Hoffman, president of Object Management Group, a not-for-profit technology standards consortium, speaking at an IoT conference in October 2019. Take the dock doors, for example.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2017

All of us supply chain professionals are facing this unprecedented wave of innovation faster than ever. The whitepaper focuses on five innovative technologies that could greatly impact the supply chain. I highly recommend everyone use this whitepaper to navigate and develop your own innovation roadmap. Supply Chain Innovation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2023

The warehouse and DC industry has always had somewhat of a gig culture, owing to seasonal and temporary labor needs. More flexibility in workforce management helps to bring down overall cost, which can be passed down to the customer as well, and allows a warehouse or DC to offer its gig workers more competitive hourly wages.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 14, 2015

on the other, we are seeing new technological advancements such as google glass, smart watches and tablets on the market for innovative process improvements. The robotic drive units pick up open inventory shelves (pods) and take them to the order picker. “An For warehousing a new era is dawning. By Martijn Lofvers and Marieke Lenstra.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

However, standing still and sticking to old dogma’s, not innovate, come up with new ideas and envision a better supply chain planning future is not an option for me. For example a monthly triggered risk analysis (set of simulations) from your e2e supply chain. I see two steps in augmentation: 1.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Sixty to seventy percent of the time the fire-fighting is being driven by factors outside of their supply chain—what their customers are doing or shortages on the manufacturing side for retailers, for example. In the new world of widespread Flowcasting adoption we will also have far less buffer inventory.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2015

There are 230,000 small manufacturing companies in the United States alone, according to a new Infographic from The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Manufacturing Innovation Blog. We have included the infographic below. Looking to the Leaders.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Private label merchandise and the integration of certain retailers with their private label suppliers are examples of this trend. Luxury brands and high-tech companies such as Apple and Tesla opening new types of stores are examples of that trend.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

Manhattan Associates: New Inventory and Fulfillment Capabilities Give Store Associates More Time to Deliver a Fulfilling Experience. E-Commerce Drives Surge in U.S. Warehouse Rental Prices (WSJ-sub. Kewill Introduces SOLAS-Compliant Freight Forwarding Solution by Integrating INTTRA eVGM Service.

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 16, 2015

Not since the advent of price tags , cash registers and the ubiquitous apparel hanger has there been a retail industry innovation poised to create such major change. Sign 1: Dual Inventory. Sign 5: Store Inventory. How much inventory do you keep on hand in stores? Sign 4: Assortment Variance. Sign 6: Push vs Pull.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 15, 2014

The Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI) has developed two optimization models that help companies find the most cost-effective packaging format for emerging markets. Picture, for example, a pallet loaded with pharmaceutical product. Various inventory carrying costs associated with packaging also have to be allowed for.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In part 1 of this blog series , we took a look at how innovation is changing the supply chain and the evolution of different warehouse types and processes. In the future, analytics will help manage inventory across the supply chain system and not just inside each facility.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ They may recall inventory from retailers or reprocess it because it has passed its sell-by date or demand is insufficient. IT vendor Dell, for example, handles requests for returns via its support organisation.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Innovation and Partnerships are the cornerstones of our growth. From a S&OP perspective this means to be able to quickly simulate product phase in and phase out, innovation gives us a bit more than 250 New Products per year, and we invest every year more than $200 billion for Research and Innovation.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In part 1 of this blog series , we took a look at how innovation is changing the supply chain and the evolution of different warehouse types and processes. In the future, analytics will help manage inventory across the supply chain system and not just inside each facility.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Should we be excited or scared by the possibilities created by today’s rapid technological innovations? If advanced technology intimidates you, consider that the exponential pace of innovation we’re seeing today is not new. As supply chain professionals, we’re in an age of extreme innovation that’s thrilling, but not unprecedented.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

There’s no question that innovative technologies aid in logistics and supply chain management, but when it comes to the many labor-intensive processes that take place in the warehouse, some fear that robots could make human warehouse workers obsolete. And it is humanity, not machines, that innovates.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

US food company Sysco offered an example when eyeing joint operations with U.S. Insights and innovation. Long-term collaborative partnerships are often the most innovative way to develop processes to decrease costs and increase value for each enterprise. Business Priorities and Innovative Thinking. Foods a few years ago.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

US food company Sysco offered an example when eyeing joint operations with U.S. Insights and innovation. Long-term collaborative partnerships are often the most innovative way to develop processes to decrease costs and increase value for each enterprise. Business Priorities and Innovative Thinking. Foods a few years ago.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The retailer is large and doing a lot of volume out of its DC, not to mention the rapid growth brought on by the recent pandemic. In the case of this retailer, all its major operational aspects – such as directed put away, replenishment, and inventory management – were running just fine. Supply chain planning tools.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

A combination of automated trucks, conveyor systems, and picking robots will enable inventory to pass through the DC with very little direct human intervention. However there is another technological innovation that may also make a difference. These shuttles will ride rails set above the median of major highways.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 12, 2017

An Internationally Accepted Definition) We all know lots of Best In Class companies and these are the ones who are always talked about and always seeking innovation and improvement. Customers are allocated to the most logical warehouse / DC to minimise delivery costs, taking into account #1 above. Express v Road v Air for example.

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Unleashed

JUNE 1, 2022

To get the latest on what’s happening in the big world of beer we surveyed some of the hundreds of brewers that use Unleashed as their brewery inventory management platform – and spoke to some of the beer industry’s leading commentators. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC. lifewjess Would you drink a beer with me?

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Arkieva

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

When it comes to inventory optimization , companies often have to play a delicate balancing game to ensure that they have optimal levels of inventory. If your forecast numbers are too high, you run the risk of holding costly excess inventory and reducing available cash on hand. in multi-echelon inventory optimization.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

For example, shoppers will investigate styles and options online before heading to a brick-and-mortar store. Additionally, ship-from-store improves margins by providing demand to slow moving inventory trapped at a store. Utilizing store inventory to ship e-commerce orders enables the last remaining units for the entire country.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 23, 2019

In Peerless Research Group’s 2019 Warehouse and Distribution Center (DC) Operations Survey , 79% of respondents said they plan to expand their operations within the next 12 months, compared to 76% from the 2018 survey. Warehouse management systems (WMS), for example, are a common technology used by modern warehouses. In the U.S.,

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 16, 2014

Walmart, for example, did not open Walmart.com until 2000 and it took several years (and flirtations with various partners) to make it successful. For example, Williams-Sonoma’s “Shop In Store, Ship to Home” program allows shoppers to place an in-store order that is then shipped to their home location for free.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The modern warehouse is complex, and management must balance a number of factors including software, automation, training and processes such as receiving, picking and inventory management. Order picking, in particular, has seen significant improvements through technology innovations. Allocate storage space as inventory levels shift.

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Logility

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Presented at our Connections customer conference, the SAILS Awards recognize companies who significantly improved their business processes, deployed an innovative solution to address their supply chain challenges, or demonstrated an on-going commitment and leadership role in the expansion of supply chain improvements.

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Unleashed

APRIL 27, 2022

A simple example of the circular supply chain in action is using refillable containers for products, rather than single-use packaging 6. There is also a range of educational courses now available that cover sustainable supply chains – an example is The University of Cambridge’s Sustainable Supply Chain Management online short course.

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crisp

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Aura Bora’s fast-moving team tracks inventory daily in Crisp to keep every warehouse in full supply, helping sales skyrocket across DTC and retail. As CEO, Paul Voge does more than pitch to the sharks: he leads product development and innovation, brand and marketing, commercialization, operations, and administration. Sound like a lot?

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2013

Meet the panel: Robin Bornkamp, Vice President, Inventory & Demand Planning, Lowe’s. Matt Fischer, Vice President, Inventory Management, Michaels Stores. Matt Fischer of Michaels Stores gave a couple of examples. This requires a new management style, but also brings new creativity and innovation to the process.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2016

For example, a study by the FMI/GMA Trading Partner Alliance found that 78 percent of manufacturers do not use retailer-supplied forecasts in their own production and deployment planning. Today there are many examples of integrated technologies that can connect supply chain processing internally and externally.

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