Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

This collaboration helps carriers plan capacity needs, temporary seasonal labor requirements, third-party transportation purchases, and more down to the zip code level. As a result, many retailers are sitting on excess inventory. As a result, many retailers are sitting on excess inventory. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions.

Sourcing Strategies 105

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 27, 2022

What does that mean for a shipper dealing with hundreds or thousands of freight invoices monthly? . Shippers can get a handle on their expenses by tracking freight invoices and improving their logistics strategy. . To harness the power of big data analytics in transportation , companies also must integrate it with current systems.

Big Data 52

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

its inventory management and where and how well it deploys inventory to optimize customer service levels and profitability. its transportation management and how well it continually procures, plans, executes and monitors freight. Inventory management. Transportation management. Network design.

Supply Chain Design 40

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20Cube Logistics

MARCH 6, 2022

Fashion brands need to have adequate inventory in hand to serve the customers in a season. If we have to cite an example, the method of Garments-on-Hanger is an extremely useful technique that can be leveraged to transport goods from its point of origin to point of destination.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

Likewise, the focus became on reducing transportation costs – which led to container ships getting bigger and bigger over time. Any asset that is not producing value is considered waste, and a fundamental of “lean thinking” is that inventory is waste, and time is money. Well, what about air freight?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In Part Two of this blog series , we provided highlights our third prediction, that supply chain management teams will continue to exercise more direct control of direct materials sourcing, and these efforts will be a prominent element of business strategy for CSCO ’s and CPO ’s this year. Prediction Background. Prediction Implications.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 28, 2014

The most surprising thing to me about last year’s bad weather was how it caught transportation professionals off guard. They wanted to talk about why the transportation budget was so out of whack, but many transportation professionals were unprepared to explain it. Be sure the transportation providers you are using are flexible.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ). more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). What will happen in 2016?

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3rdwave

JUNE 21, 2019

Node visibility is essential are at the source (suppliers factories) and inventory (consolidators, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers). Agile transportation management. Understanding transportation options in a time of uncertainty and disruption is key to minimizing supply chain risk and optimizing fulfillment requirements.

Optimal Sourcing 82

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced that the 50-state waiver that’s provided freight shippers with leeway around strict federal driver regulations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic will remain in place for an additional six weeks. Freight Rail Strike Looms as Labor Talks Stall.

Pharmaceutical 52

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

At that point, managers likely engage in narrowly focused manual replanning exercises that only consider the outcomes for their own function, instead of the entire supply chain. Transportation management. In the transportation function, optimization engines similarly replan labor resources and reassign fleet assets.

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Consumer Goods Logistics

JUNE 27, 2019

Warehouse optimization modeling exercises examine the upside of being closer to customers versus the downside of carrying more inventory in more locations. Distribution network optimization has become a white-hot topic these days as “the Amazon effect” leads businesses to evaluate how quickly they can get products to customers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Demand for physical goods rose – everything from office furniture to groceries to fireworks to exercise bikes – as people tried to make the most of staying home. Demand for now-restricted services fell – cruises, travel, hotels, theatre tickets, fine dining. Prioritizing supply chain visibility.

Shipping 105

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 2, 2015

The most surprising thing to me about last year’s bad weather was how it caught transportation professionals off guard. They wanted to talk about why the transportation budget was so out of whack, but many transportation professionals were unprepared to explain it. Be sure the transportation providers you are using are flexible.

Negotiating Skills 34

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PINC

JANUARY 22, 2020

Here’s a synopsis of his most-read articles for the year and the evergreen insights that he shared with readers: Excess Inventory? Transportation Trends: First Autonomous Spotters, Then Autonomous Trucks. The High Cost of The One Percent Inventory Accuracy in Your Supply Chain (Logistics Viewpoints). No Problem.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Department of Transportation. Here, landed cost includes the original price of the product, transport fees, customs, duties, taxes , insurance, currency conversion and handling fees. You could do it manually but why do it when smart inventory management systems , such as EMERGE App , can automatically calculate landed costs for you?

Purchasing Skills 49

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2017

Strange as it may seem, many business leaders don’t have the answers to these questions , because they’ve never conducted an exercise to understand the costs involved with supplying their customers. Increases in obsolete and/or excess inventory. A Lack of Freight-cost Knowledge.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Department of Transportation. Here, landed cost includes the original price of the product, transport fees, customs, duties, taxes , insurance, currency conversion and handling fees. You could do it manually but why do it when smart inventory management systems , such as EMERGE App , can automatically calculate landed costs for you?

Purchasing Skills 40

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Ware2Go

MAY 17, 2022

This guide contains everything you need to know about freight shipping and logistics so you can make informed decisions for your business. Learn the difference between LTL vs FTL, how to find the best rates, and what services to expect from a freight provider. Table of Contents: Navigating Freight for Your Business.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

The variety of functions involved – product design, procurement, warehousing, production, transport, distribution, sales, for instance – encourages demand for new employees and multiplies possibilities for moving around inside too. Transportation (transportation manager, fleet manager). Financial planning. Forecasting.

Negotiating Skills 40

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2021

Cassidy ( @WillB_Cassidy ), Senior Editor at The Journal of Commerce , writes, “US shippers and transportation providers need to start preparing now for a potentially destructive 2021 hurricane season along the East and Gulf coasts, according to digital freight marketplace Convoy. ” Journalists Jen A. .”

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Why do some rival firms that battle with each other downstream in retail outlets manage to work well together upstream in their transport and warehousing? For example, a manufacturer may start to package finished goods in a way that eases handling by a logistics service provider who can then offer better prices for stocking and transport.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 40

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Taken to extremes, reckless spending on business continuity might even make your business go bankrupt, which would defeat the point of the exercise. Suppose you use “right-sized” cardboard boxes to pack your products and optimise storage and transport. The price to pay is the excessive costs of holding all the inventory.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Why do some rival firms that battle with each other downstream in retail outlets manage to work well together upstream in their transport and warehousing ? For example, a manufacturer may start to package finished goods in a way that eases handling by a logistics service provider who can then offer better prices for stocking and transport.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 40

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Let me share experience from hundreds of modeling exercises. Inevitably, key transportation lanes will not be found in the historical data. But this is the real world and reflects the optimum use of the freight market. Or that inventory will be traded off against transportation.? Lack of statistical significance.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 16, 2020

This must include contingent capacity to be exercised if needed. On the other hand if customer demand fails to materialize according to forecast you can be stuck with a lot of custom inventory, unrecovered expenses and a huge cash flow problem. Inventory Performance. Demand Volatility.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. The only option was to try to reduce levels of inventory, which, up to that point, had been kept very high to support a nine-week order cycle.

Cost Reduction Strategies 54

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 21, 2019

This is where a company does not outsource transport and logistics services to a third party. It may also involve leasing or buying a fleet of motorbikes, vans and trucks for transportation. The logistics function also includes inventory management. The logistics function also includes inventory management. What is 2PL?

Logistics Network Optimization Software 69

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

With this varied inventory, plus a large direct sales force in more than 170 countries and an unpredictable sales cycle, effective supply chain management is critical for continued growth. More and more shippers of all sizes are looking to go with 3PLs for certain logistics functions , like transportation management.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Often, we end up asking the partner in Germany or Spain or somewhere, ‘Can you air freight this? So we implemented an inventory management system for them. Sam points out that where stock lives in the warehouse and how its transported can also influence the efficiency of a business’s operations. “We

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Importantly, flexible supply chains cut costs and improve cash flow, in part through a 10% to 40% increase in inventory turns. Yet many companies, lulled by efficient and relatively inexpensive logistics and transport, have been applying lean and just-in-time production methods that span global networks.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

This redundancy provides greater contingency and options that can be exercised relatively quickly when a crisis of any kind occurs. Mission Critical and Strategic Inventory Positioning. As such we have had decades of philosophy associated with lean inventory management, just in time delivery, and inventory minimization.

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Oracle SCM

OCTOBER 11, 2016

By giving an organization end-to-end visibility from developing products to fulfilling orders, through planning and managing inventory, sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery SCM systems provide the competitive advantage for companies to innovate, connect and simplify their business.

SCM 60

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2015

We will also include a bonus portion of the post to include what is the outlook for the freight marketplace in 2016 and what to consider as you start to plan for better transportation management in 2016. . BONUS: Freight and Transportation Costs Must be Considered in Supply Chain Planning. What about missed opportunities?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 3, 2015

January 2015 North American Freight Numbers. As expected, LLamasoft said that it will continue to support all LogicTools products and will not force customers to switch to its existing solutions. Amazon introduced Amazon Dash Button this week, which could have been an April Fools’ joke, except it wasn’t.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2015

But, if we are to truly transform supply chain management, we do need the ability to envision, design, and blueprint a solution for operationalizing e-2-e transportation management, if not for the entire supply chain. Transportation now accounts for about 63% of total supply chain cost, so it is vital to get right.

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