Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2022

5] This lack of synchronization is partly due to “the logistics sector [having to] simultaneously contend with the hangover of red-hot demand and worries of a revenue-diminishing and inventory-swelling downturn.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Fulfillment by Amazon or Amazon FBA lets sellers in the Amazon marketplace take advantage of Amazon’s giant logistics operation to ship their orders. FBA items are eligible for Amazon Prime shipping and Amazon handles your angry customers (which Amazon considers its customers, not yours). Amazon FBA Inventory Woes.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 10, 2022

Northeast see less snow and rain than usual as La Niña causes storms to dump more precipitation over the Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee River valleys? But those who are best prepared have already taken measures such as building up inventories of sensitive commodities. Will the U.S. How much will La Niña increase precipitation in Asia?

Food 62

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Revenue: $69.217 billion (12 months ending May 31, 2020), $69.693 billion (2019) Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee, USA CEO: Frederick W. Kuehne + Nagel Inc. Kuehne + Nagel Inc.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

A micro fulfillment center (or MFC) is a small-scale storage facility that is used by ecommerce businesses to store their inventory closer to the end consumer so they can reduce cost and transit times. Due to their smaller capacity, they can only carry about 24-48 hours’ worth of inventory and require regular restocking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

The manufacturer’s private fleet has deployed a fleet of Einride EVs to haul freight between GE Appliances’ inbound warehouses and manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. In Tennessee, some of the EVs are also humanless Pods that use Einride’s artificial intelligence technology to haul goods.

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ShipBob

JUNE 2, 2021

The ability to fulfill and ship orders to the customer’s door quickly has led to the term “convenience economy,” since convenience has become the leading driver of buying behavior. . Customers expect fast, consistent, and reliable shipping. For instance, inventory distribution is a common on-demand logistics model.

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

In their rush to stand out in an ever-growing marketplace, businesses may exaggerate the benefits of their products or lose sight of their inventory management policies. This is a recent example of why this industry must prioritize inventory management to provide the safety and health benefits its consumers demand. Supplement Recalls.

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

In their rush to stand out in an ever-growing marketplace, businesses may exaggerate the benefits of their products or lose sight of their inventory management policies. This is a recent example of why this industry must prioritize inventory management to provide the safety and health benefits its consumers demand. Supplement Recalls.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2017

I’d like to bring your attention to the new whitepaper, “ New Supply Chain Technology Best Practices: The Application of New Technology in the Physical Supply Chain ,” released by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Walmart, for example, used a drone to verify inventory in one of its large distribution centers (DCs).

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 1, 2020

According to a paper published by the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, only 25% of a typical company’s end-to-end supply chain is being assessed in any way for risk. Interruption risk management strategies, including mapping and monitoring suppliers, should be applied when developing an informed inventory plan.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 5, 2020

According to a paper published by the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, only 25% of a typical company’s end-to-end supply chain is being assessed in any way for risk. Yet, without a crisis situation to motivate action, most companies place risk management at the bottom of the priority scale.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 2, 2020

According to a paper published by the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, only 25% of a typical company’s end-to-end supply chain is being assessed in any way for risk. Interruption risk management strategies, including mapping and monitoring suppliers, should be applied when developing an informed inventory plan.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 23, 2019

Rupy Sawhney is the Heath Fellow in Business and Engineering at the University of Tennessee, combining both fields through his knowledge of lean manufacturing, the optimization of production without a drop off in quality or worker health. Rupy Sawhney. The latter question is especially pertinent for B2B environments.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Chaturvedi: So far this year, Ohio, Arizona and Tennessee have seen the most job announcements associated with reshoring. Chaturvedi: A major question is: What will happen when China is firing on all cylinders, shipping cost come down and COVID is receding in our rear-view mirror. Texas has dropped from 2nd in 2020 to 13th in 2021.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

There are maintenance technicians to direct, labor to allocate, assets to keep track of, spare parts inventory to worry about and supplier networks to maintain. Assets are tangible inventory items that must be inspected, maintained, and are tracked with performance metrics. The Materials Supply Chain (MRO Inventory).

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

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EMERGE App

JULY 3, 2018

So, as a busy exporter, you’re either shipping your Made in USA goods outside of the States or count American buyers among your biggest customers outside of your country. Landed costs are expenses that need to be paid when you ship products from one country to the doorstep of the customer in another country. trillion in 2011 !

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

She spent her childhood and much of her professional life managing people, originally on processing ships in the Bering Sea, then later in manufacturing. Crystal Creek is a direct-to-consumer fulfillment business that provides shipping for ecommerce retailers across the U.S. Cathy was born into a fishing family in Alaska. and Canada.

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Bristlecone

APRIL 8, 2019

In today’s global economy, supply chains include all the people, systems, vendors, suppliers and processes involved in designing, making, selling, inventorying, shipping and delivering a product. If his wagon lost a wheel and he was delayed a day, it was an inconvenience, but his customers, all local, would still be there the next day.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2017

I’d like to bring your attention to the new whitepaper, “ New Supply Chain Technology Best Practices: The Application of New Technology in the Physical Supply Chain ,” released by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Walmart, for example, used a drone to verify inventory in one of its large distribution centers (DCs).

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

It is absolutely imperative to be in a position to do as much quality control as possible in house, so that all that is required thereafter is shipping from the manufacturer straight to the customer. He loves University of Tennessee football and thinks his black lab Reagan is the best dog. Stock reduces lead time but adds to costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Sam’s Club rolling out inventory accessory for cleaning robots. The company is launching the Student Ambassador Program on March 1 at Mississippi Valley State University, Jackson State University, Fayetteville State University, LeMoyne-Owen College, Lane College, Tennessee State University, Paul Quinn College, and Miles College.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. My take away?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

After six months of analysis, we decided the best fit was the combination of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital. In this orbit chart, Lenovo lags the competitor group at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin and struggles to drive improvement. The reason? Is this leadership?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Errors in interpretation of product specifications, shipping documents, and other critical instructions, due to language barriers are reduced. energy costs have dropped.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 12, 2024

Industry supply chains will need to weigh the risk of and migration of another shipping and logistics disruption. Thus far in 2024, a majority of auto workers within Volkswagen’s Tennessee production facility have voted to be represented by the UAW in labor negotiations. Contract negotiations officially began in February.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 24, 2025

On its first night of service in 1973, FedEx Express delivered 186 packages from Memphis, Tennessee, to 25 cities with 14 Dassault Falcon business jets. The next year the value of the planes doubled with demand for corporate airplanes and no inventory, so the equity in those 23 planes helped start FedEx.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

When it is not in motion, it is classified as inventory. But this took time – we had to “defrag” our supply chain, and eventually I learned we had 59 days of inventory. You can either ship it by boat from China (30 days) or by plane (FedEx). In this book, he emphasizes the importance of material being in motion.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

And things have only gotten worse: As of May 8th, the state of Tennessee hit out-of-stocks of 54.7%, with eight metro areas facing shortages of 50% or more. There are Five Symptoms of Outdated Forecasting and Inventory Planning Software: Have you diagnosed your problem– and solution–to improved demand planning?

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Enterra Insights

MAY 11, 2020

. “There’s a chance that your technology is limiting your ability to manage key elements of your shipping, supply chain and infrastructure. Audit Your Shipping Rates. “You should audit your shipping rates a few times per year. For many manufacturers, the coronavirus pandemic proved to be an excessive stress test.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Click here to send us your comments That according to a recent blog post by the maritime analysts at Drewry, which noted that “More than five years have passed since the huge shipping disruptions, damaging port congestion, and cost spikes of the Covid period, but one feature has remained: freight rate volatility.” Supply Chain Digest Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! It does not seem to consider a key indicator in days inventory on hand, which is key to determining a SC company's ability to forecast, manage inventory costs and reduce aged stock. Always have enough to Sell / Produce 2.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

The US thus spent about $131 billion more in parcel shipping than it did in rail transport last year - a bit more than a delta of $127.4 The second component of USBLC, inventory carrying costs (28.4% Parcel shipping costs were estimated at $229.7 Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article!

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! It does not seem to consider a key indicator in days inventory on hand, which is key to determining a SC company's ability to forecast, manage inventory costs and reduce aged stock. Always have enough to Sell / Produce 2.

Gartner 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Pre-tariff shipping was not enough to tighten the market balance even as seasonality improved in May,” Denoyer said. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! In May, the Linehaul Index fell 0.5% month-over-month. The year-over-year increase slowed to 0.6% in May from 0.9%

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! It does not seem to consider a key indicator in days inventory on hand, which is key to determining a SC company's ability to forecast, manage inventory costs and reduce aged stock. Always have enough to Sell / Produce 2.

Gartner 41

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