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ToolsGroup Announces Launch of Dynamic Fulfillment for Real-Time Order Fulfillment Optimization in Retail

ToolsGroup

Your sourcing logic goes as follows: Minimize number of shipments, then Ship closest to the customer, then Pick location with the highest inventory As a result of this logic, your fulfillment system sourced and fulfilled the order from a store in Oakland, CA – on the other side of the country. The reason? The repercussions are obvious.

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Will Supply Chain Planning Productivity be a Hot Topic in 2017?

ToolsGroup

In fact, I can say from experience that supply chain planning automation that increases productivity can be a difficult sell, reminiscent of the scene from the movie Moneyball where Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane (played by Brad Pitt) tells a room full of scouts that Jonah Hill’s character represents the new way forward.

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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Headquartered in Oakland, California, Infor Nexus , reportedly, is the developer and operator of the largest cloud supply chain platform of its kind, with over $100 billion in goods managed annually and over 25,000 active trading organizations across all major industries. million daily shipments. Infor Nexus. Final Thought.

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Warehouses Are Full as Holiday Season Commences

Material Handling & Logistics

November is forecast at 1.63 from last year, and December is forecast at 1.6 January 2018 is forecast at 1.66 The import numbers come as NRF is forecasting that 2017 retail sales will grow between 3.2 While not records, the September and October numbers were among only six times that monthly volume has hit 1.7

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Retail Imports Hit a Record High. Again

Material Handling & Logistics

from last year, and October is forecast at 1.72 November is forecast at 1.62 from last year, and December is forecast at 1.59 January 2018 is forecast at 1.64 million TEUs, down 2% from January 2017, and February is forecast at 1.58 September was estimated at 1.65 million TEUs, up 3.7% million TEUs, up 2.8%.

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Webinar Q&A: Answers to 8 Common Freight Market Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

This included our forecast of future market conditions, explanations of how the latest market changes impact supply chains, and answers to your most pressing questions. The first half of 2021 is forecasted to net less than 1% growth in Class 8 trucks. Source: ACT Research April 2021 Freight Forecast report.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 1, 2019

Stord

The Dutch retailer Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize that owns Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Giant Food, and Giant/Martin (among others) is adopting a new forecasting tool built by Relex Solutions. A terminal operator at the Port of Oakland is implementing hybrid yard cranes to improve air quality, per a recent press release.