The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2024

trillion distortion inventory problem. Trillion Inventory Distortion Problem In this podcast, Karl Swensen, CEO and Co-founder of Pull Logic, discusses how their AI-enabled technology helps retailers, brands, and manufacturers reduce lost sales by addressing supply chain and selling process failure points. Summary: Solving the $1.8

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2025

Kinaxis Planning One for Infor CloudSuite incorporates demand, inventory, and supply planning in one view with powerful scenario management, enabling manufacturers to model different demand and supply scenarios and select the best plan based on revenue, cost, time, or sustainability drivers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

While consumers may see some short-term benefit in the form of discounted goods, many retailers have had to reset investor expectations , reflecting the expected hit on margins from carrying so much inventory. Inventory management is challenging enough in normal times. So, what is it going to take to enable better inventory management?

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Kinaxis

MARCH 20, 2019

In adidas’s recent earnings call, CEO Kasper Rorsted warned that adidas would miss its 2019 growth target because its supply chain was unable to meet the huge demand for its mid-priced apparel, especially in North America. The CEO went on to imply that losing sales was preferable to building excess inventory.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2025

End-to-End Solutions Tailored for Beverage: From managing vast inventories to ensuring timely distribution, Bettaway provides comprehensive logistics solutions that are specifically designed to support the unique demands of the beverage industry, as evidenced by their work with Arizona Ice Tea.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. They saw a steady drop in inventory and reduced working capital by about 50% over the period of 2011-2015. Impact of Demand Sensing on Inventory Levels. Planting the Seeds.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In SCP, they have one of the largest practices in North America. They have developed a proprietary inventory analysis tool that can not only help companies achieve service level goals with less inventory, but the inventory analysis can also flow into helping design an efficient warehouse layout.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2023

It was believed a SCP transformation would reduce inventory, improve service and free up cash flow. Unilever started in North America in 2020. The experience from North America allowed the company to create a global standard template for planning. The results will get better as Unilever climbs the S-curve.

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PINC

JANUARY 5, 2021

Leaders in yard management services and technology to collaborate to bring transparency and efficiency to hundreds of facilities in North America. Founded in 1996, Lazer Spot provides yard spotting , shuttling, trailer rentals and specialized yard services in 400+ locations in North America.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

As the bricks and mortar retailer is attacked by eCommerce pure plays—Amazon in North America, Alibaba in China, and Flipcart in India—assortment and excitement in the store become paramount to lure customers. Current State of Perpetual Inventory. Replenishment is fueled by an effective perpetual inventory signal.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

The average MAPE for North America was 36% while the European average MAPE was 45%. The average bias of European forecasts versus North America had 2% more bias. I do not see the same results from the multitier inventory projects. Tougher in Europe. Both bias and error are higher in European supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

I believe our findings capture the pulse of North America logistics operations and the executives’ perceptions and priorities going into the second half of 2023. In fact, pressures are very similar with warehouse labor cost inflation, labor shortages, and inventory shortages at the top of the “concerns” list.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

The company said that it has already replaced 95 percent of the plastic air pillows with paper filler in North America and is working toward complete removal by year’s end. It is the company’s largest plastic packaging reduction effort in North America to date and will remove almost 15 billion plastic air pillows from use annually.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

The Role of Technology and Strategy in Multi-Tier, Regionalized Supply Networks Multi-Tier and Regionalized Networks To reduce risk exposure, companies are increasingly expanding sourcing and production capabilities across multiple regions, including North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

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Logility

APRIL 28, 2025

It’s a natural fit for an environment built on orchestration across vendors, partners, inventory, and data. Immediately, the agent reoptimizes inventory routes in North America and updates the customer in Europe all without human involvement. Imagine an AI agent that notices a port delay in Asia.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 16, 2019

BOSTON (December 13, 2019) ToolsGroup, a leader a global leader in supply chain planning software, has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Inventory Optimization 2019 Vendor Assessment. Our customers overcome demand volatility and supply chain complexity for outstanding service levels with reduced inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

Currently, DHL North America has over 2,000 bots deployed. Much of the benefit obtained from these AGVs in from inventory accuracy achieved through accurate inventory location ID and precise alignment for pallet load movements. Autonomous Mobile Robots and AGVs. DHL’s partnership with Locus Robotics is well publicized.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Inventory shortages/stock-outs was the factor with the second highest negative impact potential for 2023 in our preliminary survey results. I suspect that inventory shortages would have been the highest ranked factor if we conducted our survey a year ago. More to come!

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This shift has led to a growing need for agile inventory management and quick delivery systems. The Challenges of Inventory Management in the Aftermarket Managing inventory in the aftermarket is uniquely challenging.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

BOSTON (Sept 5, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, shared details of its participation with Optimas Solutions, a leading global industrial distributor and service provider, in the North American Supply Chain Summit (NASCES19), taking place September 10-11 in Chicago. . On September 11 at 11:40 a.m.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

These retailers are making sure that consumers know what inventory is available so they can shop to match their needs rather than buying something that is simply available. Agile Network was a federation of businesses that specialized in sales and implementation of enterprise shipping technology in North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2025

At the same time, companies have been forced to pull forward inventory purchases, creating a squeeze where carrying costs are up while cash flow is tight. Until a trailer is unloaded and the warehouse records that inventory, it’s not reflected in the companys warehouse management systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The deepening power crisis has already taken 900,000 tons of smelting capacity offline in North America and Europe. For reference, the production of 1 ton of ingot takes about fourteen megawatt-hours of energy – typically enough to power a mid-size home for a year. About 73% of the aluminum cans in the US come from recycled scrap.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2023

Chad and I discussed the widespread labor constraints impacting warehouse operations across North America and Europe. Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with Chad Collins, CEO of Körber Supply Chain Software. I asked him to provide his perspective on today’s warehouse labor dynamics.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

” E2E also means being able to see things when they are not in transit, such as raw materials upstream, inventory in a warehouse or yard, products in retail outlets, or shipments stuck in customs. You need visibility because you live within such a variable network.” Global supply chains are mind-bogglingly complex.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The impact of complexity on inventory is not quick. To help, today I want to share some of the insights from our recent Inventory Optimization study. Inventory management is a hot issue. Companies invest in project after project, yet inventory levels remain the same. What Drives Inventory Effectiveness?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 31, 2014

As I work with teams to envision the new tomorrow, I find fewer people know the basic concepts of manufacturing planning–cycle inventories, freeze duration, slush period, bottlenecks and constraints. And, the service supply chain can be redesigned to have less inventory and more uptime. I feel lucky that I have. Medical Device.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. VF sources many US bound items in Central America; the woeful performance at US ports is still a problem. There will be one view of inventory across the entire distributed network.”. But it affected VF less than many.

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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

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In today’s interconnected world, the distribution industry has become increasingly complex and reliant on technology to manage inventory, track shipments, and communicate with suppliers and customers. Why are warehouses and DCs so vulnerable to cyberattacks? It ended up costing TFI about $6 million in quarterly operating revenue.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

ToolsGroup’s service-driven multi-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) provides a single view of demand and supply to help manage uncertainty and increase product availability. . “We Recent supply disruptions have made supply chain agility even more crucial,” said David Barton, ToolsGroup’s general manager of North America.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2019

Stuck, the company struggled with customer service levels and high inventory write-offs. The process helped World Kitchen manage inventories through bankruptcy filing in 2002. World Kitchen’s supply chain– with significant manufacturing and distribution operations throughout North America and Asia– was complex.

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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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ThroughPut

APRIL 17, 2025

As companies across North America and Europe reconfigure their supply chains to reduce dependency on overseas operations in the wake of recently announced tariffs, there is a growing need for fully transparent, granular, and holistic visibility into manufacturing and supply chain operations as a whole. ThroughPut.AI

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

MODEX is the leading trade show for supply chain, logistics, and material handling solutions in North America. The robots can perform various tasks, such as transporting goods, picking orders, sorting items, and replenishing inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

FedEx Announces Majors Investment in AI Robotics Company “Nimble” to Boost its Supply Chain Business FedEx announced an investment in AI robotics and autonomous technology company Nimble to enhance its Fulfillment unit, which supports small and medium-sized businesses in managing orders and inventory.

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