Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. 17% went bankrupt, went private, or were acquired. Faster order-to-cash.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Source Wikipedia. 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. Definition: Brass tacks are a type of pin or nail.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Financial reengineering focuses on the optimization of short-term results that are usually based on a functional analysis of source, make, or deliver. Few consultants understand the interrelationships between source, make and deliver. The cash-to-cash definition is: Cash-to-cash= Days of Receivables+ Days of Inventory-Days of Payables.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

There is an active group in Europe and North America. 90% of companies are unable to drive improvement at the intersection of inventory management, operating margin and customer service.). July 16th in North America (current thinking is Charlotte or Chicago. The reason? Why Should You Care? Companies are busy.

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Synovos

DECEMBER 5, 2023

How much inventory do you want to carry versus the impact of being down for hours or a day? Most things we can source from multiple vendors except for certain technical parts that we get from European suppliers,” notes the site manager. This means negotiating competing demands. What do we need to keep the plant running?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

In a reported effort to cut additional costs and increase needed cash flows, the provider announced intentions to cut upwards of 800 jobs within its North America support teams and eliminate its company operated warehouses. based manufacturing strategy, with a decision to source manufacturing at a CMS provider located in Taiwan.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Synovos

DECEMBER 5, 2023

How much inventory do you want to carry versus the impact of being down for hours or a day? Most things we can source from multiple vendors except for certain technical parts that we get from European suppliers,” notes the site manager. This means negotiating competing demands. What do we need to keep the plant running?

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Bristlecone

OCTOBER 29, 2020

One auto parts manufacturer has unlocked a new era of ML-backed strategic decision-making – not only increasing the accuracy of their product launch forecasts but also minimizing inventory costs. Read Case Study. Recent highlights include: Go-lives across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Get the PDF of Lull’s case study >> Challenges to Order Fulfillment. With FLEXE, Lull gained a software platform to manage inbound and outbound shipments while tracking real-time inventory levels across their FLEXE network of fulfillment centers. By the Numbers: 51% reduction in delivery times—from 3.5

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. Background. The CNBC report notes that it still takes an additional six weeks to move goods to the U.S.

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IQMS

JULY 2, 2018

72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient. This month IQMS interviewed 151 manufacturers in North America to understand the current and plans for analytics and manufacturing intelligence, mobility, quality and real-time monitoring.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

As plants slowly restart, it will take months for inventories to recover, with prices likely only returning to normal levels in June, said Joel Morales, analyst at IHS Markit.” For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical).

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IQMS

JUNE 4, 2019

Those factors are what makes the latest BDO study, Industry 4.0: Please see page 2 of the study for additional details regarding the methodology. One of the most valuable findings of the study is that mid-market manufacturers need more evidence of Industry 4.0, Source: Industry 4.0: no opt-in). For Industry 4.0

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020. According to the report , the largest brands in North America reported an 8% decline in on-time in-full (OTIF) delivery performance at retail customers throughout 2020.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Warehouse Automation. Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image. transactionID. Media Type.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. And, according to some analysts, things could get worse—a whole lot worse! COVID-19 Impact on Shipping.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Source FreightWaves’ Market Update. Source FreightWaves’ Monthly Market Update. Wearied by out-of-stocks and enormous demand, retailers are pulling ahead inventories to keep pace with consumer spending. from beginning to end of the month. Capacity tightened steadily, and rejection rates climbed from 20.5% 1% in July.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 8, 2015

According to recent studies, its e-commerce sector is expected to reach around US $80 billion by the year 2020. Sourcing from multiple countries can present a headache. Domestic and overseas sourcing are two of the options that each potential e-commerce business need to choose from. Asia has the fastest growing ecommerce market.

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Shipsy

JUNE 20, 2017

Key Trends in Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain Rankings 2017 (Source?—?Gartner) In the last five years there has been a triple-digit growth in the implementation of industrial robots in manufacturing and warehousing especially in North America, Europe and Asia. Net income/total assets Inventory turns?—?Cost

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RFgen

AUGUST 10, 2023

Inventory management is no exception. Today’s digital supply chain makes manual inventory control obsolete. When first implementing digital inventory technology, many organizations consider a warehouse management system (WMS). Ensure proper ordering, inventory planning, and process scalability.

Real-time Visibility 81

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 17, 2023

What’s the real cost of inaccurate inventory management? IHL Services, a global research and advisory firm, estimates that inventory distortion — the combined cost of lost sales from out-of-stocks, along with the deep discounts required to sell overstocks — will drive a $1.77 trillion problem of inventory distortion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

That assessment comes as a result of 10 months of subdued demand, inventory de-stocking, and high interest rates, the New Jersey-based company said in its “The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index.” The logistics provider has already deployed 3,000 AMRs globally with over 2,000 in North America.

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 5, 2017

In 2016 it even made it to the list of top 10 biggest retailers in North America. Source: Bloomberg. And compete they have to because while Amazon hasn’t been generating mega profits it has been stealing market share and piling on share value, while traditional retailers, especially in North America, have been struggling.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The company sources goods from 34,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. Ferguson does 20 to 30 studies a year using this tool. Across the US, Ferguson has 6.5

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK.

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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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Vinculum

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In contrast, North America and European counties will gradually shift to a digital platform to serve the shopping purpose in broader aspects. Before investing in any stuff, the customer cross-checks the price from a different source and compares it, and checks the other services that are provided along with it. A step forward.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The Supply Chain Cost Reduction Challenge: Somehow, Intel had to reduce the supply chain costs for the Atom chip, but had only one area of leverage—inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

To prepare, stratify your suppliers into strategic, single source and high volume flows. This data is from a recent study, but we fear that the visibility issues are greater than the research shows.) Attempt to find alternate sources from geographical areas that are not projected in the path of Florence. Expect surprise.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. It also offers benefits regardless of whether you are already using energy-efficient light sources. What Else Can We Do to Reduce Energy Consumption?

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Vinculum

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The forecast period is from 2018 to 2023, whereas 2017 is the base year for estimating the market study. SMEs and large enterprises are opting for the latest technologies and services to principally manage product details, payment systems, and inventory. North America. Latin America. during the forecast period.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In my work tonight, I carefully studied 2006-2015 financial results to select the Supply Chains to Admire winners. In the analysis, we study 33 industry peer groups across more than three hundred public companies. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 6, 2017

Thankfully, digitization of inventory and technology like real-time shipment tracking from 3PLs are taking the pinch out of switching for these companies. While civil unrest could slow down production or shipments in a foreign country, natural disasters can accomplish just as much shipping disruption in North America.

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Requis

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The manufacturers of tires are now sourcing recovered carbon black, because the old way of making it from petroleum is dirty and getting more and more expensive. Michelin North America is committed to using recovered carbon black, they’re going to phase out the furnace stuff and a lot of others are doing the same thing.

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Unleashed

JULY 11, 2021

Guidelines should be distinguished from mandatory legal requirements, based on reputable scientific studies, international and national standards and/or regulations. Sustainability is a characteristic of lean manufacturing through waste reduction and improved inventory control. Sustainability certifications in North America.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

The are the 8 Rights of Lean Transportation thinking: Right Materials, Right Quantity, Right time, Right Place, Right Source, Right Price, Right Quantity, and. The need to transport parts also drives inventory up, creates a need for space to store those parts, and uses energy for more forklift time and warehouse heating. Right Service.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2015

According to a study published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, the best way to get it out of your head is to…[answer at the end of the post]. Ever get a song stuck in your head? LeanLogistics Introduces LeanTMS Mobile for Network Carriers. “The Well, I was right.

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