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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. At a high level, what GEON does is purchase plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility.

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Peloton’s Supply Chain Strategy Turnabout

Supply Chain Matters

Industry supply chains experienced unprecedented and sudden changes in pandemic related product demand coupled with nonstop production, transportation and logistics delays. With so many having to work from home during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, consumers upped their purchases of in-home fitness equipment.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

At the beginning of this week, I took a “boy’s trip” with my son and my dad to Ohio to check out the Football Hall of Fame and the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. And now on to this week’s logistics news. billion as previously reported. Ports have not yet reported July numbers, but Global Port Tracker projected the month at 1.91

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Ecommerce’s Dirty Little Secret with Aaron Schwartz

The Logistics of Logistics

Aaron is the President of Loop , a post-purchase platform that enables brands to transform returns into exchanges. Loop is a post-purchase platform that enables Shopify’s biggest brands, such as Allbirds, FIGS, Princess Polly and Chubbies, to transform returns into exchanges. 2022 Ecommerce Returns Benchmark Report.

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Dig Deep: What to Know About TMS Hosting, Data Models and Integration

Talking Logistics

If you’ve ever purchased a transportation management system (TMS) for your organization – or any enterprise software – you know that the term “software as a service” (SaaS) gets thrown around a lot. JP Wiggins is Co-Founder & Vice President of Logistics at 3Gtms , where he manages channels and partnerships for the company.

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New Developments Among Electric Vehicle Automotive Players

Supply Chain Matters

EV producer Tesla reported a setback in quarter over quarter vehicle production and delivery performance. The EV auto maker reported quarterly deliveries amounted to 254,695 cars in Q2. That delivery number compared with the 310,048 reported deliveries in the first quarter of this year. Volkswagen.

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Amazon and Google Forcing Retailers to Adapt or Perish

Supply Chain Collaborator

Here’s some reporting on two recent articles about the major plays being made by titans Amazon and Google and some analysis on what these seismic events portend for the traditional retailer. The fleet of planes based in Ohio gives the company more control of the last mile, and lower costs through practices like cross-docking.