Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Transportation execution solutions allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system. The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer, when there are delays, and alerts for these delays, is critical to ensure a positive experience.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 2, 2022

Mike has developed a track record of converging people and technology to get exceptional results. Mike has a degree in Marketing from Iowa State University and over 30 years of experience leading teams in Demand Planning, Inventory Control, Automated Storage Retrieval Warehouses & Transportation. About Mary Kay.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2022

Any successful business will take measures to forecast supply and demand for their products and services. There are many software programs out there that can assist companies of every size in knowing what to expect. According to Simplex Group , this helps companies plan for warehousing space, advertising, and staffing.

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Stord

APRIL 16, 2024

For customers, it shows up in our dedication to communicating honestly and providing complete supply chain transparency via our software systems to drive improved operational performance. Question: What is the best way to manage an unexpected spike in demand? Brian: Constant, year-round preparation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2021

I found a very detailed definition on the Texas Department of Public safety website. Third is the use of technology, such as GPS blockers to hide the location of a stolen container or truck. And with the ongoing semiconductor shortage, certain electronics are in higher demand.

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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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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The demand for omnichannel shopping is larger than ever. In fact, a recent survey of economic experts, reports Jeff Wacker of Retail TouchPoints, found up to 59 percent of retailers are making plans to invest in technology, which includes inventory tracking technology.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2024

Anne is the Chief Revenue Officer at Flowspace , the software platform and distribution network powering independent fulfillment. As Chief Revenue Officer at Flowspace, she oversees Sales, Marketing, and technology commercialization. She earned her BA at UCLA, and her MBA from the University of Texas.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 1, 2021

By implementing the right process improvements, technology, and efficiency optimizations, merchants can create a lean supply chain that: Significantly cuts their logistics costs. Here are just some of the benefits of a lean supply chain that have prompted ecommerce merchants to optimize their logistics systems. Reduce inventory waste.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. Well, this week, I saw a new story about a bill in California that is turning heads.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 18, 2016

So sit back, kick your feet up, and prepare to be amazed by the literary talents of the Kinaxis team around today’s supply chain and our supply chain management software. Bad Warehouse. Demand has shifted, Your priorities are skewed. There once was a planner from Texas. Who’s supply chain software was feckless.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The global demand for 3PL (third-party logistics) services is increasing due to the rapid rise of e-commerce. Key trends in 3PL operations The key trends in 2022 for 3PL operations strive to automate processes and give better insight into customer and shipper expectations, dominated by technology and supply chain data analytics.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It’ll come to me eventually, but in the meantime, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Kewill Acquires the IBM® Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS). Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. The MetaPack Group Acquires U.S. North American Freight Numbers July 2014.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Using an inventory management software can help you keep track of inventory during physical inventory counts. By doing physical inventory counts you can improve demand forecasting, minimize stockouts, maintain inventory shrinkage, and more. In a digital world, your inventory audit methods must match.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It’s important for brands that offer high-demand products, like CBD, to ensure a smooth customer shopping and delivery experience. One of the most popular platforms to buy domains from is GoDaddy.com. But you can just as easily get your domain name from most web-building platforms like BigCommerce, Square, and WooCommerce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

While demand is high, ongoing product shortages continue to cause supply chain disruptions, create unpredictable shopping behaviors and drive rapid delivery expectations. If there’s a bright spot anywhere it’s the fact that, as logistics challenges have grown, so has the availability of advanced technologies to manage these challenges.

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Resilinc

MARCH 22, 2022

The report ( available for download here ) draws on the extraordinarily comprehensive risk and trend monitoring data that Resilinc provides to customers through our EventWatch AI , CommodityWatch AI , and WeatherWatch AI tools. As in past years, EventWatch AI data shows clearly that most supply chain disruptions were human-caused events.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 9, 2018

Sherman notes, “With the availability, affordability and convergence of digital technologies such as mobility, pervasive and cloud computing, the Internet of Things and Big Data, Cognitive Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics, companies are transforming to systems thinking to re-imagine their digital supply network.

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ShipBob

MARCH 30, 2020

But the ecommerce logistics infrastructure needed to meet consumers’ demands is not easy to achieve by yourself. How do you put your brand in a spot to offer expedited shipping without putting in the time, resources, and investment of several warehouses? Warehousing and storage. Fulfillment centers. Sorting facilities.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 18, 2022

Amazon has virtually created consumer demand for 1- to 2-day shipping, and they’ve learned the most cost effective and efficient way to deliver: inventory distribution. If you look at the states where Amazon has the greatest square footage of warehouse space, you’ll start to see a pattern in the Amazon distribution network.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Think of how automation is already changing the face of warehousing (robotic solutions) and transport (autonomous conveyances on the roads, rail, and even in the air). By 2028, robots could be running warehouses and fully automated facilities will be the norm rather than the exception. Welcome to the Robotic Future.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Back in June, I wrote about how mobile technologies (along with continuous optimization) are transforming home delivery , which was a topic I had discussed with Andrew Roszko, Senior Vice President at Descartes, earlier this year on the talk show. Well, the convergence continues.

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AFFLINK

JANUARY 24, 2018

Beyond cutting costs in supply chain management, outsourcing facilitates your company's ability to meet customer demand, since your resources will not be spread so thin. Warehouses. Did you know that warehouses and distribution costs eat up 25 percent to 35 percent of companies' logistics budgets? Technology.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

Several effects of this have shown up in the last year alone, with hurricanes, floods and wildfires damaging infrastructure and extreme weather conditions shaking up the global economy: The Texas Freeze in 2021 was the worst blackout in the history of the United States as the state shivered in temperatures 40 degrees below average.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

UPS, FedEx resume operations in some parts of storm-battered Texas (Reuters). Strong Software Bookings Growth Highlights First Half 2017 Results for JDA. Iceland Gets On-Demand Drone Deliveries (BloombergTechnology). Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. Descartes Acquires MacroPoint.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Find out how to satisfy the “need it now” mentality of your customers through a better last-mile strategy from our technology partner, Convey’s, VP / Chief Marketing Officer, Kirsten Newbold-Knipp. Anticipate Last-Mile Delivery Demands. Is your network agile enough to support fluctuating demand throughout the year?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Warehouse demand undeterred by economic turbulence in third quarter. The new drone, dubbed MK30, will go into service in 2024 and replace the existing MK27-2, the model that will be used to make deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, this year. Rail strike could cost economy billions.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Texas-based Commercial Metals Company, a manufacturer, recycler and marketer of steel and metal products, had a problem, according to Supply & Demand Chain Executive: They were expanding quickly, and needed to find a way to keep up with and continue to exceed client demand and expectations. Separate Labor into Segments.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Texas-based Commercial Metals Company, a manufacturer, recycler and marketer of steel and metal products, had a problem, according to Supply & Demand Chain Executive: They were expanding quickly, and needed to find a way to keep up with and continue to exceed client demand and expectations. Separate Labor into Segments.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Behind the scenes during the tumultuous disaster season of 2017, building materials manufacturers leaned heavily on dynamic digital tools to supply recovery efforts. Recent estimates suggest that Hurricane Harvey destroyed a minimum of 100,000 homes in the Houston-Beaumont, Texas, area. That translates into some $1.8

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Locus

AUGUST 2, 2022

As part of modern consumers’ high online shopping expectations, the demand for quick-delivery options is also increasing. When a chain of restaurants in Texas called Pig Stand popularized drive-in diners during 1921, they did not know that it would evolve into a popular fulfillment model. 2022, Statista. Curbside pickups.

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Multichannel Merchant

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Veho, a startup whose software platform matches demand to crowdsourced drivers and handles deliveries and returns out of its own warehouses, has raised another $170 million to reach a $1.5 Veho plans to expand the doorstop returns program nationally as well, and improve its warehouse automation capabilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

The available talent pool of drivers, warehouse associates and other employees is small, which creates staffing volatility. This might sound too good to be true, especially to companies still using outdated tools and manual processes. Today’s logistics teams are operating in an environment characterized by uncertainty on three fronts.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

We are on the cusp of a robotic revolution, whether you think of robots in the context of automated human replacements in the warehouse or self-driving vehicles on the road, rails, in the air, and at sea. Robots Run the Warehouse. Dark Distribution Centres.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

customers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than have it shipped to a home address, as the e-commerce giant joins other retailers in racing to slash costs for home delivery and returns amid slack consumer demand. Healthcare logistics has been a bright spot for UPS amid an overall decline in delivery demand. The company is offering U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Global trade has eased as warehouse inventories of retailers and manufacturers remain elevated,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said. have seen volumes drop dramatically also because of the slow pace of contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association.

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