Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

million shoppers and the NRF’s forecast for about 182 million people during the five-day weekend. It also uses artificial intelligence to forecast daily demand for over 400 million products, predicting where in the world they are likely to be ordered. million km) using battery-electric vehicles hauling customer freight.

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Vanguard Software

AUGUST 24, 2021

Prioritizing responsiveness for the location driver often involves maximizing convenience by establishing many locations near customer groups. Faster modes of transportation, such as air freight–while often more expensive–allow for shorter delivery times and greater response flexibility. Transportation. Download Brochure.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 12, 2019

Too many companies get locked into traditional processes and a familiar vicious cycle: unable to reliably forecast an increasing number of SKU combinations, they load up on inventory to accommodate long-tail, erratic demand. It all starts with probability forecasting. percent, etc.,

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

When demand changes faster than a company’s ability to respond, you can end up with the wrong SKU mix and locations, frequent internal inventory transfers and expedites with high freight costs. For our manufacturing customers, we have improved service levels and realized a 7% improvement in forecast accuracy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. billion globally, and I forecast it to grow to $9.9 Can Improving Forecast Accuracy Address Our Demand Planning Woes? Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide ; Clint Reiser. billion in 2019.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 10, 2022

based Pilot Freight Services for a reported 47.1 Reporting on Maersk’s latest quarterly financial performance, Bloomberg noted that about 71 percent of the company’s container freight business is now locked into long-term contracts, an indication of less exposure to the volatility of spot market ocean freight rates.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. at the ZF Group. ZF sends the call-off, along with the forecast, not just to their suppliers, but to their carriers and 3PLs. Even before COVID, Mr. Sobeck explained, forecast accuracy had been declining as product sales became more volatile.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Today, the bellies of the airplanes are full, and the cost of air freight is too high for many manufacturers. One of Mary’s other competitors is implementing SAP HANA and a packaged order-based forecast technology and is struggling to read the market. Constrained logistics. The project has no consultants and the ROI is in days.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Prior to founding Shipium, he spent 19 years at Amazon as VP of Retail Systems and VP of Forecasting & Supply Chain. While there he owned the global software and operations group that powered Prime, Subscribe & Save and Pricing. Greenscreens.ai’s dynamic pricing infrastructure built to grow and protect margins.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” I believe that the focus should be improving reliability (Forecast Value Added (FVA), first pass tender and yield, and manufacturing schedule adherence) while decreasing process, demand, and data latency. Forget the concept of a junior planner. I say, “Let’s get busy redefining work. Sensing and Proactive Alerting.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In one example, Crust Group in Singapore provides a Southeast Asian example of a cross industry “circular economy” partnership. In the example of Crust Group, they do not have to buy raw materials from overseas. Tim has crafted delivery solutions for many e-commerce and freight forwarding clients. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2023

Then again, the weather forecasters were terribly wrong last week, when they predicted inches of snow and all we got was a dusting, Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (March 3, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

And finally, after 18 years at ARC Advisory Group, our colleague Clint Reiser is moving on to the next phase of his career. By analyzing two groups of over 500,000 products on Amazon U.S. DHL Group does not operate ships but it uses them to transport containers. While we are sad to see him go, we wish him nothing the best.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

For example, while GEON has over 2000 customers, initially they are manually building forecasts for 600 customers and 1200 ship-to locations. This order detail can allow a company to forecast how quickly they will be paid when they fulfill that order. The data for a SCP model to do cash flow projections exists.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 7, 2020

When you reduce uncertainty in your forecast, you can minimize inventory while guaranteeing service levels. Slash wasteful expediting costs and miles: When you better anticipate customer demand, you reduce the need to expedite with LTL and air freight, along with costly in-network transfers from warehouse to warehouse.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

We highlighted a Boston Consulting Group Advisory Boston Consulting Group (BCG) at the time that was titled: Battling Overcapacity in Container Shipping. That in turn, has facilitated more discipline in ocean container freight rates among the globe’s most traversed trade routes from Asia to the markets of developed countries.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. Freight rate reportedly fell 37 percent. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

For the second consecutive four-quarter period, the freight market faced continual capacity challenges as the global supply chain wrestled with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Will these forces continue to play a part in the freight market in the coming year? Consumption Drives Freight Market Growth. percent in November.”

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As a point of reference, in September, Mastercard had forecasted an anticipated 3.7 In early November, Supply Chain Matter’s highlighted the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) forecast of expected holiday spending to be in the range of a pre-pandemic level of between 3 percent and 4 percent over 2022 levels. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

I read the Global Fleet Market Forecast for 2022 – 2032 (put together by Oliver Wyman, a Marsh & McLennan company). There forecast shows that global emissions from the Airline sector should hopefully peak in 2030. Issues at one maintenance service provider can in turn impact several airline operators.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

A new study by the Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains (CSLS) at Kühne Logistics University, in cooperation with the European Freight & Logistics Leaders’ Forum, clearly shows that environmental and economic objectives are not in conflict and often well aligned. This is now changing.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions and that was reinforced by the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index (LMI) reaching its lowest level lowest level in six and one-half years. This survey was conducted in May among participants in the global freight forwarding community. All rights reserved.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

As Burt Flickinger, Retail Expert and Managing Director at retail consultancy Strategic Resource Group shared with CNN , “For every dollar in sales, a retailer’s net profit is between a cent to five cents. Retail Returns Statistics Demonstrating the Path to Business Growth. It’s true that returns cost retailers money.

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PINC

MARCH 30, 2020

By shifting from a forecast-driven ordering system to one that enables high levels of visibility and information-sharing, companies can effectively avoid the dreaded “bullwhip effect” in their supply chains. In many cases, the problem can be traced back to forecasting errors. How long can this boom in freight volumes last?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. With the rising costs of accessorial charges as the freight sat on the dock, moving freight by ocean container grew more problematic. Next Steps.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

20Cube specialises in digital logistics and freight forwarding through our platform called MyHub. Supply Chain Forecasting. After you place an order with a vendor, you use the estimated delivery dates to forecast your next order, logistics, and distribution. Advantages of Digital Freight Forwarders. Route Optimisation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Timing when stores need replenishment or when factory production will increase its demand, will likewise have better forecasting software to lower the overall waste in our inventory and retail systems. He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Added Developments Industry bellwether Maersk Line was the first to acknowledge an expected decline in global trade volumes, initially from a forecasted one percent decline.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2015

New Capabilities in JDA Flowcasting Attack the Toughest Retail Forecasting Challenges. Freight Startups Attract Silicon Valley’s Attention ( WSJ – sub. Finally, the list of startups looking to disrupt the freight brokerage and freight forwarding markets continues to grow. Same-day delivery makes the news again.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period. Added Perspectives.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Seasonal Holiday Hiring At Its Lowest Levels Following up on our Supply Chain Matters posting highlighting the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) November 2023 holiday spending forecast , The Wall Street Journal reported this week ( Paid subscription ) that the number of U.S. All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It was recently reported that one of the world’s biggest container logistics companies, Maersk, will only handle cargo from direct shippers, cutting out freight forwarders. 1 carrier stopping its dealings with even a portion of the world’s freight forwarders? It seems to me small freight forwarders, in particular, are at risk.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

To adapt, I recommend that companies form two groups: Operational/Business Continuity Group. This cross-functional group (sales, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution) is an operational team to manage the day-to-day issues and exceptions in the supply chain. The goal of this team is to minimize disruption. Recovery Team.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Spot Market Stays Strong: September DAT Freight Index. Teamsters Make History With First Ever Organizing Victory at FedEx Freight. CSX profit up, beats forecasts as U.S. economy boosts freight (Reuters). Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Trends This Week in News Amazon Connect Group CXS FedEx Freight Google Express J.B.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2013

Educate the group to understand the difference between sales-driven and marketing-driven processes and market-driven processes. Focus on market drivers, and the use of channel data, and less on sales and marketing forecasting. I recommend the use of small, focused groups like Chainalytics or Spinnaker. Train and align the team.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

The World Bank revision of 2023 growth upward but downgrading the 2024 forecast because of concerns related to inflation and added risks for developing economies. Continued data and developments reinforcing recessionary conditions among global freight, logistics and online retail activity levels. All rights reserved.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

She explains, “The good news is that in all the recently published forecasts, economists are much more optimistic than they were. ”[4] And one of the most important cohorts retailers are relying on, members of Generation Z, are accumulating debt faster than other groups. Inflation is slowing and coming under control.

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