Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Gartner says, adding that “They are approaching the current environment from a data-driven analytical method that wasn’t nearly as prominent five years ago.” Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Supply Chain Digest Says. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

In the first facility management was focused on controlling the workforce through individual metrics. And the total amount of inventory on hand to provide the next-day service that both facilities promise their customers is also much lower in the second distribution center. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

The final pillar of defense against cargo theft involves collaboration with trusted partners to track threats and report incidents – which often doesn’t happen even in today’s environment. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

Cargo

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Ongoing disruptions in the Middle East are driving up supply chain costs across energy, transportation, insurance, inventory, and technology. Organizations should trial rail options where feasible, weighing higher costs against faster transit. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article!

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 29, 2025

That price would represent about a 23% premium to Norfolk Southern’s stock before the first reports of a potential deal this month. Bloomberg News reported previously that a transaction could be announced as soon as this week. Norfolk Southern is set to report second-quarter earnings July 29. billion. (at

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

But according to a report on the data, US birth rates rose only for one demographic: Hispanic women. births per 1,000 women in 2023 was the lowest ever recorded since data collection began in 1909, according to the CDC report. That left logistics costs as a percent of US GDP down a bit in 2024 to 8.7%. trillion, up from $2.44

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

of GDP The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and partners Kearney and Penske Logistics are out last week with the 2025 State of Logistics Report, looking primarily at 2024 data. Again this year, Penske Logistics funded the report development. Somewhere along the way, CSCMP took over the sponsorship.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

I will note we lost one member of our index when software maker and privately held Aptean acquired Logility early in 2025, and will soon lose another software company when non-public WiseTech’s purchase of e2open is finalized. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article!

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Click here to send us your comments The Cass report showed May shipment volumes in the US were down 3.4%seasonally Click here to send us your comments The Cass report showed May shipment volumes in the US were down 3.4%seasonally Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! What do you say?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Commandment 9: Insist on User Friendliness Independent of the effort put forth to design a system, purchase hardware and develop software, the single biggest test of implementation occurs when an operator attempts to scan bar coded media. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article!

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

That was captured in the SOL report by the chart below, which shows uncertainty, as tracked by something called the Economic Policy Uncertainty Index from an organization of academics using the same name as the index. Source: State of Logstics Report 2025 May you live in interesting times, as the Chinese saying goes. (at

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

There is no shortage of reporting tools, green fuel pilots or glossy ESG statements. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Not technologically. Not mentally.”

South Africa

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 31, 2025

That marked the first time the vacancy rate surpassed 7% since 2014, as businesses rushed extra inventory into their existing warehouses earlier this year and then paused decision-making during the Trump administration’s on-again, off-again tariff rollout. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article!

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 8, 2025

Replenishment of the split case locations became the bottleneck, in part because of an issue I still have never seen a great solution for: when volumes for a wave will wipe out a location’s inventory, but the required replenishment exceeds the location’s capacity when it arrives. Where do you put the stuff?

Distribution

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

Another manager in the computers and electrics sector stated that: “Tariffs continue to cause confusion and uncertainty for long-term procurement decisions. reported in May (above 50 = rising prices), so prices rose again but at a somewhat smaller rate). The Inventories Index registered 49.2, a little up from 48.5

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

Analysis

Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 5, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 4, 2025

4, 2025 The US Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for July was released Friday by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), and came in at a level of 48.0, 4, 2025 The US Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for July was released Friday by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), and came in at a level of 48.0, reported in June.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 17, 2025

Electric Charging Station Installs Soar in Q2 According to a report from Transport Topics this week, 703 high-speed, public charging stations opened in the US in the second quarter, the second-largest such infrastructure boom on record, according to Department of Energy data. An y reaction to t hese stories? (at

Supply Chain Design Software

GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The roles of logistics and procurement in an efficient supply chain cannot be overstated. According to Paul Myerson , reports Industry Week, up 70 percent of a company’s costs come from procurement and logistics operations. So, why do supply chain managers not take advantage of this data with respect to procurement?

Manufacturing Procurement

ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

Retail returns occur when a customer returns the purchased items to a seller in exchange for a refund, store credit, or a similar product. Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. 84% of buyers read the return policy before making an online purchase.

Retail

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

Dick’s Sporting Goods reported its Q1 financials this week, beating expectations but lower its outlook. The more cautious outlook is driven by wage and inflationary pressures, as well as increased freight costs. Diving deeper into the factors behind cost increases, Dick’s management noted the high fuel prices that continue to increase.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

This means supply chain and logistics professionals need to distinguish between more frequently purchased products and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. In a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, only 36% of organizations reported that they had a clear overall plan for digital transformation.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Supply chain execution is required to distinguish between the high runner purchases and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. In a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, only 36% of organizations reported having a clear overall plan for digital transformation. The Improved Way.

Supply Chain Network Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

customers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than have it shipped to a home address, as the e-commerce giant joins other retailers in racing to slash costs for home delivery and returns amid slack consumer demand. The inspections are being carried out by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The company is offering U.S.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

The SAP acquisition of Ariba slowed innovation and the purchase, and then the failed promise of investment in Crossgate was disappointing to SAP supply chain business users. ” In the state of Texas they have an expression I think is fitting for the Elementum solution: It is, “Big hat, but no cattle.” It only responds.

Supply Chain Design Software

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2019

According to Steve Banker via Forbes , Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods positioned the company to corner the omnichannel area , and Amazon went a step further. Meanwhile, inventory levels rose 3.6 million returns, reports the Washington Post. Spot rates rose 9 percent, but some were as high as 12 percent.

Trends

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As physical stores opened, shut down and re-opened again, consumers became more flexible in the way they shop for, and purchase, just about every product. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT. While driving a projected $14.1

Logistics Network Optimization Software

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Supply chain execution is required to distinguish between the high runner purchases and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. In a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, only 36% of organizations reported having a clear overall plan for digital transformation. The Improved Way.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain