Cerasis

JUNE 14, 2017

But, how do supply chain leaders and managers ensure their omnichannel supply chain is working. The answer lies using these omnichannel supply chain metrics to carefully track and improve operations continuously. This is a simple key performance indicator (KPI), another name for metrics, to track. If vendors fall behind on this metric, you may need to re-evaluate your partnerships or expand your list of approved vendors.

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Cerasis

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Omnichannel has been a buzzword in supply-chain circles for several years, but retailers that have invested in implementing omnichannel strategies have shown less than superior results, says Steve Dennis via Forbes. These problems show weaknesses and overlooked concerns when implementing omnichannel supply chain strategies. Customer service is the beginning, middle, and end of omnichannel strategies. Make Incremental Steps Toward Omnichannel.

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Cerasis

MAY 18, 2018

Unfortunately, a lack of understanding in omnichannel supply chains has also led many companies to experience extreme issues in delivering on their promises. In addition, some may feel that growing into a seamless omnichannel sales strategy is impossible without supply chain technology hiccups, but that is not true. This naturally creates a large pool of data, and 3PIs have the technology to leverage this data to build and improve omnichannel supply chains.

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Veridian Solutions

AUGUST 5, 2019

In the omnichannel world, supply chain leaders need to understand every process and activity. Unfortunately, omnichannel also means more data in every aspect of your operation. Omnichannel supply chain analytics provide the level of insight needed to succeed in the omnichannel-driven world. Where Do Supply Chain Leaders Go Wrong with Omnichannel Supply Chain Analytics? The biggest problems with omnichannel analytics can be traced back to a simple issue.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The next time you feel the need to toast someone, raise your glass to all the supply chain professionals involved in omnichannel retail operations. Omnichannel logistics challenges. From a consumer perspective, omnichannel retail is about enjoying a seamless shopping experience across channels and selecting a delivery method that meets personal timing and location preferences. Lack of Inventory Visibility and Metrics. Finding the Right Transportation.

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SupplyPike

MAY 14, 2020

These activities can involve storage and transport of inventory or supplies, monitoring of day-to-day activities, the preparation behind these processes, and blending these different components throughout the supply chain. Omnichannel retailers must discover the best way to blend the occasionally disputing demand between offline stores and online retail. Five Key Metrics for Monitoring the Impact of Panic Buying on your Supply Chain. Learn about.

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Cerasis

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Last mile e-commerce, last mile technology, last mile metrics and white glove services make standard shipping conversations seem like child’s play, and the new focus on the last mile is anything but. Leveraging Metrics, Shippers Find Better Ways to Excel at Customer Service and Last Mile Services. White Glove Services and Transportation Management at an Extra Layer of Finesse to Last Mile Logistics.

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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?” It is rare today to read the Wall Street Journal or listen to an earnings call without hearing about the impact of rising transportation costs. The second question we get is what strategies can we implement to lower our transportation costs.

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Cerasis

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. How can you apply the digital supply chain for effectiveness including going omnichannel. Download: The Impact of Big Data in the Supply Chain & Transportation Management Industry Webinar Replay, Transcript & Presentation.

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Cerasis

AUGUST 31, 2018

Best Practices Are for Maximizing Warehouse Space Embracing Big Data analytics and supporting omnichannel fulfillment options—including ship-to-store and storefront-as-a-distribution-center—can help warehouse managers fully utilize available space.

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Cerasis

MARCH 30, 2018

The days of using a small, standalone warehouse management system (WMS) are ending, and distribution centers must turn to newer, more advanced warehouse management technology to meet rising demand for an omnichannel world. Upgrade your WMS to one capable of handling omnichannel pressure, and if necessary, consult with a third-party integrator (3PI), like Veridian, to reduce the risk of lost data and minimize modification to new systems.

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Cerasis

JUNE 30, 2017

But, modern businesses have grown to encompass an omnichannel sales opportunity. In other words, manufacturers need analytics from point-of-sale systems, transportation metrics and more. This can include offering like products in package deals, compiling changes in like demographics or sharing information to reduce costs across the scope of both companies’ transportation networks. Manufacturers have always struggled to know their customers.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 24, 2015

Yes , we can do it, but here is the trade-off on extra inventory and transportation cost. Turning customer focus from an idea to something practical is often achieved with metrics. Find the links between supply chain metrics – cycle time, inventory, service level, etc. – and business value metrics – revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, etc. – Matt leads the customer centricity, digital demand, omnichannel and sustainability content streams.

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Cerasis

JUNE 1, 2018

Maintaining scalability and efficiency in an omnichannel-driven world is difficult at best. Performance metrics can be used to provide real-time feedback, which helps keep employees motived and focused on continuous improvement. Twitter Facebook LinkedIn The post The Business Case For a Modern Warehouse Management System appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Cerasis

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Last mile eCommerce, last mile technology, last mile metrics and white glove services make standard shipping conversations seem like child’s play, and the new focus on last mile is anything but. Leveraging Metrics, Shippers Find Better Ways to Excel at Customer Service and Last Mile Services. White Glove Services and Transportation Management at an Extra Layer of Finesse to Last Mile Logistics.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 1, 2018

But omnichannel retail is causing retailers to revisit practices like this and explore a new approach that flips the sequence, using analytics to first determine what is likelier to sell, then deciding what to carry. By using data to stock items with higher forecasted demand, they can reallocate cash that would normally be tied up in poorly performing inventory, avoid margin erosion from markdowns and dead stock, and increase overall on-shelf availability metrics.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

To give you an idea of what this is doing, the classic retail metrics, “same store sales” and “sales per square foot”, are no longer being reported by Macy’s department stores. Some of the issues impacted include manufacturing, catalog management, BI and analytics, pricing, order management, customer service, fulfillment and transportation, and many, many others. Capacity for order fulfillment is a massive question in the omnichannel environment.

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Cerasis

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Companies expanded e-commerce and omnichannel solutions simultaneously as well, reports Steve Banker of Logistics Viewpoints. However, newer management systems, such as a comprehensive transportation management system (TMS) that integrates warehouse management with transportation management, are starting to offer more accessibility and personalization options.

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Cerasis

MAY 11, 2018

In other words, the WMS should provide full functionality and access across your enterprise and peripheral activities, reports Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisers , giving you the ability to position your company among the industry’s leading omnichannel retailers. Furthermore, track the return on investment (ROI) of the system with KPIs and metrics. 5 Considerations appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Veridian Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Customers have grown accustomed to omnichannel shopping, and as retailers work to blend their channels, even brick-and-mortar stores take on an e-commerce role. WMS Use Increases Warehousing and Transportation Efficiency. As the 2019 holiday shopping season approaches, shippers need robust WMS functions to handle the complexities of warehouse and transportation management. Experts believe the 2019 peak shopping season will fall short of 2018.

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Logistics Trends and Insights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Amazon planned ahead on an extensive product assortment and investments in infrastructure (transportation logistics, fulfillment centers & payment systems) prior to starting their operations in India five years ago.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In this guide we’ll discuss: Different types of order fulfillment Software options to strengthen order fulfillment Inventory picking techniques The difference between omnichannel and multichannel fulfillment Common costs associated with order fulfillment Finding the best order fulfillment choice for you More resources on order fulfillment Different types of order fulfillment Before we get into the nitty-gritty, let’s first take a look at exactly what order fulfillment entails.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 19, 2020

It’s a discipline centered on the storage, transportation, and distribution of products. Enabling real omnichannelity. Which data metrics are most relevant to your demand forecasting? There has been a lot written and spoken about supply chain operations during the coronavirus pandemic. Supply chain operations are complex — encompassing a broad array of processes and operations.

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Veridian Solutions

AUGUST 9, 2018

Best Practices Are for Maximizing Warehouse Space Embracing Big Data analytics and supporting omnichannel fulfillment options—including ship-to-store and storefront-as-a-distribution-center—can help warehouse managers fully utilize available space. Use metrics and Big Data analytics for performance measurement and improvement, explains Inbound Logistics. Integrate ALL SYSTEMS, including last-mile delivery and the transportation management system.

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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. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is writing her third book, Leadership Matters. It was an early morning. I cradled my cup of tea in my hand.

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Veridian Solutions

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Automation in the warehouse is essential to meeting the growing demand of e-commerce and the blending of traditional supply chain channels into the omnichannel supply chain. A Guide to the Warehouse Metrics Supply Chain Execs Should Track. Although automation often applies to the physical capacity within a warehouse, it also applies to the management of labor resources and other areas such as transportation management.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2017

If your company is trading in the fast-paced arena of omnichannel retail , this is one buzzword you really need to pay attention to. Your options will be to work with LTL or parcel carriers, or contract with one or more 3PLs for your last mile transportation. The beauty of these non-home-delivery services is that you can reduce transport costs by delivering to fewer individual locations and also eliminate many concerns about the way drivers represent your business.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

It makes sense to run reverse logistics as a profit centre with corresponding KPI and metrics. Network analysis will be crucial for finding the best configuration of return centres, given factors like retail locations and transport facilities with backhaul possibilities. The immediate future of logistics and distribution is omnichannel – order anywhere, buy anywhere, including web, post, and physical point of sale.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As the biggest players in fulfillment, distribution and omnichannel retail continue to push boundaries, logistics and planning strategists are forced to innovate. “By keeping an eye on these warehousing metrics, you can map out an error-resistant fulfillment process that moves from order to delivery as efficiently as possible. ” — 7 Metrics You Need to Streamline Your Warehousing Processes , Aero Fulfillment; Twitter: @AeroFulfillment.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Consumer demands are constantly changing, whether this is their demand for faster order fulfillment due to the e-commerce last mile race currently occurring or meeting customer demands for omnichannel communications and better service. Many areas of the supply chain might not feel as if they are affected by this omnichannel revolution, but it disturbs every part of the supply chain. Mock has nearly a decade of operational transportation experience.

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Supply Chain Nation

MARCH 22, 2017

A large-scale retail organization is like a living breathing animal with multiple arms: buyers working with brand vendors and private label suppliers form the sourcing arm, marketing team working with planners and creative agencies form the promotion planning arm, planning team working with distribution team, who in turn work with outsourced DC and transportation vendors forms another arm.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

One is time to recover (TTR), the time it would take for a particular node in the supply chain — a supplier facility, a distribution center, or a transportation hub — to be restored to full functionality after a disruption. Yet many companies, lulled by efficient and relatively inexpensive logistics and transport, have been applying lean and just-in-time production methods that span global networks.

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Supply Chain Nation

MARCH 22, 2017

A large-scale retail organization is like a living breathing animal with multiple arms: buyers working with brand vendors and private label suppliers form the sourcing arm, marketing team working with planners and creative agencies form the promotion planning arm, planning team working with distribution team, who in turn work with outsourced DC and transportation vendors forms another arm.

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India DC Exercises Omnichannel 40

Cerasis

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Today is day three of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation , Freight. This year, most were interested in logistics management trends, and transportation - specifically in the last mile and white glove services. What Is Last Mile Logistics & Why Are More Shippers Looking at This Transportation Function?

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