ToolsGroup
MAY 17, 2022
Image source: Cape Analytics. Reports from Costco shoppers indicate that the same brand of chlorine tablets were $129.99 Apparently, customers purchased the same product for just $70 back in 2020. The staff traveled to six states and 15 cities back in 2021, on the hunt for pool supplies they couldn’t get in North Texas.
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. 83% of consumers with a household income of over $100,000 report that returns are important.
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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 Viewpoints
JANUARY 26, 2021
The hyper-focus on meeting customer expectations is also creating pressures upstream in the supply chain, as manufacturers extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions. To meet customers’ growing expectations for personalized offerings, the typical company’s product lines have grown exponentially.
The Logistics of Logistics
AUGUST 29, 2019
I was involved with the procurement of equipment and materials. We once had to move a prototype oil rig from Texas to Saudi Arabia. For example, all the hospitals that got supported with tens of thousands of purchase orders that Aramco was handling. The expected metrics were part of the contract. It had 2,500 pieces.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 20, 2023
This January the company reported that its annual recurring revenue grew at over 84% year-over-year. If you take a big consumer goods company, you don’t need to just model products and customers,” o9’s CEO explained. These different planning horizon decisions require different models. “So, billion after a funding round.
Unleashed
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
If you’re selling products, your customers should feel confident that they can negotiate with you in the event their purchased goods arrive damaged, incorrect, or are no longer required. One paper from the University of Texas at Arlington suggests that lenience may yield better results than strictness.
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