The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Barbara Schielke Chief HR & CSR Officer for Asendia explains how carbon offsetting, emissions reporting per parcel, and supply chain efficiencies are helping retailers green their e-commerce fulfilment. Alibaba is using its communication channels to proactively support its retail partners as they strive to go greener.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 17, 2022

Image source: Cape Analytics. Reports from Costco shoppers indicate that the same brand of chlorine tablets were $129.99 Apparently, customers purchased the same product for just $70 back in 2020. How Retailers are Responding to the Swimming Pool Chlorine Shortage. between 2021 and 2026.The The result?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Everyone knows the retail sector has experienced some tough going over the past couple of years. According to Susan Reda ( @Susan_Reda ), Vice President for Education Strategy at the National Retail Federation, “The U.S. Retail trends in 2021. The rise in e-commerce during the pandemic has been widely reported.

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QAD

JUNE 2, 2022

The first World Sustainable Procurement Day was held this year on March 21. With the increasing focus on sustainability, I guess we should not be surprised that sustainable procurement now has its own day on the calendar. It’s often been reported that consumers have been the primary factor in pushing for change in this area.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 11, 2022

Leaders surveyed in third annual ToolsGroup and CSCMP report are “extremely concerned” about external supply chain threats but lack people to make transformation succeed. Download the complete report: Digital Supply Chain Planning Outlook 2022 ?. That’s why global leaders like Absolut, BP and Harley-Davidson rely on us year after year.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The big news in retail over the past two decades has been the rise of e-commerce which has resulted in the so-called retail apocalypse. Daphne Howland ( @daphnehowland ) reports any eulogies being written about brick-and-mortar retail’s demise are premature. Retail trends. Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) retail.

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Logility

JANUARY 25, 2022

ATLANTA – January 25, 2022 – According to PWC’s December 2021 Global Consumer Insights Pulse Survey , about half of respondents consciously consider factors related to sustainability when making purchasing decisions. s current Form 10-K and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the SEC. Logility, Inc.,

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Enterra Insights

MAY 28, 2020

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered physical stores, retailers were adopting omnichannel strategies to take advantage of the increasingly important consumer digital path to purchase. Petr Svoboda ( @petrsvob ), CEO of Shopsys, has been urging retailers to focus more sharply on online sales for nearly twenty years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2022

The company has established long-term power purchase agreements at the country level. As a result, Mars has been able to procure renewable electricity to cover the entire business in those specific countries. To that end, Mars started with a commitment to 100 percent renewable energy a number of years ago and is making steady progress.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Reporter Erika Edwards ( @erikaedwardsnbc ), and her colleague Dr. Akshay Syal, observe, “Hospitals nationwide are preparing for another winter with Covid — the first one that’s also expected to include high levels of influenza and other respiratory illnesses that have simmered quietly in the background for the past two years.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

According to the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020-2021 a USD 2.4 In other words, halal requires an organisation of the supply chain instead of just the factory: from source all the way up to point of consumer purchase. This new standard has three modules: transportation, warehousing, and retailing. Developments.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 4, 2015

In the first post our long tme guest blogger, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chai n, gave us 5 core metrics to evaluate supplier performance using supplier quality management and a 4 step process to execute. Review of SQM Metrics and Issues Across 5 Core Industries. #1: Trend Metrics Collected per Site. Medical Devices.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 11, 2023

The return rate on ecommerce orders can be up to 35% higher than in-store purchases, and the method of return varies — from scheduled carrier pickups, to in-store returns, to dropoff centers. Those returns often can’t be re-sold, or retailers will lose money on a resale. In 2022 alone, eCommerce returns generated 9.5

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The sixth assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in August 2021 once again stressed the importance and urgency of decarbonising all sectors of the economy. Most respondents report monitoring their fuel consumption, which is a critical first step towards reducing it.

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AB&R

MARCH 15, 2022

Two decades ago, the retailer required that suppliers add tags to all goods supplied to stores throughout its chain. Many viewed this as a positive sign for the future, predicting other retailers would follow the example and issue tagging mandates of their own.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM. 5 Key Metrics to Use for Scoring Supplier Quality Management (From LNS Research ). Cost of quality. The definition of this metric is similar to the way it sounds.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 19, 2022

Some of shoppers had their online purchases delivered to their homes while others opted to pick-up their orders curbside. ”[1] He also reported that curbside pick-up was gaining traction with online shoppers while home delivery was plateauing. Wells reports, “Online grocery sales in the U.S. year over year.[2]

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 19, 2022

Some of shoppers had their online purchases delivered to their homes while others opted to pick-up their orders curbside. ”[1] He also reported that curbside pick-up was gaining traction with online shoppers while home delivery was plateauing. Wells reports, “Online grocery sales in the U.S. year over year.[2]

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

PepsiCo generated $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, with 23 food and beverage brands that generate more than $1 billion each in retail sales. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 6, 2021

That’s where forecasting and predictive analytics come into play. Predictive analytics involve techniques like data mining and machine learning to predict future trends from past and current data. You might be asking yourself: What is the difference between traditional forecasting and predictive analytics?

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SupplyShift

DECEMBER 18, 2019

retailers are proclaiming 2019 as the “apocalypse”—nearly 9,500 stores have closed their doors this year. But brick and mortar retailers may find a reprieve from the negative rhetoric this holiday season. Conscious consumers are expected to spend more this year with retailers that have responsibly sourced products.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 10, 2022

In our Supply Chain Matters commentaries focused on online customer fulfillment and especially the 2021 holiday fulfilment period, we cautioned retail and consumer goods supply chain management teams to be watchful for the bullwhip effect in inventory planning and replenishment needs to support expected customer demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

How do we harness the power of data with new forms of analytics? Today, technology providers are selling analytics. This week, I received this email from a financial institution questioning why business leaders are not harnessing more insights and redesigning processes based on analytics. S&OP Challenges. Reflection.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Logility recently added onto the experience, allowing students to dive further, learning how to source vendors, issue purchase orders and even track work-in-process and inbound shipments. A private institution for specialized professional education, FIDM offers Associate of Arts, A.A. Professional Designation, A.A.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In both the physical and online retail space, customer experience is crucial for fostering good will and repeat business. ” Knowledgeable retail and supply chain professionals fully understand this symbiotic relationship. ”[3]. However, the relationship between CX and SCM is symbiotic.” ”[4].

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In the first installment of this article, I discussed some of the considerations manufacturers and retailers should take into account as they develop their DTC strategies — not the least of which is the tension such strategies create between manufacturers and retailers. ”[1]. Suggestions for Strengthening DTC Strategies.

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ShipBob

JULY 30, 2021

Imagine this scenario: A customer browses sunglasses on your online store but leaves without making a purchase. L ater, while they’re browsing through their Instagram feed, they notice an ad displaying a previously viewed product and a 20% discount off their first purchase. They click on the ad, which leads to a purchase.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 13, 2022

This week provides a prime example, with the announcement from global retailer Walmart newly announced deal with EV delivery van start-up, Canoo. According to reporting from Bloomberg , the deal provides a literal lifeline to this start-up. Bloomberg has additionally provided reporting that this deal comes with strings.

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SupplyShift

DECEMBER 18, 2019

retailers are proclaiming 2019 as the “apocalypse”—nearly 9,500 stores have closed their doors this year. But brick and mortar retailers may find a reprieve from the negative rhetoric this holiday season. Conscious consumers are expected to spend more this year with retailers that have responsibly sourced products.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Check out Procurement Report Card: Most Executives Think Procurement Isn’t Strategic Enough! Looking back on the training process, our research, strategy, implementation and evaluation methods closely mirrored supplier relationship management and procurement management. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 22, 2013

Words like big data, omni-channel fulfillment, smarter commerce, mobility and customer-centric retail filled the room. I believe in each of these concepts, and would like to see progression in the execution of the delivery of value in the retail value network. There is more selling and less education. The air was thick.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 9, 2022

This warehouse runs at a perfect optimum with fixed capital in the form of inventory balanced perfectly with sales and purchasing, and all the items perfectly distributed to the various storage areas of the warehouse. Before the peaks – using data analytics to make the right decisions. An intelligent CMMS can prevent delays like these.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

But, the competitive landscape for procurement software is very different. As a result, the procurement software offered to public companies has been able to live in parallel with the private market; its evolution has been very focused on compliance with public procurement regulations. Where to Start?

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 22, 2022

In the years prior to the pandemic, physical retail was in trouble and the future appeared bleak. Some pundits expected the pandemic to be the last nail in physical retail’s coffin. The pandemic did, in fact, hasten the growth of e-commerce; however, many physical retail locations also managed to survive. ”[1].

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Editor's Note: As of late you may have noticed we have written a lot about procurement and the future of procurement. A large part of procurement is finalizing the contract and then the follow through of the determined deliverables in that agreement. All KPIS have metrics to measure.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 14, 2022

Supply Chain Education and Certification – What’s Missing? Supply chain management is a tough field to break into without formal education, but there are ways you can get started. Supply Planning & Sourcing Analytics. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Operations Management.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

retail, e-commerce, food production). The rush to stockpile basic needs like food, beverages and toilet paper led to a dramatic increase in sales at retail outlets such as supermarkets. Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models.

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