Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

Journalist Sara Kiley Watson ( @SaraKileyWatson ) explains, “It’s no surprise that wasting things is a nightmare for the environment — everything that we eat, wear, and otherwise consume takes up natural resources that in many cases are far from infinite. By any metric, the situation looks grim.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

Journalist Sara Kiley Watson ( @SaraKileyWatson ) explains, “It’s no surprise that wasting things is a nightmare for the environment — everything that we eat, wear, and otherwise consume takes up natural resources that in many cases are far from infinite. By any metric, the situation looks grim.

Waste Reduction 130

Waste Reduction Food Supply Chain Planning Software Resource Reduction 130

Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

Con-way Freight Raises the Bar on Mexico Service, Adds Door-to-Door Tracking, 24-Hour Customer Resource Center, Enhanced Web Tools. XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America. In this week’s news, new products and services and a couple of acquisitions top the list.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 130

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Talking Logistics

JULY 2, 2014

Meanwhile, Omitracs has been a leading telematics solution provider for more than 25 years, serving over 2,500 private and for-hire fleet customers and more than 270,000 vehicles throughout North America and Latin America.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

Thus, prioritizing sustainable procurement has become a critical component of companies' policies; by doing so, organizations promote transparency, fairness, resource efficiency, and ethical practices while enhancing their brand image and competitiveness.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 2, 2016

Made between a buyer and seller, a TSA sees that the ‘mother-ship’ provides support to the divested company over a defined period of time, with services such as accounting, IT, procurement and human resources, among others. To learn more on this topic, read “Whitepaper: Divestures and the Threat to Supply Chain Performance.”.

3PL 100

3PL Optimal Sourcing Modeling Procurement Analytics 100

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

By the end of the ‘90s, more companies focused on ERP (enterprise resource planning) upgrades, mainly driven by challenges from first generation code that did not support Y2K. How can I best utilize limited resources to meet customer needs with success, especially respective of e-commerce?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Robinson Introduces Navisphere App for Customers.

Optimal Sourcing 100

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

That’s a drag on time and resources. The race is on to harness AI to achieve quantum leaps in productivity — but success also hinges on investing time, energy and resources in change management. Metrics are critical as well. So what are some of the fundamental characteristics of sound change management?

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 3, 2017

1% of the entire population of North America uses Facebook. YouTube on mobile alone reaches more 18 – 39-year-olds than any cable network in America ; and, 80% of the time spent on social media platforms is done on mobile phones. Social media is an untapped resource in trade promotion. That helps a lot, doesn’t it?

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Hurricane Ida struck the Gulf coast, and knocked out more than 60% of America’s PVC production offline. Gulf Coast export PVC prices were assessed at $1,900 a metric tonne for the week of Sept. For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical).

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The current company is stronger in North America than Europe. Barloworld, a South African software provider, was attempting to enter the North American market. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is working on her third book, Leadership Matters.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. It helps opt for resources that are energy efficient and CO2 neutral.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Local resources, in the countries of final distribution, manage demand and inventory planning. The next formal face-to-face session to discuss the pilots is on April 13 in North America and April 28th in Europe. Building talent in the global market is a continued challenge. The sessions are open to all innovators.

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Locus

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Diving deep into these swirling waters, Brian McLean, Director of Sales for North America at Locus, offered enlightening insights in a recent InFocus Webinar. US returns contributed to 16 million metric tons of carbon emissions and nearly 6 billion pounds of landfill waste annually.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Content Summary: Trucks Platoon Across North Carolina Turnpike. Media Image. transactionID. 4c81f2b2-cc31-43f9-9b83-b4d9691886a9.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. The company has shown sustained improvement on this metric. They operate, both their own fleet and a dedicated fleet, that has 5,300 trucks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. Shell operates as a single-instance of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). To prove the concept, Nick decided to run a simulation and tested the North America market.

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The Lean Supply Chain

JULY 7, 2015

RTLS also enables management to monitor yard operations’ key performance indicators (KPIs) based on quantifiable productivity metrics measured by the actions of the yard trucks. The overall system of a company is called Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). YMS vendors : High Jump. WMS, YMS and TMS can be a part of ERP.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Resources and Suppliers Tied to Ukraine and Russia. Air cargo carriers in North America posted an 11.4% Deloitte ). Wall Street Journal ). Automotive News Europe ). Financial Times ).

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

However, not all systems can seamlessly share data and integrate, and it will take time for both Maersk and Pilot to create a harmonized balance across their resources. For shippers, the changes amount to a need for an independent resource like Intelligent Audit that can aggregate data from multiple resources.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

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Alloy

MARCH 4, 2021

In North America, they operate two distinct supply chains for that: one to retailers (such as Walmart, O’ Reilly Auto Parts and AutoZone) and another to installers (including Valvoline Instant Oil Change centers and other oil-change shops). Look how we can help you … what metrics we can provide you coming out of Alloy.”.

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RELEX Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Most conversations I had in the past about using forecast data in planograms were focused on using it like it is a new historical metric, the same way we would talk about bringing in consumer loyalty data. Subscribe to similar resources. Subscribe to get a monthly digest of our most valuable resources delivered to your inbox.

Forecasting 28

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Elementum

MARCH 27, 2018

As a finite but clearly valuable resource locked mostly in countries with difficult-to-track labor standards, cobalt’s supply chain has fallen under intense scrutiny in recent months, and companies are rushing to get their share. million metric tons (or 60% of the world’s supply). million metric tons (or 60% of the world’s supply).

Resource Reduction 87

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Mobile apps can generate reports and monitor performance metrics. They don’t really have the resources to build a safe supply chain, but they can count on larger freight businesses who offer big data capabilities to their customers. As a result, leaders are unaware of changing conditions that impact capacity and access.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 76

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Elementum

MARCH 27, 2018

As a finite but clearly valuable resource locked mostly in countries with difficult-to-track labor standards, cobalt’s supply chain has fallen under intense scrutiny in recent months, and companies are rushing to get their share. million metric tons (or 60% of the world’s supply). million metric tons (or 60% of the world’s supply).

Resource Reduction 60

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