The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

MAY 31, 2016

In February, 2016, India unveiled the world’s cheapest smartphone “Freedom 251” that sells for US$ 4! Not only are the Indians excited about this phone, Prime Minister Modi embraces this phone because it supports his “Made in India” and “Digital India” initiatives. Rafael Lozano, Vinay Kondapi, Christopher Tang, and Tommy Tseng.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 12, 2013

Today’s Wall Street Journal printed a great story on the challenges that Walmart faces as it grows its logistics network in India. The article notes how India is the second-largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world, but that one-third of the produce rots because of its horrendous logistics infrastructure.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

billion this year to acquire shares from certain Flipkart stakeholders and resolve liabilities with some PhonePe shareholders, illustrating just how aggressively it’s betting on India at a time when its chief global rival Amazon is scaling back on its expenditures in the South Asian market. Walmart has spent $3.5

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 30, 2020

In the 2020 festive season alone, online retailers in India are expected to generate about $6.5 Plenty of online retailers are bound to sell the same product as your business. The post Key considerations for brands and e-tailers in India who are gearing up for festive bonanza appeared first on Vinculum Group.

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Vinculum

MAY 23, 2022

The e-commerce player and the retailers that strategically sell consumer durables, apparel, groceries, and other relatable products are on the verge of raising their warehouse space to 10-15% every year; with the hike in demand for such services, the e-commerce industries or organization.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 12, 2023

India to Overtake US Economy, in a While. Retailers Getting Tougher on Free Shipping Levis OnLine Sales Grow, though Brick and Mortar Decline. UPS Drivers Hoping for Big Pay Day.

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Locus

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Fuelled by a strong return to normalcy, ‘revenge festivities’ is a simmering trend that picked up during this Navratri in India, leading to a 15% spike in FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) sales with kirana stores stocking up 18% more. retail and food services sales for September 2022 stood at $684.0 billion, which was an 8.2%

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Barbara Schielke Chief HR & CSR Officer for Asendia explains how carbon offsetting, emissions reporting per parcel, and supply chain efficiencies are helping retailers green their e-commerce fulfilment. Alibaba is using its communication channels to proactively support its retail partners as they strive to go greener.

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Locus

MARCH 28, 2022

A lot has been said about online shopping as a great disruptor of traditional retail marketing. But the online e-commerce space is still a tiny portion of the entire retail industry turnover. Many retailers have leveraged experience centers to gain more than just high sales. What is experiential retail?

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o9 Solutions

JULY 2, 2020

This article has also been published on Business Wire India’s leading retailer, Future Group will implement o9’s AI-powered platform to drive Forecasting and Replenishment activities for their different retail format stores in India. The post Future Group Partners With o9 Solutions in Their Retail 3.0

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Using manual Excel spreadsheets to create demand and supply plans was not adequate for the India-based enterprise, as the complexity and scale of business exceeded the capabilities of this method. 10 Huge Benefits of eCommerce Businesses for Retailers & Buyers – LogiSYM August 2020. Real solutions. Why Blue Yonder.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

Retail supply chain management has always been a complicated and complex process. As highlighted by RetailDive, “ COVID-19 also disrupted manufacturing areas in Bangladesh, India and other major producing countries, not least of all China. This has significantly impacted retail value chains across the globe. Retail Value Chain.

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Shipsy

MAY 17, 2018

Global retail giant Walmart recently acquired 77% stake in Indian e-commerce leader Flipkart for US$16 Bn, making it the world’s largest e-commerce acquisition ever. Despite entering India way back in 2007, Walmart till now, operated only 21 stores catering to B2B segment across the country.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Consumers would order the product from the brands or retailers, which were then sent to the manufacturer at the machine level when desired in less than a minute. Once an order is dropped from a brand or perhaps a retail store, it goes into one of their ERP systems. DXM is all about having a digital ecosystem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

The company is headquartered in India, has about 800 employees globally, and received a $154 million investment from majority owner Reliance Industries. I was informed of a recent customer case – an apparel retailer located in Denmark. Addverb Technologies recently entered my radar range.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 8, 2023

Chamundeswari Dasari, Lead Software Engineer (India): One way to embrace equity is to actively listen to and amplify the voices of women in all spaces, whether it’s in the workplace, at home, or in volunteer organizations. Some need time to speak up. So, we must not rush before we have afforded everyone a chance to speak.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 6, 2018

This week: Secondhand clothing stores create a challenge for off-price retailers; Albertsons plans to roll out Plated meal kits at many stores; retailers are getting more aggressive in tracking customer returns; manufacturing jobs see strong growth; and SoftBank and Alibaba bet big on e-commerce. How will retailers respond?

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BlueYonder

JUNE 14, 2023

Kranthi Remala (she/her) is a Technical Staff Engineer working in the Retail Planning space in Hyderabad, India. I was as inhibitive and scared as most of us would be when encountering someone different from us until I went to the annual retreat of the professional female photographers of India in 2019.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 6, 2018

This week: Secondhand clothing stores create a challenge for off-price retailers; Albertsons plans to roll out Plated meal kits at many stores; retailers are getting more aggressive in tracking customer returns; manufacturing jobs see strong growth; and SoftBank and Alibaba bet big on e-commerce. How will retailers respond?

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Introduction In the vibrant tapestry of India’s economic landscape, the healthcare and beauty industry stands out as a dynamic and ever-evolving sector. billion people, India offers a colossal market for healthcare and beauty products and services. With over 1.3 With a population of over 1.3

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 4, 2022

He has worked with 100’s of Fortune 2,000 shippers, retailers, and 3PL’s in reaping the benefits of real-time visibility, predictive analytics, and global control tower capabilities. Turvo is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in Dallas, Texas, and Hyderabad, India. Key Takeaways: Visibility 2.0:

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

During the next decade, the power shifted to the retailer. Consumers became more loyal to retail brands, and retailers increased the number of products manufactured and marketed as house brands. In the 1990s the supplier won at the expense of the retailer. The retailer need the help of the supplier more than ever.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 18, 2024

.”[5] Last year, Enterra Solutions ® announced it had created an Enterprise Growth WarRoom capability for consumer products (CP) and retail companies. and India, are diligently sculpting comprehensive AI policies. AI is no different. Nevertheless, 2023 saw significant movement in the area of AI regulation.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 30, 2023

And who says the future affluent consumers in India and Africa will develop the same needs for goods as those in the West, Japan, Dubai and the wealthy upper class in China? Today’s high inflation was the final nail in the coffin for those retailers, all of whom were pricier than brands like H&M, Zara and Primark.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 30, 2012

Main | Increase in Operational Efficiency through Voice Technology » Challenges Faced By E-Retailers in India. In my previous blog , I highlighted the factors which helped e-commerce retailing develop in India. Now from e-retailers perspective, above are the must have in order to be competitive and increase sales.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2016

Meanwhile, eCommerce is catalyzing significant changes in retail real estate as more companies vie for warehouse space and transportation services to meet a growing number of online orders, explains Alexander Frei and John Morris of Area Development. In 2011, eCommerce represented a fraction of overall retail operations.

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o9 Solutions

JULY 12, 2021

Bookings growth was diversified across o9’s core verticals of retail, brand manufacturing, industrial manufacturing and supply manufacturing. Our performance during Q2’21 was doubly impressive in light of the significant disruptions in India related to COVID-19. C above pre-industrial levels.

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In today’s swiftly evolving retail ecosystem, one term has consistently gained traction: Omnichannel Solution. As the data indicates, India, in particular, is surging ahead with its adoption of this retail paradigm. India’s demand for omnichannel experiences isn’t a mere phase—it’s the new normal.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 25, 2020

Thus, the retailers across the USA has expanded their supplies to meet the demand for online grocery. Similarly, online FMCG sales in India are also expected to shoot up by 4-5% this year. This is expected to see further acceleration in demand as well as an increase in supply by the retailers.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 27, 2022

The items are dispatched to retailers or distribution centres so that they can eventually reach the customers. Countries, especially in South Asia, like China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, etc., For example, when the seasons change, the retail stores display winter clothes or summer clothes. Distribution.

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Vinculum

JULY 14, 2022

Traditionally, the manufacturer sells the brand products with the help of distributors, retailers, agencies, and wholesalers. Direct-to-consumer access platforms like online stores, factory outlets, retail stores, and applications to sell the brand products appropriately. Advantages of a D2C Business model . Logistics management.

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Vinculum

JUNE 29, 2022

has the insight to establish open technology network for small merchants in the $1trillion retail market with the help of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The only reason why Amazon and Flipkart have captured the market is their tried and tested technology that attracts numerous retailers and merchants to get stuck to their platform for long.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2022

According to Joel Garcia, the senior vice president of supply chain at Spinnaker SCA, global SIs can charge as much as $300 an hour despite having several consultants on the project offshore, usually in India, and being paid a much lower salary than in the US or Europe. The WMS required 15-20 integrations. The TMS a lot fewer.”.

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Vinculum

JUNE 27, 2022

In India, too, entrepreneurs are adopting a direct-to-consumer (D2C) strategy based on eliminating intermediaries from the supply chain. A typical supply chain would include a manufacturer, a supplier, a wholesaler, a distributor, and a retailer. Let’s look at some of the top D2C Brands in India.

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BlueYonder

JULY 29, 2020

Today, she is a vice president, Information Technology for Blue Yonder in Hyderabad, India. I grew up in a relatively small city called Vishakhapatnam – a beautiful, calm beach town in the northeastern part of Andhra Pradesh, India. About 12 years ago, my husband and I along with our two sons moved back to India.

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Elementum

AUGUST 27, 2018

Meanwhile, India has the fastest-growing internet consumer base, expanding at an average of 40 million users each year. In India, roughly 40 percent of the country’s 390 million internet users shop online. Top online retailers are becoming savvier at adapting to diverse local markets with varying purchasing powers and cultural norms.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Of continued interest was that India and Thailand indexes (included in our highlights below) as leading in PMI growth during April. India Manufacturing activity levels across India remained at high expansion levels in April. The S&P Global India Manufacturing PMI® reported a value of 57.2 for April, an increase of 0.8

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