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MARCH 27, 2024

MODEX is the leading trade show for supply chain, logistics, and material handling solutions in North America. It showcases the latest products, technologies, and services from over 900 exhibitors across various sectors and industries. The post Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024 appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The warehousing and distribution industry is highly reliant on technology for its operations. This article will explore some of the key impacts of cyberattacks in the warehouse and distribution industry, as well as strategies businesses can employ to protect themselves from these threats.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

The supply chain industry is on a years-long digital transformation journey, and one of the key objectives that industry leaders almost universally aim to achieve is true end-to-end (E2E) visibility across their complex global networks of suppliers, partners and customers. It’s the right goal.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2023

When it comes to major issues, industry events, and new developments, TT journalists get the story first and get it right, keeping readers informed about all aspects of the trucking industry and helping them stay ready for what’s to come.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

She has spent her entire career in the retail industry, gaining expertise in merchandising, allocation, and inventory management. Monica Tatham has over 16 years of experience at A&F Co. with extensive background in retail planning and management. I’m excited to share one of the many ways Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Beer and food industries are particularly affected by the shortages of aluminum cans as most customers prefer take-home packaging. Aluminum is preferred in various industries due to its lightweight and high recycling rate. This shortage and sudden uptick in demand weren’t something that most can manufacturers were prepared for.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

First and foremost, why have supply chain technologies weathered the Covid storm better than other industries, and what has it meant for parcel shipping? Fourth, what are some industry-specific trends for parcel shipping? Industry Trends. ADSI was a shipping software company focused on the SMB market in North America.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 16, 2023

Featuring over fifty Gartner experts and more than 140 research-driven sessions, this year’s conference gathered over 3,700 supply chain professionals from across North America and beyond. It enables the inventory optimization necessary for lowering inventory while elevating the customer experience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

There are currently more than 1500 go-lives of technologies that passed through the productization phase into commercialization and industrialization. Currently, DHL North America has over 2,000 bots deployed. Brian provided me with insights into some specific warehouse automation and robotics examples.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

Amidst ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia, war in Europe, scarce raw materials and steep inflation, companies are stockpiling inventory as never before in the hopes of mitigating future supply chain shocks. As soon as inventory hits the yard, it gets lost in a shuffle of trailers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

But to verify the “in full” part, your real-time transportation solution needs to be connected to warehousing, inventory, fulfillment and order management. A platform approach to real-time supply chain execution integrates across every critical system so you can get a real-time ETA together with a live view of your inventory.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2024

For over a century, the global automotive industry has been focused on one central technology: the internal combustion engine. But now, the digitalization of the modern car is revolutionizing the industry, with enormous repercussions for the end-to-end supply chain.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 14, 2020

ToolsGroup’s GM of North America, David Barton, sat down for a video interview with Robert Bowman, managing editor at Supply Chain Brain , to share anecdotes and advice for supply chain planners in a year no one could have planned for. Inventory (and therefore customer service level attainment) has faced unprecedented stress this year.

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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. The industry consensus right now is that container volumes will decrease upwards of 2.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2024

The goods flow through 3 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 106 final-mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. But we recognize that the industry is moving to even more speed! They operate both their own fleet and a dedicated fleet, that has 5,300 trucks.

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

As fast-growing businesses turn their attention to upcoming holiday demand, Ware2Go has tapped our internal experts and the latest industry data to create insights around what to expect and how to plan for peak season. Manufacturing Costs Manufacturing costs in North America are higher than those in other global areas, such as China.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These physically unaccounted-for units of inventory called ghost inventory, or phantom inventory , are a more common challenge faced by retailers than you think. Often, the items accounted for in the asset register do not reconcile with what is in the inventory. What is ghost inventory?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The reinvention of planning is needed, but it is hard to unwind the industry. I have been an industry analyst for two decades. Source E2open Shipping Index). The discussion needs to shift.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Conclusion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Much of this newfound optimism is attributable to a record jobs report in January – and yet we’ve seen a spate of layoffs in tech and other industries. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry. Faster order-to-cash. Let’s not waste it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The entire supply chain industry was caught flat-footed by the seismic disruptions wrought by the pandemic. It was precisely the industry’s inability to make real-time decisions (based on real-time data) that was at the root of depleted store shelves, clogged ports and warehouses overflowing with excess inventory.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

In our previously published Supply Chain Matters Editorial commentary , The Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Action and the Signal for Assessment , this Editor provided a summary of likely implications that industry supply chain leaders and their respective teams should be focusing on in the coming months. cyberattacks. percent, compared to 9.7

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Breaking Down Barriers Between Planning, Procurement and Logistics: The existence of isolated supply chains between procurement, planning, and logistics can lead to latency, reduced responsiveness, expedited processes, excess inventory, and substantial inefficiencies.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In every role inventory availability and protecting the company’s assets was always critical. In North America, according to an IHL research report sponsored by Blue Yonder , retail loss due to out-of-stocks increased by a huge 17.7% in the first quarter – primarily from inventory shrink. How Can Blue Yonder Help?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 26, 2015

The merged company will be the third largest food and beverage company in North America and the fifth in the world. The goal is to drive organic growth in North American and global expansion by combining Kraft’s brands with Heinz’s international platform. This, I believe, is a sign of a new wave of merger mania.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The reinvention of planning is needed, but it is hard to unwind the industry. I have been an industry analyst for two decades. Source E2open Shipping Index). The discussion needs to shift.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 21, 2020

What does best-in-class forecasting and inventory management look like? Now in its ninth year, E2open’s 2019 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study is the most consistent, comprehensive and useful study of its kind.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Inventories at U.S.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 3, 2020

Many organizations in a variety of industries did just that when the pandemic first struck. “The food and beverage industry is ramping up efforts to adjust and adapt.” But the meat industry may have gotten the worst of it. ” Dairy industry plagued by problems.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The North America segment incurred an operating loss of $0.2 The North America segment had sales of $315.9 North America segment operating loss amounted to $2.8 Income was impacted by approximately $2.7 billion, representing the fifth consecutive quarter of reported losses. Operating Income declined to $12.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Run” will include using the platform for inventory optimization and to support interesting internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) projects. But refractories are used in a wide variety of industries, particularly manufacturing industries with high temperature or corrosive production processes.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Logistics industry trends have also not been left behind in the move towards a more technological future. . 7 Major Trends Influencing the Logistics Industry in the Future . In the past, the logistics industry’s growth was driven by Asia to Europe and Asia to North America exports. Globalization . Security

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

Looking for a software provider for Business Analytics, S&OP, Inventory Optimization, Production Planning & Scheduling or SC Network Design? Chris Gordon, AIMMS VP North America, discusses this on our blog. Browse the map and you’ll find yourself in our stop!

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Vinculum

APRIL 29, 2022

To avoid competition, the local market has tied up with the giant e-commerce platform for easy flow of the cash in the market and the demand and supply of the stock to manage the inventory and warehouse diversely. 869 million has been invested by North America to enhance such technologies and explore for future growth.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

The work done by Terra Technology, in my opinion, is one of two accurate sources of benchmark data on forecasting in the industry. There are many forecast benchmark studies in the industry, but most have a tragic flaw. The average MAPE for North America was 36% while the European average MAPE was 45%. Tougher in Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. After being limited to only offering takeout and delivery for months under some of the strictest lockdown rules in North America, food product shortages are just the latest headache for small business owners to contend with. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 21, 2019

During its annual earnings call, adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted explained to investors that the company’s slow sales growth in North America was attributed to supply issues as the company expands from high-end products into a mid-price range. Rorsted went on to add that it was a better problem to have than too much inventory.

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