Enterra Insights

AUGUST 15, 2023

For example, business journalist Liz Young reports, “Retailers are turning to new technology and greater use of data across their supply chains in an effort to fix forecasting tools that were effectively splintered during the Covid-19 pandemic.”[3] They are: • Driving Innovation with Data Analytics. 6] Jeffrey J.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 18, 2015

Here are two examples. A second example is Granarolo, a leading producer and distributor of fresh milk and yogurt. The software identifies possible deviations from the plan, and optimizes inventory to maximize service levels while complying with logistical and cold chain constraints.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. Take a look at the retail industry, for example, which hired more than 750,000 workers between October and December to support the holiday season.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

While I think this through, here are the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon to Launch Delivery Service That Would Vie With FedEx, UPS (WSJ – sub. My youngest daughter took it the hardest, crying all through breakfast. Now Cow rests in peace in a New Balance shoe box in our family room.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2017

When you spend your workday thinking and writing about logistics, you can’t help but see it in your everyday life too. Here are two examples that I experienced last week, courtesy of Amazon and AAA. Hey, Mr. Logistics Expert,” she says to me, “why does Amazon do this? Amazon: Two Extremes of Packaging.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Innovation is now standard. The price of innovation can be high, though, and supply chain logistics must account for products rapidly introduced into procedures. Innovative products and campaigns. Food manufacturers create new products based on audience input. The company increased its profits and online presence.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Innovation is now standard. The price of innovation can be high, though, and supply chain logistics must account for products rapidly introduced into procedures. Innovative products and campaigns. Food manufacturers create new products based on audience input. The company increased its profits and online presence.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Menlo Logistics Announces Launch of New Brand and Website. Here’s an example from the press release: A fashion retailer can now set a rule to delay offering inventory available for sale online that is selling well at full price in certain stores. enVista’s announcement last week is the latest example.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

I used that hypothetical headline to highlight a trend I saw in the industry: the convergence of logistics services, technology, and consulting. Five years later in 2009, I also predicted that a leading logistics service provider would acquire a leading logistics software company. That prediction never came true.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

With a holiday weekend upon us, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Retailers Seek U.S. Robinson Expands Global Network, Acquires APC Logistics. DHL to trial vision picking in the UK (Logistics Manager). Help With Shipping Crisis (WSJ – sub. UPS Announces U.S.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Back here on Earth, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Nikola One Hydrogen-Electric Truck Revealed. Truckers applaud move to revert to pre-2013 Hours of Service regulations (Logistics Management). billion in Logistics in Mexico (Reuters). E-Commerce Fueled Logistics Hiring in November (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

Every Friday on Talking Logistics, I share a list of supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention that week, along with some brief commentary and analysis. For the rest of last week’s news and to sign up for our newsletter , please visit Talking Logistics. Amazon Feeling the Headache of E-Commerce Returns.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 7, 2018

For example, the editorial staff at Material Handling & Logistics note, “When it comes to digital maturity, the supply chain and logistics industry are lagging.”[1] 2] Despite these protestations of sluggishness, a lot of exciting things are happening in the logistics arena. Logistics in the Digital Age.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2015

I’m on limited time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: enVista Launches New Business Entity, Enspire Commerce®. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal featured another solution provider, Grand Junction , in an article this week. Finally, UPS and comScore, Inc.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… JDA Software Unveils New Brand Identity, Logo, and “Plan to Deliver” Tagline. Port Logistics Group Adds to Omni-channel Capabilities with EventPick. Amazon Opens 3 Logistics Centers in Poland (ABC News). In late April, C.H.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 1, 2016

With many folks taking off early for the holiday weekend, I’ll just go straight to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Exporters Wary as Shipping Safety Rule [SOLAS] Kicks In (WSJ – sub. Companies like XPO Logistics Inc. which last year bought Coyote Logistics, a freight technology firm, for $1.8

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

DHL launches new logistics service for life sciences products handled at extremely low temperatures. Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet to Enhance Supply Chain Security. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. drug enforcement officials.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

It’s a bike ride I’m participating in as part of my training for our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure team ride this September in support of JDRF. Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Wal-Mart Will Punish Its Suppliers for Delivering Early (Bloomberg). I will be climbing to the clouds this Sunday.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2016

With today being a holiday for many, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: FedEx Introduces Global E-Commerce Solutions Under FedEx CrossBorder. One of my predictions for 2016 was that cross-border e-commerce would become the next frontier for shipping and logistics growth.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A great example would be today’s prominence of climate change. Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

” The staff at Supply Chain Link notes, “The terms ‘visibility’ and ‘transparency’ are often used interchangeably in the logistics world. Logistics providers market benefits of visibility and transparency, but it has many customers wondering what exactly the difference is between the two terms.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 9, 2016

The company has developed a patented supply chain and logistics network in key verticals such as chemicals, tire & rubber and other process industries, provides mission-critical applications for its customers, and is run by a world class management team led by John Blyzinskyj, with whom we are thrilled to be partnered.”.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Moving on to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week… XPO Logistics to Acquire Norbert Dentressangle SA. Fetch Robotics Unveils Robotics System for Logistics Industry. Norbert Dentressangle has leading capabilities in high-growth reverse logistics. You deserve it. Talks on EU-U.S.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Earlier this year, the billionaire founder of Microsoft Bill Gates said in an interview with online news journal Quartz that governments should tax companies use of robots to “temporarily slow the spread of automation and to fund other types of employment.” But California is not the first to raise this idea. Should we tax automation?

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The PoV proposes that “ API and EDI integration” is “the future” and cites examples where APIs (e.g. Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) for Supply Chain Logistics Risks and Interactions “Risk Interaction Identification in International Supply Chain Logistics“ ( Dong-Wook Kwak , et.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 15, 2016

The “direct to consumer” model for sales of everything from tube socks to tomato sauce has certainly impacted the ways in which retailers and food shippers alike design their supply chain networks and logistics processes. The Wall Street Journal writes , “The decline of A&P aligns with several trends in the grocery industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 9, 2021

According to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, we can blame Covid and curbside pick-up for the shortage. And now on to this week’s logistics news. As sustainability efforts continue to grow, companies are looking at ways to be innovative with the rise of e-commerce. And now we may be facing a new shortage: ketchup.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 16, 2016

This convergence and the opportunities it creates for supply chain innovation and transformation is a big reason why investments in Supply Chain Operating Networks are on the rise. Where to Find Supply Chain Innovation (Source: Adelante SCM).

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

… For example, Proposition 47, a California ballot initiative passed in 2014, sought to alleviate prison overcrowding by reducing the penalties for some crimes. 6] Zusha Elinson, “ Flash-Mob Thefts Planned on Snapchat and Other Apps, Police Say ,” The Wall Street Journal, 13 December 2021. [7] 12] Ibid. [13]

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The example below shows how a wide spectrum is being used to accomplish demand forecasting, and Lennox is using machine learning today. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp., no opt-in). 15th, 2017 (PDF., no opt-in). no opt-in). no opt-in).

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 18, 2017

Knowing where a product or shipment is in transit has always been a major driver of innovation in the supply chain, asserts Bridget McCrea of Logistics Management magazine , but it is not enough in today’s internet-connected world. Cassidy of the Journal of Commerce. Automation in Analytics Reduce Human Error.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2013

Back in December 2012, for example, Apple announced that it is investing $100 million to build some of its Mac products in the US. And earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published an article about how the toy maker K’Nex has moved most of its manufacturing operations from China to its factory in Pennsylvania.

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Stord

JANUARY 7, 2019

The Wall Street Journal’s recent analysis of retailers’ logistical challenges highlights the appeal and success of alternative solutions to traditional warehousing in retail and beyond. Read the Wall Street Journal article All of these factors are stressors on traditional warehousing models.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2015

But from drones to driverless vehicles, the pace of innovation in robotics and related technologies continues to accelerate. I believe we are currently between Stage 2 and Stage 4 in many supply chain and logistics areas. And the competition for talent in the robotics field is intensifying too.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Consumers continue to order and manufacturers continue to ship, but the global system is not prepared to logistically process a flow of irrational buying-selling behaviors brought on by the chaos of a pandemic. A recent Wall Street Journal asked “whether it makes sense to promote products they can’t adequately stock.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2015

According to reports on 3DPrint.com and the Wall Street Journal , Amazon filed for a patent in Novmeber 2013 titled, “Providing Services Related to Item Delivery via 3D Manufacturing On Demand.” Here’s the abstract plus a drawing from the patent : Methods and systems can be provided for providing items manufactured on demand to users.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2015

I have been fortunate for the last 6 years to be involved in an organization called Supply Chain Leaders in Action (SCLA) – an organization of over 60 of the largest distribution-oriented and logistics companies in the US. appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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