3PL Insights

JULY 11, 2018

EDI stands for Electronic Data Interchange. This refers to the electronic interchange of documents between companies. Electronic interchange of documents is far more efficient and less expensive than exchanging paper documents, as EDI costs less than a dollar. Here’s what you need to know about EDI and ASNs. What is EDI?

Electronics 56

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 17, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to transform the supply chain from incoming materials, through production, quality inspection, packaging, and shipping. Application 3 : Electronic Component Vision Inspection. Key Takeaways: Transforming the Supply Chain Using AI.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The company is filling full- and part-time seasonal positions, primarily package handlers, drivers, driver helpers, and personal vehicle drivers. The company is also adding new hubs and sorting centers as well as making improvements in package handling and delivery capabilities to keep up with demand.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For years, the French multinational industrial electronics manufacturer Schneider Electric has been leading the way in making its own factories, offices and distribution centres more sustainable (Scopes 1 and 2). These efforts have already led to the use of more sustainable materials and packaging and a 13% reduction in emissions.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Ever wonder how Amazon gets your package to your door so quickly? We’ll explore their logistics empire, from warehouse robots to futuristic visions, and discover how they manage millions of packages daily. Logistics: Amazon Logistics – Amazon’s in-house delivery network is responsible for customer package delivery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 2021

While a consumer may be pleased with seeing a package sitting on the front doorstep when returning home, it is at an added risk. The package could be stolen, or the package’s contents could perish. Refrigerators, large household appliances, furniture, and expensive electronics are examples.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Walmart said it will host its Walmart Deals – Holiday Kickoff savings event, featuring deals on thousands of holiday gift items across categories such as electronics, home, fashion, and toys, from Monday, October 9 through Thursday, October 12. Amazon Renewed, which repairs and refurbishes products returned for resale.

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BlueYonder

JULY 27, 2018

This week: Retailers are learning to monetize the empty space inside packages; billions of pounds of meat are piling up in U.S. For Sale: The Empty Space Inside Your Packages. More than 25 retailers have listed slots for sale in their packages in the weeks since the new UnDigital service website went live. MarketWatch reports.

Packaging 40

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BlueYonder

JULY 27, 2018

This week: Retailers are learning to monetize the empty space inside packages; billions of pounds of meat are piling up in U.S. For Sale: The Empty Space Inside Your Packages. More than 25 retailers have listed slots for sale in their packages in the weeks since the new UnDigital service website went live. MarketWatch reports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2023

A few weeks ago I wrote that Walmart and packaging specialist Packsize announced that they will collaborate on a right-sized, on-demand box machine using technology designed for Walmart’s deployment. Electronics seller Crutchfield Corp. The point is to stop shipping small online orders in boxes that are ridiculously oversized.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Within its supply chain initiatives, the company is also focusing on environmental sustainability, leveraging technology like digital watermarks embedded within packaging (invisible to the human eye) that is detectable by recyclers to increase the accuracy of plastic sorting and automate processes. The company’s Supply Chain 3.0

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Packaging constraints. During the farm-to-fork journey, most food products eventually require packaging. The staff at New Electronics explains, “IoT-enabled systems can have an impact throughout the food supply chain, from better crop management to optimizing the efficiency of home food deliveries. Lack of workers.

Food 130

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I see the packaging of traditional technologies into new programs by consultants to drive and accelerate spending. I define digital transformation as the redefinition of the atoms and electrons of the supply chain to improve value. (Twenty years ago, it was a bell curve with an equal number of late adopters and early adopters.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 30, 2021

A white glove service refers to the special attentive care given to fragile and expensive goods like electronic equipment, wedding cakes, artwork, rare antiques, and unassembled furniture when moving it from the seller to the consumer. In the logistics world, it was commonplace to leave delivered packages on the front doorstep.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights two significant developments related to consumer electronics and smartphone provider Apple that occurred last week. Reportedly, plans further call for supplying electronic displays to other Apple hardware including the iPhone line-up after 2024. Cook’s outstanding leadership.

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 9, 2022

Many of the electric devices/sensors that are applied to smart packaging use the global interconnected network called the Internet of Things. The system enables smartphones to read the NFC tag on packages and allows the operator to read the information needed (Hou, 2016). NFC Technology and Augmented Reality in Smart Packaging.

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QAD

AUGUST 18, 2022

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply, contract packaging and distribution partners are under constant pressure to comply with government requirements while maintaining high standards for patient safety, product quality and innovation. The final phase is currently underway with penalties and fines beginning November 27, 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Such moves further have cascading effects on other value-added production including chip assembly, packaging and electronic component assembly. He reportedly added that the consumer electronics giant will likely expand its supply of semiconductor chips from Europe as well. based suppliers that manufacture electronic components.

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Tive

AUGUST 22, 2020

Pharmaceuticals and medicines require special care compared to shipping electronics, clothes, or food. These considerations include: shipping regulations, which carriers to use, labeling requirements, proper packaging, and maintaining cold chain requirements.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 16, 2021

We had a consumer packaged goods (CPG) customer for whom we would receive their coffee pods shipped in bulk from the manufacturers. When the end consumer used a coffee pod the specifics of that actual, real time consumption would be tracked electronically. The CIO had envisioned and created a Smart Supply Chain.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Shippers need to seamlessly integrate with other parties, including carrier partners, to share real time data and make agile business decisions, for example, redesigning the product, changing how the product is marketed, and/or changing how the product is packaged and shipped.

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QAD

MAY 12, 2022

His early career encompassed roles such as director of North American Fulfillment for IBM, COO at Intelligent Electronics, and VP of Corporate materials at Compaq Computer. This might seem unachievable to some companies, but consumer preferences have become driving factors behind much of the competition in the consumer electronics industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

USPS is raising rates on packages during the holiday season. Retail customers will see increases ranging from 30 cents to more than $6, depending on the weight of the package and the distance it must travel. Categories with excess inventory include apparel, electronics, and home and sporting goods. Walmart’s supply chain woes.

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o9 Solutions

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Consumer electronics. Timo Bottema from Closing the Loop gave insights into consumer electronics and how a circularity can be achieved in that sector. In the end the teams developed these amazing projects: Team Larch worked on a solution for circular packaging for the food sector. Fashion and apparel. Public sector.

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QAD

AUGUST 4, 2021

When was the last time you had a package or food delivered to your doorstep? Maybe you’re even expecting a package today…. These silicon chips might be small in size, but they play a big role in electronics, from your rice cooker and smart phone to your washing machine and electric, autonomous vehicle.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 6, 2022

Recent reports suggest that in 2010 27% of vehicles relied on electronics that includes semiconductors. Demand for chips reached a peak in 2018, it dropped a little bit in 2019 and then it escalated again in 2020 when there was a massive demand for home electronics during the COVID pandemic. We actually do need your chips.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

Franklin Sorts buys deflated balls, packaging material, and a ball pump. Those materials come into their distribution center in Memphis where they inflate the balls, use a die cut machine to create the packaging, and then kit the ball and pump into the custom-made box. Franklin Sports has gotten real benefits from GAINS.

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o9 Solutions

APRIL 11, 2023

During the quarter, o9 also implemented numerous go-lives at well-known brands across a variety of sectors, including softlines, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics, and more.

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Multichannel Merchant

JANUARY 14, 2022

There is a passion that pulses through the industry and drives both the employees and the packages. With such a transient ecosystem our food, electronics, vehicle parts, building supplies, medicine, and more are dependent on transportation. Without the people behind the package, there is no delivery.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Eco-Friendly Packaging. Companies can start by using recycled materials in their packagings, such as paperboard and plastic bottles. Use renewable packaging material instead of nonrenewable ones like glass or metal containers if possible. Sustainable Hazardous Waste Management.

Waste Reduction 97

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

For instance, a simple kitchen cleaner is not so simple anymore; there are countless combinations to choose from when you consider the brand, fragrance types, price bands and packaging sizes. The electronics industry has similar challenges and complexities.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2022

… Furthermore, it helps eliminate the paperwork and provides information about the inside of the package such as the location of the product inside the warehouse, description of the item, and the number of items inside the warehouse.”

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 7, 2019

Packaged foods not fully enclosed by a container (Example: fresh produce). Packaging is another key component of the cold chain. Cold chain packaging is specifically designed to help maintain a reduced temperature. Cold chain packaging is sometimes insulated and or thermal. Significant impact to the food supply chain.

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Resilinc

JULY 18, 2023

Lawsuits against PFAS pertain to four main categories of PFAS: Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFFF), food packaging, textiles, and personal care products. 2 PFAS in Food Packaging The majority of lawsuits about PFAS in food packaging were filed in Illinois, California, and New York. Conagra Brands, Inc., Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc.,

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

The platform’s capabilities include GPS and telematics tracking of shipments, vessels, vehicles, and packages on a global basis, including IoT devices with temperature sensors for temperature exception tracking of assets, including smart refrigerators and temperature-controlled storage devices. Quickly Get to the Root Cause of Quality Issues.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 2, 2023

Census Bureau tracks e-commerce within the 'non-store' segment, which includes mail-order houses, vending machine operators, home delivery sales, door-to-door sales, party plan sales, electronic shopping, and sales through portable stalls. And ever since, it's been kind of going down. We are probably, what, 18% or 19% right now.

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