Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Source: Descartes Datamyne. Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. 2023 call: Consumers will focus on home delivery performance and retailers will focus on home delivery cost reduction or recovery. 2030 call: Retailers will embrace sustainability for home delivery.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

While implementing SCaaS poses challenges, it has demonstrated its effectiveness across industries, fostering company growth, cost reduction, and leveraging cutting-edge technology. Woolworths, a prominent Australian retailer, utilizes SCaaS to optimize its supply chain operations. SCaaS offers a strategic impact on business.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The question is, “Why?

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Locus

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

According to a study, the e-retail industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region was expected to have a penetration rate of 12.2 percent of offline retail in 2025 before the COVID-19 pandemic. As generations go by, so does the buying behavior of consumers. Baby boomers prefer retail stores to online platforms.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The halal industry is a fast-growing industry. trillion industry by 2024 , consisting of not only food, but also cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, modest fashion, media & creation, and Muslim friendly travel. This new standard has three modules: transportation, warehousing, and retailing. Developments. Current practices.

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EMERGE App

APRIL 5, 2024

The picture of wholesale distribution industry in 2024 The report from Research and Markets forecasts that the wholesale market size will reach $68,092.65 With those who just joined the industry, unsurprisingly you are facing immense struggles too. billion by 2028, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5%.

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Unleashed

JULY 25, 2021

From reducing the quantity of on hand foodstuffs to JIT inventory control – or less food delivered more frequently – optimising inventory control assists businesses to better manage food waste and reduce it at the source. Industrial food waste management. Coffee waste is also an excellent substrate for mushroom cultivation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. In consumer goods industries, better forecasting leads to lower fines from retailers for late or incomplete deliveries. This increases sales.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

A slight change within a function–in sourcing or manufacturing, or along the chain–can greatly impact the outcomes of cost, customer service, or working capital. Bonuses and incentives align with functions and are often counter productive to driving supply chain excellence. Days of Inventory by Industry Across Years.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 19, 2021

Shippers and retailers trying to survive in today’s challenging business environment look for better service, lower rates, and more efficient logistics. The logistics industry therefore continues to find ways to make their companies supply chain stand out from the crowd. Invest in Training. ?.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Due to travel restrictions, I cannot attend many industry events, so I observe from home, watching webinars and remote broadcasts. ” I believe that the industry is stuck. With more than forty-five years of experience in the industry, I struggle with the lack of progress and the current level of Groupthink. The reason?

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

With Advanced Supply Chain Analytics : Advanced analytics can foresee such supply shortages by analyzing patterns, trends, and external factors, allowing the company to source alternative suppliers or adjust production schedules in advance. This includes data from suppliers, production facilities, logistics services, and customer feedback.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 18, 2021

For shippers working with retailers to bring their healthcare products to market, logistics has emerged as a reliable source of competitive differentiation. Working with a retail expert 3PL on a strategic level can improve logistics performance, offer more supply chain visibility, and boost profitability. .

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QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

It has most definitely impacted how people buy products of all types and in all industries. The electric vehicle , plant-based protein products and vertical farming are just a few innovations stemming from being able to use data better that are transforming industry. Consumers want traceable and ethically sourced ingredients.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 13, 2021

What was once believed to be a temporary disruption is leaving a lasting impact on the retail industry. As we hit the back half of 2021, let’s explore what current retail trends are doing to the freight market and how CPG brands are affected. While last month’s retail sales declined by 1.3% percent and 13.5

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2019

Apparel is an exciting and rapidly changing industry. Planners need to contend with inconsistent consumer buying behavior, the need to satisfy multiple channels, complex sourcing options and proliferating “sub-seasons,” collections and assortments. Establish In-Season Excellence to Maximize Sell-through.

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KEPLER Consulting

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Over last decade, sourcing offices became a major piece within globalized footprint of western retailers. After a first era of development and opportunity catch up particularly positive and characterized by consistent purchasing gains , most of these Sourcing Offices are now searching for their second breath.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As you read the financial analyst’s views of the industry summon your inner dragon: Clearly, the whole space has moved along very rapidly in recent years. The company had the major market share in the industry, but the problem was that the average age of their buyer was 55-year old men. I lost trust in the brand.

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

Manufacturers may not think they have much in common with the retail companies beyond producing the products that stock store shelves, but there could be a lot to learn from the latter as the manufacturing headwinds of the last few years carry into 2023. Given these figures, retail investment in passive UHF RFID is a no-brainer.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Parallelly, expectations around the overall purchasing experience have also grown steeper. In essence, a lot of logistics planning boils down to finding the quickest possible route between various points of delivery before returning back to the source. Sales in the e-commerce sector globally, grew to $4.9 trillion in 2021, up from $4.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As a result, a wide range of businesses, from restaurants, and retail chains, to manufacturers, have been redesigning their business services and operations and re-engineering their supply chains. They can adjust quantities and generate supplier replenishment orders in PDF or Excel as needed. Emerging Themes for Supply Chain Planning.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

By Vikram Murthi and Dr. Stijn-Pieter van Houten, both Vice President, Industry Strategy, o9 Solutions. For retailers a significant shift in channel preferences with the need to support various store formats and omni-channel options. Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Source Wikipedia. During the next decade, the power shifted to the retailer. Consumers became more loyal to retail brands, and retailers increased the number of products manufactured and marketed as house brands. Consumers want to shop anywhere, and buy in the way that they want to buy. I am a disbeliever.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Marco Tieman , Chief Executive Officer at LBB International Background According to the 2022 State of The Global Islamic Economy Report, the global Islamic economy is an estimated USD 2 trillion industry consisting of the following key industries: halal food, modest fashion, media & recreation, travel, pharma, and cosmetics.

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The vast array of data that Kroger can provide its suppliers is one of the reasons Kroger has won so much market share in the grocery industry. It gathers and stores a tremendous amount of data from various sources, including customer transactions, loyalty card data, online interactions, and market trends. Here’s what you chase.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The issue is cross-industry. Buying strategies need to be defined, and the interface needs to be bi-directional. Over the last decade, most of the focus in supply management was on indirect sourcing. Functional optimization does not drive revenue or margin performance resilience for a manufacturing or retail company.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

This country created an advanced agri-food cluster with supplying and supporting industries to create an interdependent ecosystem. Through trade, countries are able to buy agri-food produce from other parts of the world that are not able to grow efficiently on their own land (or region) or are not in season.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection. What is Manufacturing?

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

What different products or services does the staff need to purchase in order to produce pizza? Direct procurement , or direct spend , is the purchase of goods and services directly associated with the manufacturing of the company's final product. Typically, direct purchases are made in large quantities to get a bulk discount.

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crisp

APRIL 21, 2023

This is especially true in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, where B Corps are working to create products that are good for both people, and the planet. The certified B Corp makes organic, better-for-you packaged sauces and donates a meal to those in need with every purchase.

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Cognira

MARCH 26, 2024

Discover the Leading Retail Media Networks Of 2024 March 26, 2024 Promotions With the rise of online shopping, brands are seeking innovative strategies to captivate the attention of consumers navigating the digital marketplace. Enter Retail Media Networks – the driving force behind modern retail promotions. Table of Contents 1.

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Logility

APRIL 26, 2022

Before implementing the Logility platform in January, Next Level Apparel used a mix of Excel spreadsheets and a legacy proprietary ERP system to manage its supply chain. Founded in 2003, Next Level Apparel is a design innovator, industry leader and top supplier of premium blank apparel. About Next Level Apparel.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Customers are buying less. The Amazon Impact is having an impact on Wal-Mart and retail in general. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. What does this mean? The difference?

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Vinculum

DECEMBER 9, 2020

There are few industries where a high-quality warehouse management system (WMS) is as vital as the 3PL (third party logistics) vacillate trade. As fashionable shoppers, we tend to expect food on our native supermarkets’ shelves and our on-line purchases to arrive promptly, typically but twenty-four hours when the order was placed.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 4, 2022

2020 brought the world a global pandemic and with it multiple changes to the retail industry and how people shopped. Businesses learnt to adapt to the rapidly evolving retail landscape by leveraging the tools and trends that have shaped an overwhelming year for multichannel eCommerce retail.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. The results for the high tech and electronics industry is shown in Figure 1.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2020

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. This interview is with Danny Wang, Vice President of Sourcing and Procurement at Canada Goose. We worked in the Commodity Management organization, responsible for Strategic Sourcing and Procurement.

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