The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2023

Paul Brashier and Joe Lynch discuss lingering port congestion and other issues causing shipping delays. About Paul Brashier Paul Brashier has been an industry leader in the sales and logistics industry for over 20 years, working for such companies as Schneider National, Coors Brewing, and Coca-Cola.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2023

Since then, he has been leaving an indelible mark on the industry, earning accolades such as being recognized as one of Ingram’s Magazine’s 40 Under Forty and was also identified as a “Heavy Hitter in Commercial Real Estate” by the KC Business Journal.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

The growth in pet ownership in 2020-2021 has seen unprecedented demand in the pet food sector – a true industry boom. Here we provide an overview of the latest pet food industry trends, and answer the question: how can pet food manufacturers respond to changes in consumer demands to take advantage of these new trends? of pet owners?tended

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Jeff Baker, Vice President of Shared Services at Myers Industries. Myers Industries Implements John Galt Solutions. Myers Industries (NYSE: MYE) is headquartered in Akron, Ohio in the United States. At Dow, Mr. Baker had Purchasing experience in raw materials, and logistics for their plastics supply chain.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global supply chain disruption, rapid technological evolution, changing buying and selling habits – wholesale distributors have had to deal with some rapid and radical changes over the past couple of years. What’s happening in the industry right now, and what can you expect next? The question is: Where to from here? billion to $64,334.41

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ThroughPut

MARCH 28, 2024

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) within different segments of the Food Industry, including transportation and logistics, production planning, quality control, and others has kicked off revolutionary transformations. The market size of AI in the food industry , including the beverages sector is set to cross USD 9.68

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Was it that Kraft was not clear in its definition of supply chain excellence (which was true) or not clear on how to best use the system (which was also true)? The industry is getting less value of supply chain planning than in the 1990s when the platforms were first defined, and supply chains were regional. The problem is simple.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

While the industry is flush with terms like digital twin and what-if modeling, current applications were not equal to the need. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Dwell times grow as more and more ships sit in the ocean waiting to unload. Next Steps. Over time, this changed.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

So, I smile, catch my dinner partner’s eye and ask, “In our prior conversations, you mentioned the lack of clarity on the definition of supply chain excellence in your current deployments and how this is a barrier to implementing supply chain planning properly. Why are orders not shipped on time? Identify the patterns.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Consumers are demanding faster shipping, better visibility and excellent customer experience from the places they shop. Smart retailers are adopting a digital-first or mobile-first strategy to take advantage of the growing number of consumers taking the digital path to purchase.

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QAD

MARCH 10, 2020

Blockchains are secure databases by design, making them excellent prospects for recording things like medical records, financial transactions, identity management, and proving provenance. Here are 5 ways blockchain has become a disruptor and driver of adoption in the automotive industry . Secure Payment, In-Vehicle.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 19, 2021

The logistics industry therefore continues to find ways to make their companies supply chain stand out from the crowd. The fact that 70% of 3PL companies are still limited to using manual paper-based methods and basic tools like Excel to operate, underlines how much of a challenge technology adoption remains. 3PL warehouses must?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Each year, in the countdown to the summit, we analyze the industry trends and celebrate the winners.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2019

Editor’s Note: This article is from Steve Bettwy , Vice President – Quality and Business Continuity, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement at Direct Supply. I hope we can agree that Amazon will disrupt an industry if it wants to. Amazon currently enjoys about 50% of all US e-commerce business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ZF is a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry. ZF transforms those purchased products into over 2,000 products. When the supplier has produced the goods, they send an advanced ship notice (ASN) to ZF via SupplyOn. Which ship are the components being shipped on. Or do we need to ship this by air?”

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The company buying his company, EXE Technologies, is now infamous among those who have followed the WMS market. It was really intended to allow us to buy a few robots and rent some space, just get us started” and prove the business model. We asked for $2 million to buy more robots and then shortly thereafter another $4m.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the transportation industry waves goodbye (and good riddance) to 2022, innovative logistics professionals are already working hard to make 2023 a banner year for the global transportation industry. With 2023 ready and raring to go, here are the eight news updates and trends happening in the industry that’s always moving.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The only bright note is that shipping costs will be a fraction of what they were over the last several years. Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. Figure 1: U.S. Container Import Volume Year-over-Year Comparison. Source: Descartes Datamyne. Somewhat nailed it. That’s pretty abysmal.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Whether it’s choosing optimal shipping routes, adjusting inventory levels, or setting production schedules, it leverages predictive insights to recommend the best course of action. By analyzing customer behavior, purchase histories, and search trends, Amazon predicts future product demand.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 30, 2023

These retailers excelled in offering distinctive experiences and demonstrated functional maturity across all evaluated areas. In fact, speed of delivery has slowly become one of the top three purchase decision influencers, along with price and return policy. Why does this matter?

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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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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Swimsuits and dresses for weddings—you never buy just one,” says Joanie Demer, co-founder of Krazy Coupon Lady. People who buy portable generators during weather emergencies use them until the emergencies have ended, and then those go back too. Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Stephanie is the Senior Vice President of Operations Excellence and Collaborative Innovation at Pitney Bowes , a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services to help clients simplify the complexities of sending parcels and mail. It serves more than 90% of the Fortune 500.

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Turvo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As an innovator in customer service across multiple industries, this market giant has forever transformed the face of retail as it is known today. Thanks to the Amazon Effect, innovative supply chain strategies and state-of-the-art technological deployment have become the norm rather than the exception among industry leaders. .

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2023

You can then create a supply plan that stipulates which materials you should be purchasing and how you should be moving them between facilities to keep your supply chain balanced. This is where production planning software excels over enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Make sure your solution enables you to: Model constraints.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The issue is cross-industry. Most supply chain models are “ship from” models based on orders. A Point of Sale forecasting system requires a “ship to” model based on the channel. Buying strategies need to be defined, and the interface needs to be bi-directional. The public markets are nervous.

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ShipBob

MARCH 2, 2023

How people feel when they interact with your business influences their buying behavior. A retail experience refers to how customers interact with your brand and how it makes them feel, which influences their decision to buy or not to buy. So, how exactly do you create an exceptional retail experience?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

We will focus primarily on LTL shipping, but some of these areas can be applied to other modes of over the road shipping. As more organizations supply chain grow more complex, the need for additional shipping options will grow. Shipping freight inherently comes with a large amount data. Data Capture.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2024

Can we build collaborative platforms for role-based discussions across commercial (sales and marketing) and operations (manufacturing, logistics, and purchasing) teams? Through work with Georgia Tech, the supply chain team can affect 70% of market capitalization in the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. in inventory value.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). The reinvention of planning is needed, but it is hard to unwind the industry. I have been an industry analyst for two decades. Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Market inflation sits at 7%–the highest since June 1982.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Popular Beliefs on Supply Chain Excellence Do Not Align With Results. . Overall, the industry is not aligned with the definition of supply chain excellence. Launching The Supply Chains to Admire Methodology.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Shippers need to understand how the state of the logistics industry will affect operations and why high-quality reporting, including both internal and external reports, is crucial to proper forecasting and planning. The Move to LTL Digital Shipping. How New LTL Technologies & Processes are Changing the Shipping Game.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Feature Article by Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp). To ensure that these commitments are met, companies from different industries around the world are pursuing strategies that promote sustainability. Your Questions Answered: What is a power purchase agreement? Power Your Business Sustainably Through Solar Energy.

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