The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 17, 2022
Jeff Flowers and Joe Lynch discuss why inventory is everything. In his last role at Bluelinx, Jeff was the General Manager of Metal Products Business Unit which generated $250M in revenue sourcing products from 17 different countries serving 18,000 SKUs to national, regional and local building products retailers. About Jeff Flowers.
Ware2Go
APRIL 11, 2023
Even with increased demand for 1 to 2-day delivery , advancements in the logistics industry enable merchants to stock their inventory closer to their customers to lower time in transit and reduce next day air shipments (which emit nearly 6 times more carbon than ground shipments). And we haven’t even begun to talk about waste.
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Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Sam’s Club finalizes chain-wide deployment of robotic inventory scanners. Earlier this week, Amazon and Hawaiian Airlines announced that the retail giant will use Hawaiian Airlines to fly its first Airbus freighters on primary cargo routes and to Hawaii beginning in the second half of 2023. Shipt to offer Dealivery Days program.
BlueYonder
MARCH 19, 2024
If 2023 demonstrated anything for supply chain planners, it was that change was (and continues to be) the only constant in the contemporary era of retail. Essentially, this widespread fragmentation of data has obfuscated a holistic view of the retail supply chain — and the onus to clarify that view cannot rest on planners alone.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 5, 2022
And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands. As same-day delivery becomes more important to consumers, retailers are looking at innovative ways to deliver on this expectation. The company is relying on price increases to boost growth. if they spend less than $25.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
David Ho, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, wasn’t buying it. Speaking of the holidays, retailers are beginning to prep for the busy season. Although port volumes increased in August, demand remains lower as shippers continue to face excess inventory levels. It’s kind of silly.
EMERGE App
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Inventory costing or valuation is an accounting concept that has a direct impact on your gross profit and thus taxable income. Methods of valuing inventory are simply different cost-flow assumptions about how to allocate your cost of goods available for sale. We’ll start by explaining why inventory costing is important.
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