Enterra Insights

MAY 12, 2022

Today, though, with higher wages, increasing shipping costs, and shifting consumer needs, we’re experiencing a new era where global trade is slowing down and occurring on increasingly regional terms.”[2] Just-in-time production lines heedless of state borders promised likewise an unmatched recipe for prosperity. ”[3].

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This blog is co-authored by Raj Patel, Senior Director Global Industry Strategy 3PL, and Terence Leung, Senior Product Marketing Director. Each day, truck drivers move goods throughout the country; nearly every item consumed in the U.S. The trucking industry hauled 73% of all freight transported in the U.S. uninterrupted?

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My Office Apps

JUNE 22, 2021

Regardless of the industry that your business is in, one of the universal truths of operating a successful business is optimized inventory management and control of inventory. Inventory Control In Different Industries. ” In inventory management, mise en place is inventory control, making sure the inventory is in its place.

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AB&R

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Higher demand for products is exacerbating supply chain challenges. However, regional flooding in the area halted coal production and led to widespread power outages. In the south, regional droughts put a strain on hydropower production. This unusual extension halted production and shipping across the country for 15-30 days.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 7, 2021

based manufacturers to better compete globally by taking advantage of the lower labor rates and high productivity levels common in China (see table below). For example, suppose a manufacturer has a high-value product mix with a very low tolerance for damage during transit. How Can Outsourcing Supply Chain Activities Help Companies?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Erminio Di Paola, Vice President at HERE Technologies, explains, “Getting an item as common as a pencil into the hands of a consumer can require a process involving hundreds or even thousands of people, from material procurement to manufacturing to distribution. This lack of transparency can affect organizations significantly.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 4, 2015

In today’s post, Chuck will take it a step further and break down metrics and issues to look out for by 5 main industries: Pharmaceuticals. Consumer Goods. Review of SQM Metrics and Issues Across 5 Core Industries. #1: Trend Metrics Collected per Product: Confirmed Product Quality Complaint Rate by Product.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Black Friday: a shopping bonanza for bargain-hungry consumers and a day of record-breaking sales for retailers. If you have a product coming from overseas that Black Friday shoppers can’t wait to get their hands on, chances are that those shipments are en route or have already arrived at your distribution centers or stores.

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AB&R

APRIL 29, 2022

Higher demand for products is exacerbating supply chain challenges. However, regional flooding in the area halted coal production and led to widespread power outages. In the south, regional droughts put a strain on hydropower production. This unusual extension halted production and shipping across the country for 15-30 days.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 23, 2018

as companies hurried to receive raw capital and production goods before the US and China moved forward with retaliatory tariffs. -. According to Reuters, many US companies will be absorbing the costs and pushing them directly to consumers. The tax affects 279 Chinese products, including chemicals, motorcycles, and antennas.

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Bristlecone

MARCH 23, 2020

Testing equipment, masks, ventilators and other essential healthcare products are in dangerously short supply, and companies are having a difficult time meeting the high demand for these items. It’s no wonder the industry has reached out to the U.S. in 2019, making the size of this industry segment $3.9 As I write this, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 29, 2017

And what you can’t see is the consumer. Or at least, what you can’t see is what the consumer is going to do, and when. The old “garbage in, garbage out” phrase works well here, because what must change is the ability to SEE and, therefore, accurately PREDICT what the consumer is going to do… en masse. 4 Consumer Stealth.

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Oracle SCM

JANUARY 15, 2016

Let’s face it: even with patent protection, products are largely becoming commoditized. If a brand launches a cool new product it’s now just a matter of months before competitors are able to launch similar products. Globalization and technology innovation is, by and large, commoditizing consumer products.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

If you’ve been to a supply chain conference or read any updates on the industry, you’ve probably heard all about the supply chain's new favorite topic: blockchain. Certain industries, namely food, necessitate a full understanding of every product’s life cycle because a mishap at any point could put the quality of the product at risk.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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Oracle SCM

JANUARY 5, 2016

Felch will discuss the importance of meeting customer expectations right from the beginning of the whole process- from product development all the way through product delivery- and the technology they have leveraged to achieve those goals. Oracle Product Lifecycle Management Cloud and Oracle Product Master Data Management Cloud.

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Oracle SCM

APRIL 15, 2016

Having explained what Industry 4.0 Oracle, takes a look at a few of the futuristic manufacturing techniques being adopted by some industries today and explains how they can be. One of the most advanced industries is the automotive sector. applied to other fields. As McKinsey & Co. in action are found on the road.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 15, 2015

And buyers aren’t collaborating with suppliers merely as providers of materials and goods, but as strategic partners that can help create products that are competitive differentiators. Look at the Apple Store as a prime example of collaboration en masse. Keeping product sustainability top of mind pays off.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Accenture, Amazon, and Mastercard's blockchain transparency platform could give supply chain visibility to consumers. “We Accenture’s ambitious plan includes app-based technology that can scan barcodes and product labels, which provides consumers with its “supply chain origins from start to finish.”. SupplyChainDive.

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USC Consulting Group

AUGUST 13, 2019

That success is expected to continue over the next decade, as the industry expands apace to surpass the $8 trillion mark by 2028, per analysts for Boeing. companies across various verticals, including the metals and paper industries. Consumer safety concerns. Protectionist trade policies.

Aerospace 40

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 14, 2022

Like every business and industry struggling to recover right now, burnout has become a significant concern for managers and business owners. A lack of insight, actionable analytics , clear directions, and industry guidance often paves the way to employee burnout. Employees in every industry might undergo seasons of workplace fatigue.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 21, 2022

Thanks to Amazon Prime, shoppers expect inexpensive 1-2-day nationwide delivery from all stores, regardless of size, and consumer data also shows merchants that prioritize fast shipping have a distinct advantage over rivals. For example, trucks or vans that drop off goods in the last mile to consumers’ doorstep or mailbox.

Shipping 40

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2015

As I wrote last October, all signs point to Mexico playing a greater role in supply chains , as companies across a variety of industries grow their presence in the country, either manufacturing in Mexico or growing their supplier base there.

Mexico 100

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Oracle SCM

JANUARY 8, 2016

You only have to pick up a laptop or smartphone, tap on a few buttons, and products will arrive on the doorstep within a couple of days – and from the furthest corners of the globe. To consumers, the ease of the ordering process is entirely natural, but as manufacturers can attest, it is actually the result of a highly complex supply chain.

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Oracle SCM

DECEMBER 14, 2015

That’s not to say that the sector was a stranger to the Cloud before; rather, that this year was marked by the industry starting to factor the Cloud into its wider business strategy, instead of as a technology model to explore and trial. Product and service innovation. Cloud adoption spreads.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Supply Chain Challenges: Freight Volume Rising, Driver Shortage Growing The shipping industry plays a critical role in world economics. An essential component of the shipping industry is trucking, which many companies and industries prefer because of its low cost, refrigeration potential, and fast delivery time.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

We believe many practices in global supply chain management can be applied in every industry. They had found a way to flow product through the warehouse without putting it in, and pulling it out of the ASRS. An organisation must understand its product and customer channels and match the supply chain response accordingly.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

I am writing this blog post in the air, sitting in seat 4c, somewhere over the Midwest en route to Philadelphia. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters. As I look below, I see field after field of United States farmland.

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The Internet of People consists of people using computers and phones as an interface to create, consume, and transfer information. Sensors can sense (duh) just about every measurement of importance to logistics professionals concerned with reliably delivering their product to customers who need it. Tracking –. Inventory –.

Internet of things 40

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

We encourage our audience to visit The Catavolt Blog for more relevant posts about mobility in manufacturing for best practices, tips, and great industry insights. The result is that the entire logistics industry is being transformed. Scan product off the vehicle to eliminate delivery failures. Dynamic Content.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

I am writing this blog post in the air, sitting in seat 4c, somewhere over the Midwest en route to Philadelphia. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters. As I look below, I see field after field of United States farmland.

Supply Chain Planning Software 135

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 15, 2016

Renewables are the feedstock that go into the “Plant Bottle”, and on the back end, when the consumer is through with it, it can be recycled and ground up to crate a carpet and keep the CO2 sequestered. Because the end product is still PET plastic, the PlantBottle™ package delivers the same performance (e.g.

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2017

With more than 1,000 stores across the grocery, consumer goods, DIY and department store sectors, S Group’s sheer size means it faces the biggest replenishment challenge in Finnish retail. Early results in a live run proof-of-concept for fresh products have been impressive. million active product-locations in around 30 minutes.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Danah Boyd ( @zephoria ), founder of Data & Society, writes, “It’s a fact: while Americans have countless tools with which to connect with one another, we are also watching fragmentation, polarization, and de-diversification happen en masse. One area in which multiculturalism is alive and well is the food industry.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 4, 2018

It's a broad term but if we crystallize it to the legal definition a 3PL is, "A person who solely receives, holds, or otherwise transports a consumer product in the ordinary course of business but who does not take title of the product.". 3PL vs 4PL. Added to that are a bevy of acronyms requiring a glossary of terms to decode.

Third Party Logistics 40

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2020

Now the entire freight transportation industry, across air, ocean, road, and rail sectors, is awash with disrupted expectations and has retreated into survival mode. As countries closed their borders, airlines cancelled flights en masse. The pandemic has changed all that. Rates, therefore, will remain prohibitively high.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2017

Automation has sped up production but for the most part, manufacturing techniques and advances have left the automotive industry in the metaphorical dust. New technologies, like 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection molding can help to move the automotive industry into the 21 st century. Changing Specializations.

Buyer Training 131

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Unleashed

JUNE 1, 2022

To get the latest on what’s happening in the big world of beer we surveyed some of the hundreds of brewers that use Unleashed as their brewery inventory management platform – and spoke to some of the beer industry’s leading commentators. Here are ten major beer industry trends, according to the experts.

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