ShipBob

APRIL 22, 2020

When it comes to understanding how customers interact with ecommerce brands, packaging is by far one of the most ubiquitous elements. This is great for business, but with all of this spending online comes another cost: more packaging waste, and therefore a growing environmental impact. What is eco-friendly packaging?

Packaging 92

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BlueYonder

MAY 18, 2023

While they are focused on how to solve business problems and operate their supply chains better, what I heard more often was: “How can we make the customer experience better,” “How can we eliminate inefficiencies to drive sustainability goals,” and “How can we make the world a better place.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 59

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides the second in a multi-part series addressing the renewed importance of production planning and operational excellence in this very uncertain and constantly changing business environment. Efficiency efforts are geared toward eliminating waste and now more than ever, that has to include a sustainability context.

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crisp

APRIL 21, 2023

These companies strive to create sustainable business models, which utilize their revenue to benefit society and the environment. 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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Millions of shoppers, like my Dad, are not going back to their old habits because there are now faster and more convenient ways for buying daily household needs. It excels on a union of E-Commerce mobile apps and last-mile delivery innovations. It also provides an excellent part-time employment opportunity with flexible shifts.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

Today, during the COVID-19 response, ERP is keeping entire industries in operation with its ability to sustain business operations through remote access, automated reporting, electronic data exchange, and real-time factory controls. Having an immediate view helps Mar-Bal excel at being responsive and helpful to its customers.

Manufacturing Procurement 64

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Over time, I’ve been fortunate to work in groups where both men and women were well represented, and I’ve had excellent leaders who championed my career by giving me the freedom to chart my own path. The truth is women have long been underrepresented in supply chain leadership.

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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.

Reverse Logistics 75

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2020

Your package must be able to: Keep the product safe despite any changes in the environment, such as temperature, humidity, etc. Survive a four-foot drop (the most common height that package usually gets when dropping in transport). Do not leave any void spaces on your package. Purchase parcel insurance.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2022

Brand loyalty was tossed out the window as desperate consumers made product availability and price their motivating purchase factors. John Williamson, an Account Leader at ddm marketing + communications, suggests consumer packaged goods manufacturers should start this effort by looking at their brand strategy.[1] Readily available?

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Locus

JUNE 13, 2022

At the symposium, they spoke about the on-ground realities that make last-mile optimization a mandate for companies, how a data-driven approach is essential for last-mile excellence and shared key insights from Locus’ journey of becoming a real-world ready dispatch management platform. Last-mile excellence is no more optional.

Negotiating Skills 52

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2021

Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. Value of goods : Repurposing returned goods helps manufacturers increase the value of goods or the sustainability of the supply chain – or both. What steps make up the reverse logistics process?

Reverse Logistics 98

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

During that time, she worked in a number of different areas including direct procurement, indirect procurement, operations, supply chain, packaging, and operations support including: HR, finance, IT and facilities management. For nearly 100 years, Caterpillar has been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2017

Last Saturday, we celebrated Earth Day, making this an excellent time for each of us to examine our own commitment to the environment. In recent years, businesses and consumers across the country have demonstrated that sustainability matters – both in terms of what they buy and how vendors are selected. In fact, 22% of U.S.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

This increase in pet ownership—along with panic buying—has created a huge surge in demand for pet food. tended to buy their?pet purchase in bulk, hoarding quantities?of certain packaging materials. Surveys show that two out of five puppy purchases were directly?influenced million UK households?have companions?as

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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ThroughPut

APRIL 30, 2024

The tools use cognitive technology to streamline operations across the global supply chain, driving efficiency, sustainability, resilience, and competitive advantage. The What and Why of AI Tools for Supply Chain There is a reason why everyone is talking about AI tools and why people are driven to make impulsive purchases of AI-powered tools.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Series A Funding: $11.8 Venture Funding: $25M U.S. Series B Funding: $75.5M Series B Funding: $48.5M

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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. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2020

I don’t know about you, but I typically frequent the same store; the ICA in Täby, Sweden, and I’m there once every other week to buy groceries for the coming two weeks. They see problems, develop solutions to the problem, package that solution, refine that solution, and often repackage that solution. Publications.

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 29, 2023

They promote safety, sustainability and workforce development. He works to advance global supply chain resilience, ethics and sustainability by deploying Exiger’s AI technology to help stop forced labor, accelerate product delivery, cut costs, combat national security threats and decarbonize manufacturing. and L.I.N.K.

Demand Planning Software 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service. The River of Demand. #3

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Locus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not only this, 62% of online shoppers in the US say delivery speed is what makes for a good purchase experience. But even with this knowledge, what’s stopping retailers and e-commerce companies from providing excellent delivery experiences to their customers? Download the Casestudy. This is cumbersome to say the least.

Analytics Software 52

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DiManEx

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Our ambition is to solve challenges in supply chains, and in doing so strive to contribute to a more sustainable world! DiManEx serves global customers in the Industrial, Transport, Household Appliances, Packaging and Automotive segments. We do this by using advanced analytics, digitization and 3D printing.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 6, 2020

For decades, consumers purchasing items out of mail order catalogs were content to place their order and wait weeks for the item to show up. For appliances, the delivery crew will often set up the new refrigerator or stove, take away the old one and remove all packaging. Growing urgency in last mile deliveries.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

To improve operational efficiency successfully and in a sustainable way, people across the entire business need to have a shared understanding of the supply chain goals and also what their individual roles are in achieving them. The key is to ensure strategy, planning and execution are integrated and aligned across global supply chains.

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ShipBob

MARCH 30, 2020

Now more than ever — at a time when people are choosing online over in-store to adhere to social distancing practices — the communicated speed at which consumers will receive their orders can play a deciding role in whether they choose to buy from your online store or a competitor’s. Fulfillment centers. Sorting facilities.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 90

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Unleashed

AUGUST 11, 2020

Digitising processes provides transparency of these operational processes and will deliver reliable data, allowing manufacturers to make more effective business decisions to maximise productivity and drive operational excellence. Unleashed Software’s Business Intelligence tools are a case in point.

Manufacturing Procurement 89

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2017

It is seldom a story of the translation of supply chain transformation to improve dynamic organizational capabilities or sustained balance sheet results. Growth in car buying stimulated the value chain. While the packaging industry has consolidated to gain economies of scale, progress in this industry is an exception.

Inventory Reduction 156

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Claritum

AUGUST 4, 2020

The variables and complexities of purchasing products and services, from basic supplies through to strategic purchases, make Procurement a key. Procurement behind the drive for sustainable/ethical supply of goods and services to efficiently and effectively support the operations of the. Introduction Procurement is a complex.

Procurement Solutions 41

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The variables and complexities of purchasing products and services, from basic supplies through to strategic purchases, make Procurement a key resource within the business. With Procurement behind the drive for sustainable/ethical supply of goods and services to efficiently and effectively support the operations of the organisation.

Procurement Solutions 69

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In the same way, the Exit processes: Replenishment, assortment, packaging, quality control, consolidation and shipment. Most of these features are hard to implement and even harder to sustain, so 90% of WMS implementations do not use them, utilizing just inventory management. WMS is hard to implement and even harder to sustain.

Supply Chain Software 72

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AFFLINK

MARCH 6, 2017

Excellent procurement is part of the reason that McDonald's has been able to grow from a small family barbecue restaurant into a global conglomerate with more than 35,000 restaurants in over 110 different countries. In the foodservice industry, there are few better examples of great procurement management than McDonald's.

Optimal Sourcing 48

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 18, 2015

Product travel in reverse of their original paths from the seller to buyers’ locations, after which they may undergo disassembly and disposal or recycling, or repair or refurbishment, testing, packaging, warehousing, resale, shipping, customer support, and other reverse logistical processes executed by the seller outsourced services.

Reverse Logistics 120

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 26, 2012

Not only do they respond to the times and maintain flexibility in their operations, they also work toward recyclable packaging and water sustainability. While aiming for profits, Coca-Cola has devoted some energy to sustainable packaging. Clearly, this company knows a thing or two about supply chain management.

Supply Chain Planning Software 97

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

With so many changing variables, excel sheets or human intervention alone can’t gain the level of visibility needed to forecast the future. You can produce and distribute customized products, packaging, and configurations meeting the specific needs of different segments with greater accuracy with AI. Operational chaos and so much more.

Predictive Analytics Software 59

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

Managing bid packages, for instance, can be time consuming and complex. Volatility in pricing trends are opportunities to lock in contractual rates, though shippers and logistics providers must also maintain flexibility to leverage spot buys as needed. Allow carriers some flexibility in bidding. It is still a people business.

Negotiating Skills 100

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Consumer Packaged Goods. Sustainability Services. This commentary is an interim follow-up to this authors previous Infosys Limited guest commentary: Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying Season- Overcoming the Challenges of Fulfillment Complexity. Increases in online buying reflected double-digit growth rates. Contact Us.

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