ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 1, 2022

Businesses around the world have started to integrate drones into their Supply Chain over the past years to help manage their inventory. The drones are built and designed to assist human workers indoors and benefit large organizations that have stationary inventory. The Autonomous Mobile Robot Market Is Taking Off Like A Rocket Ship.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2017

Cassidy of the Journal of Commerce. Last year, the 2016 State of Logistics Report alluded to rising shipping volume, partially responsible for decreased overhead costs, as a driving force behind declining overhead costs across all modes of shipping. Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping has been amid a capacity crunch.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2018

Shipping firm CMA CGM to buy 25 pct stake in Ceva Logistics (Reuters). OpenPort Announces the Launch of the OEL Foundation to Promote Blockchain Innovation within the Supply Chain Industry. Customers of UPS can now ask the chatbot to find nearby UPS locations, calculate shipping rates and show the location of a package.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat). UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub. The MetaPack Group Acquires U.S. enVista Launches 350West Through Joint Venture with Fredman Design.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

We’ve rounded up the top 20 logistics technology innovations changing the way over $18 trillion dollars of goods are shipped annually. Here we go: Technology Innovations in Logistics. And yes, it’s not just size; technology plays a key role in keeping those ships operating. Wall Street Journal ].

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Journal of Commerce (U.S) Shipping Gazette Daily News. Since 1974 with industry-leading expertise in, well, American shipping. This was the result.

Resource Reduction 120

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Stord

JANUARY 7, 2019

Companies need to ship and store in numerous markets, but they can’t afford long-term contracts that may limit future growth. New and innovative approaches to distribution are rising to the challenge Alternative warehousing solutions offer flexible, scalable storage space without long-term contracts. Visibility is also vital.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

When the product has a defect after its production, it is sent back to the inventory to reuse or recycle it. These innovations represent a strong commitment from through strategic environmental plans towards sustainable Supply Chain Management. International journal of production economics (Vol. 1995, April 12). 181 part B).

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Next week, I’ll be speaking at the Ryder Innovate Forum in Chicago and the Elemica reveal 2014 conference in Frankfurt. Million in Financing to Fuel Growth & Innovation. Lowenthal calls for innovative approach for freight infrastructure funding (Logistics Management). Nulogy Raises $7.5 Bill from Calif.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Blockchain Makes Inroads in Shipping (WSJ – sub. Elementum Expands Supply Chain Management Suite with New Inventory App Powered by World’s Product Graph™. Flexport wants to track products that are in transit as well as to handle sorting, relabeling and reshipping of goods when they are sold while they’re being shipped.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

From social media to same-day shipping, successful retail brands chose to pivot and innovate to keep up with the competition. 1] Sarah Nassauer and Jennifer Maloney, “ Big-Box Stores, Worried About Amazon, Were Ready for Coronavirus ,” The Wall Street Journal, 24 August 2020. [2] Footnotes. [1]

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. Will interest rates continue to climb in 2016, and if so, what impact will it have on inventory levels?

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Over the decades, EDI standards emerged that cover a variety of supply chain artifacts and activities , from Purchase Orders & Acknowledgements (EDI 850 & 855) to Invoices (EDI 810) to Shipping Manifests (EDI 856). Ordering a new car meant hearing the salesperson blabber on about electronics shortages causing their low inventory.

Analytics Software 52

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

By employing these technologies, Walmart gains valuable insights into customer buying behavior, sales trends, and inventory levels. The ability to analyze this data enables the retail giant to make informed decisions on product procurement, inventory management, and demand forecasting.

Inventory Reduction 74

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. The machine learning algorithms in IBM’s Watson platform were able to determine if a shipping container and.or 15th, 2017 (PDF.,

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

Manhattan Associates: New Inventory and Fulfillment Capabilities Give Store Associates More Time to Deliver a Fulfilling Experience. Amazon is looking to license or acquire technology that could find the most efficient shipping routes and hire fleets of trucks, ships and planes to move sellers’ goods.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 12, 2023

As retailers with overstock and “a range of measures of shipping demand across the U.S. are sliding, freight rates are falling as a result,” according to an article in The Wall Street Journal and various other sources. In response, logistics professionals seek innovative ways to improve operations efficiency.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

Because as I wrote earlier this year, it’s at the intersection of Software, B2B Connectivity, and Social Networking where companies will find opportunities for supply chain innovation. Moving on to 3PL news, FedEx was indicted by the Justice Department for shipping packages from illegal online pharmacies despite being warned from U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

Production capabilities needed to support advanced design and product innovation. Containers of fitness equipment shipped from Asia were delayed by major port and inland logistics disruptions. The company’s inventory levels of unsold equipment have reportedly swelled to over $1 billion. Timing was a further crucial factor.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

.”[5] Martincic adds, “Asset tracking (RFID) allows a supply chain manager to know in real-time where a product, truck, or shipping container is located. RFID can enable tracking of goods whether they are passing through the Atlantic Ocean on a container ship or moving down an assembly line on a factory floor. ”[6].

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

An article in my local paper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , had this interesting quote, “From aerospace to health care to consumer products to toys to medical devices, furniture … what I think you’re going to see is an explosion of use.”. Basically, it has become mobile. It has become additive manufacturing.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2015

We founded Enspire Commerce to address gaps in the marketplace for price-competitive solutions that solve the complexities of omni-channel inventory visibility, order routing and fulfillment execution between retailers and their stores, logistics partners and vendors.

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Elementum

MARCH 8, 2018

Since then, free and fast shipping has ceased to be a privilege and is now an expectation. Wall Street Journal reporter Erica E. Think of better product availability as a way to drive product innovation and inventory planning — not another burdensome requirement. They had no choice. Put yourself in your customer’s shoes.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2016

One of my predictions for 2016 was that cross-border e-commerce would become the next frontier for shipping and logistics growth. A drop in the price of crude oil in 2015 played a key role in the large declines in the dollar value of goods shipped by vessel and pipeline. January 2016 North American Freight Numbers. in February.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2015

According to reports on 3DPrint.com and the Wall Street Journal , Amazon filed for a patent in Novmeber 2013 titled, “Providing Services Related to Item Delivery via 3D Manufacturing On Demand.” An electronic marketplace may also face the challenge of time delays related to the process of finding the selected item among a large inventory.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Walmart would not have the ability to provide such low prices and have consistent inventory in the over 5,000 stores in the United States and over 1.3 When it comes to e-commerce initiatives by Walmart, the Wall Street Journal recently wrote : Wal-Mart Stores Inc. million employees without a focus on good supply chain management.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 13, 2018

Second, it streamlines distribution, often eliminating the cost of shipping, and getting orders in consumers’ hands more quickly. “It’s one thing for a million-plus square-foot distribution center to pick and ship an online order,” he writes. Shipping/Return : Delivery, shipping, payment/refund, return goods; 5.

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Elementum

MARCH 8, 2018

Since then, free and fast shipping has ceased to be a privilege and is now an expectation. Wall Street Journal reporter Erica E. Think of better product availability as a way to drive product innovation and inventory planning — not another burdensome requirement. They had no choice. Put yourself in your customer’s shoes.

Modeling 60

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Oz’s solutions address a number of pain points for e-commerce shippers by automating logistics and supply chain processes, including order fulfilment, inventory management/scanning, and shipping. Well, as Alexander Chee reports in a long piece in the Wall Street Journal , “it is quickly and quietly becoming a reality.”

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

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Requis

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Investment Recovery Business Journal Vol 5, 2019. [Ed. But in a world where Amazon’s machine learning algorithm decreased the ‘click-to-ship’ time by 225 percent, why are we still ignoring its benefits for asset recovery? What if you could fly drones over yards and check against your inventory? Inventory auditing.

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Requis

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Investment Recovery Business Journal Vol 5, 2019. [Ed. But in a world where Amazon’s machine learning algorithm decreased the ‘click-to-ship’ time by 225 percent, why are we still ignoring its benefits for asset recovery? What if you could fly drones over yards and check against your inventory? Inventory auditing.

Analytics Software 40

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Most brands lose sight of their products the minute they are shipped out of their warehouses — and don’t know whether or not consumers use their products correctly.”[3] The technology in and of itself isn’t the innovation. The use case should come first. The application is what’s transformative.” Footnotes. [1]

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

« Oil operators and Oil services firms - time to dissolve internal walls | Main | Enabling individual item picking in tomorrows warehouses » Rapid Innovation will Differentiate the Future of Retail Industry. Online providers are disrupting the retail industry because of innovation, in the true spirit of the Clayton M.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2015

That quote came from a Wall Street Journal article published last week about supply issues Pratt & Whitney (a unit of United Technologies) experienced this summer that almost brought its engine production operations to a halt. But you’re only as good as your worst supplier. I speak from personal experience.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

Two judges smack down notorious patent holder “Shipping and Transit” in one week (Ars Technica). According to an article in the Wall Street Journal : Transfix has raised a total of $78.5 Paragon enhances routing and scheduling software with advanced fuel usage visibility. CX North America Releases Freight Vision Mobile App.

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FLEXE

MAY 18, 2017

Why is shipping so important? Amazon has transformed the market in such a way that free, two-day shipping is now the accepted norm and that’s quickly evolving into one-day expectations. Multiple sources of industry research confirm that the number one reason is due to high shipping costs. Allocating and Managing Inventory.

Inventory Reduction 45

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

As reported last week in the Wall Street Journal , “Ralph Lauren Corp. The article goes on to say [emphasis mine]: The shift, part of what Ralph Lauren says is a long-planned action, will move warehousing and inventory management service from a North Carolina distribution center run by XPO Logistics Supply Chain Inc.

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