Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Unfortunately, e-commerce means a higher rate of returns, but giving customers the ability to return online purchases to brick-and-mortar locations through e-commerce in-store returns is the key to unlocking greater success in the omnichannel customer experience. Products that are damaged during transportation. Buyer’s remorse.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2018

Companies across all industries are dealing with rising transportation costs and a key question many CEOs, CFOs, and supply chain executives are asking is, “What can we do to better manage and control our freight spend in today’s market?” The second question we get is what strategies can we implement to lower our transportation costs.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Unfortunately, e-commerce means a higher rate of returns, but giving customers the ability to return online purchases to brick-and-mortar locations through e-commerce in-store returns is the key to unlocking greater success in the omnichannel customer experience. Products that are damaged during transportation. Buyer’s remorse.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 21, 2022

Keeping track of inventory in the modern omnichannel era can be a challenge. Logistics, Transportation, and Delivery Management. Logistics, Transportation, and Delivery Management. Potter notes, “The way the retail business handles logistics and transportation has already been altered by AI. AI can help.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

This growth, combined with the impact digital commerce has on consumer behavior, has what the Wall Street Journal called “an outsize impact” on the supply chain. Increased e-commerce volumes and omnichannel strategies are putting unprecedented demands on the supply chain. Commerce Department reported e-commerce sales grew at 4.2

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It’ll come to me eventually, but in the meantime, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Kewill Acquires the IBM® Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS). Great stuff, but I believe the rate of innovation in omnichannel solutions is far outpacing what most retailers are able to implement and execute today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Following their fourth quarter results, top executives talked about their supply chain and omnichannel strategy at a high level. On June 2, 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported that a ransomware attack against JBS had resulted in the cancellation of shifts across all US plants.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 22, 2016

As the folks on Sesame Street would say, the future of transporting goods and people is brought to you by the letter ‘D’ — as in droids, drones, and driverless. If your answer is still “We’re in the transportation and warehousing business,” then your value proposition in the eyes of customers is becoming more limited and commoditized.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

August 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). The omnichannel retail chess pieces keep moving, and Amazon made a strategic move this week. According to the Wall Street Journal , the company plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store in midtown Manhattan. Life is good in freight transportation.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

TECSYS Acquires OrderDynamics to Expand Omnichannel Distribution Capabilities for E-Commerce Companies. I’ll just repeat what I said last month: if you can provide warehousing, transportation and/or material handling equipment to support disaster relief efforts, I encourage you to contact ALAN. 3Gtms Releases 3G-TM v17.4

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 16, 2021

According to an article published in the Wall Street Journal , “In grocery stores, the average number of different items sold was down 7.3%.” ” With fewer product lines purchased by retailers, suppliers must ensure that those still regularly selling to big box stores are not subject to production or transportation issues.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2015

Cargo Chief Cracks the Code on Transportation Capacity. It is an important part of our value proposition as an omnichannel retailer serving customers who shop our stores and websites whenever, wherever and however they prefer,” said R.B. chief omnichannel officer. “ XPO Logistics Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results.

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Veridian Solutions

MAY 28, 2019

Move products closer to consumers in urban and along major transportation routes, asserts Hattie Hayes of Sourcing Journal. Instead of trying to put out fires with excessive inventory, supply chain leaders should take steps to streamline and optimize inventory to gain efficiency in the world of omnichannel and e-commerce.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2016

Omnitracs’ Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.7.4 In today’s Wall Street Journal , Brian Baskin highlights how Pitney Bowes is shifting away from selling postage meters and other mailing equipment and services and moving aggressively toward selling international e-commerce software and services instead. percent from 2015 to $82.4

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Enterra Insights

MAY 19, 2021

The impact was across manufacturing plants, transport networks, warehouses, and retail outlets. 6] James Rundle, “ Supply Chain Strains Sharpen Focus on AI ,” The Wall Street Journal, 31 March 2021. [7] From his perspective, companies with digital transformation strategies in place fared better than those that didn’t.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 21, 2022

Transportation and warehousing jobs also fell — but very slightly (less than 1%) — after last year’s 67.4% Omnichannel operations, for example, will continue to hold pride of place even after the pandemic fades into the past. The drop was the largest since 2016, when hiring fell nearly 9.6%. growth, according to Challenger.”[3]

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Daphne Howland ( @daphnehowland ) reports, “[Amazon’s decision] is influencing retailers of all sizes to mull similar policies, in light of their own rising problem of escalating returns, according to a report from omnichannel retail management firm Brightpearl. Some 61% of U.S. ”[3]. ” Footnotes. [1]

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Companies strive to balance transportation costs with the costs of real estate and labor. Logistics spaces located in more suburban areas often offer lower rental rates and labor costs, but higher transportation costs. of all warehouse space available in the first quarter of 2020, according to Statista.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 31, 2018

With the rise of e-commerce and omnichannel operations, robots and automation have made a big supply chain impact — especially in warehouses. 4] He explains, “Once the dream of science fiction authors, autonomous vehicles now look set to be the next ‘great leap’ in transportation.” ” Footnotes. [1]

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 25, 2021

William Salter, CEO and president of Paragon Software Systems, observes, “Last-mile fulfillment is no longer simply the concern of the transport department tasked with driving down fuel costs and increasing first-time delivery. .” Right now is not too early.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

McKinsey finds that five themes have become evident among consumers across the globe: the shift to value and essentials, the flight to digital and omnichannel, the shock to loyalty, the health and “caring” economy, and the homebody economy. Consumer behaviour. We need new organizational models.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

According to Eric Johnson of the Journal of Commerce , “Using a common industry estimate of freight spend representing 5 to 10 percent of total revenue for a shipper, that would equate to $50 million to $100 million in freight spend. Transportation and e-commerce are unique within the industry. Collect Freight.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 7, 2018

The rise of e-commerce and omnichannel sales strategies have dramatically altered the logistics landscape. Although there are still no autonomous trucks that transport thousands of tons of goods on the open road, autonomous forklifts, and robot arms are a common piece of technology in modern warehouses.”[11] ”[14].

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

By maintaining its own trucking fleet, Walmart gains greater control over transportation and delivery schedules, leading to improved efficiency and timely product replenishment. By eliminating unnecessary intermediaries and optimizing production and transportation, overall supply chain costs can be minimized. Nguyen T.T.H.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

An example is the understanding of the shopper across the moments of truth in omnichannel strategies. These Supply Chain Operating Network Strategies enable multi-tier many-to-many enablement of first and second/third tiers of suppliers of services, materials and transportation. Check out the new Shaman’s Journal.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 19, 2015

He has published widely in the area of Supply Chain Management and is Editorial Advisor to a number of top journals in this area. Like most logistics managers, he said, he stumbled into studying logistics and transportation from another industry. Richard Wilding did not seek out a career in supply chain. Lessons from the Past.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2021

If supply chain stories appearing on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, or The Onion publishing a post related to supply chain, or the recent cover art of The New Yorker aren’t proof enough, then here is Exhibit 47 of how you know “supply chain” has gone mainstream: And thank you Jack White.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

A traditional viewpoint of manufacturers reveals many flaws in the efficiencies of standard shipping, transportation, and other logistics processes. billion by 2018, reports Brian Baskin of the Wall Street Journal. Inherently, manufacturing and logistics go hand in hand.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 10, 2020

The editorial board of the Wall Street Journal (WSFJ) notes, “Everyone seems to hate America’s giant tech companies these days — except the hundreds of millions of people who use their products. 1] Editorial Board, “ Big Tech’s Antitrust Paradox ,” The Wall Street Journal, 29 July 2020. [2] ” Footnotes. [1]

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The blog spends a lot of time focusing on the use of transportation management systems and how they can increase efficiency in your supply chain. Its topics include upcoming supply chain conferences, warehouse technology innovation, logistics insights, and transportation cost control. Top Omnichannel Supply Chain Blogs We Follow.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As I noted in an earlier post, the food sector is now learning what companies in other sectors (like entertainment and transportation) learned several years ago. The FMI/Nielsen study suggested six organizational imperatives that can help retailers and manufacturers accelerate their omnichannel success. The digital era is disruptive.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Amazon to Begin Sunday Deliveries, With Post Office’s Help ( Wall Street Journal ). Pushes Omnichannel Focus ( Women’s Wear Daily ). Truckers Tire of Government Sleep Rules ( Wall Street Journal ). transportation trucking USPS' Freight Shipments Rose 0.8% in September from August.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2015

“Drones have a lot of potential to further connect our vast network of stores, distribution centers, fulfillment centers and transportation fleet,” Wal-Mart spokesman Dan Toporek said. “There is a Walmart within five miles of 70 percent of the U.S.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Paul Abbott is an expert logistician with more than 25 years working on articles for the supply chain space and more than four decades working as an award-winning journal. His background includes web journalism, magazine editing and publication, video production, newsletter authorship and more. Paul Abbott. Dave Blanchard.

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