Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The retail industry is rich with data. There is so much data, and to make use of it, we need to use data mining and analytics to drive meaningful insights that can be put to some good use. Four Ways of Using Cluster Analysis in Retail. This is where advanced analytics and AI/ML techniques help.

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Logility

MAY 18, 2020

Chances are, if you’re in marketing, sales, or one of the more technical aspects of business, you’ve used predictive analytics in some part of your job. But your company doesn’t have to be a retail giant to use predictive analytics. But your company doesn’t have to be a retail giant to use predictive analytics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. Procurement ran a request for proposal event.

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ivalua

JUNE 12, 2025

If you’re evaluating procurement technology or exploring ways to drive more value from existing systems, chances are you’re looking beyond tactical fixes – you want a smarter, scalable strategy. Misaligned priorities across finance, legal, and procurement create friction that delays decision-making and reduces impact.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Retail planning customers can isolate, measure, and manage the influence on weather on their businesses. Planalytics weather-driven demand analytics integrate with ToolsGroup retail planning solutions including demand forecasting , dynamic retail allocation , and replenishment software. About Planalytics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to OECD, during the pandemic, brick-and-mortar retail services such as food services saw 7.7% drop in sales while non-store retailers (mostly E-Commerce providers) achieved 14.8% It is now possible for Q-commerce companies or retailers to use this model. increase with their sales in the U.S. Route Optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Retailers know firsthand how quickly the market can change. That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

The piece, “CPG/Retail E-Marketplaces: The Emperor’s New Clothes?” In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The widely-held view was that the e-procurement market would fuel the next generation of marketplace applications. was controversial.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

I see a preponderance of reports and white papers that have lots of pages but say little. Optimization engines to improve functional metric performance resulted in an exploding number of planners. Let’s take a couple of examples: Retail Available to Promise (ATP). A major retailer has 33 instances of Manhattan.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 13, 2015

Throughout the supply chain, the use of metrics to track and understand processes provides an invaluable resource for ensuring increased production and customer satisfaction. What Distribution Center Metrics Need Tracking? However, the most important metrics can be categorized into the following eight areas. On-Time Shipping.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 23, 2025

By embedding analytics across logistics, sourcing, and fulfillment, businesses gain the visibility and foresight needed to stay competitive.Analytics-driven leadership is no longer a luxury; it’s the foundation of operational survival in todays volatile business environment. Analytics allows organizations to move beyond intuition.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 29, 2013

Which supply chain metrics correlate to market capitalization by Morningstar sector? E-commerce is a more profitable form of retailing. Amazon can now deliver almost every category of item to your home with no shipping cost for Amazon Prime customers. Club store formats improved retail turns and operating margins.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

History of Reverse Logistics is at the Core of The Stories of War, Retail, eCommerce, and Automotive Aftermarket : As you will see today the history of reverse logistics is quite older than the buzz word of it being thrown around more often today, due to the rise of internet retailing, also known as eCommerce. Read the Full Post.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Metrics used to evaluate these new books are as below, 1) Citation count from Google Scholar 2) Number of reviews found on Amazon.com 3) Editorial Opinion Citation count is a standard way to evaluate any publication. So, customer''s review on Amazon.com (3 stars or more) is also used as a metric.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

In the last decade, ecommerce was a permissible and desirable channel only for retailers. They were afraid of retail retaliation. Today, only 58% of retailers have a good PI signal in their stores, and only 60% have a good PI signal in their distribution centers. The proliferation of the business models is exciting.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 16, 2021

With the advent of globalization, the Internet, and more recently, the proliferation of mobile technology into every aspect of our lives, there has been a remarkable shift in the world of retail from a product-centric to customer-centric model. What is Lean Retail? The impact of lean retail on supply chain management.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 3, 2022

Retail is detail. And there is a lot of ‘detail’ for retailers to manage and factor into the business every day. Despite knowing all this, too many retailers ignore the impact of weather and this adds error to plans and demand forecasts. How Weather Influences Retail Demand. It all evens out in the end.

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Precoro

JUNE 3, 2025

Businesses often use it in retail and purchasing. Category management isn’t just another procurement trend. It’s a way for companies to group similar goods or services (like IT infrastructure, facilities, or raw materials) and manage them holistically instead of handling every purchase in isolation.

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crisp

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Retail data is a necessary foundation for CPG operations and decision-making, providing suppliers with crucial visibility into real-time retail and inventory movements across thousands of touchpoints. With structured data as the foundation, AI enables smarter, faster decision-making across the enterprise.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM. 5 Key Metrics to Use for Scoring Supplier Quality Management (From LNS Research ). Cost of quality. The definition of this metric is similar to the way it sounds.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. The First Step: Bring all the data together and ensure analytics and planning can happen on the same platform. . Accurate and timely reconciliation of purchase orders with receipts.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 16, 2025

This extensive connectivity has resulted in impressive metrics: 1.2 Key features include Consumer Visibility and Last Mile Connect, built to “enhance the post-purchase customer experience” for retailers and drive Net Promoter Score by providing “advanced delivery communication.”

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2017

Modern technologies can give manufacturers real-time insight into the ways products are moving in retail and online environments. In other words, manufacturers need analytics from point-of-sale systems, transportation metrics and more. But, patterns today do not necessarily reflect the needs for tomorrow.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 22, 2013

Words like big data, omni-channel fulfillment, smarter commerce, mobility and customer-centric retail filled the room. I believe in each of these concepts, and would like to see progression in the execution of the delivery of value in the retail value network. The air was thick. However, I think that it is time to take a time-out.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The retailer plans to double the number of sites in the coming years and currently operates more than 55 dedicated same-day sites across the U.S. As more consumers shop online and send back more of those orders, retailers have moved to crack down on fraud. Retailers estimate 13.7 Retailers estimate 13.7 percent, or $24.5

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Here explain what DSI is, how to use it, and why it’s crucial to track this metric in your business – whether you’re a retailer, manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor. For retailers, DSI is a straightforward way to keep track of how quickly stock moves through the business. Average Inventory = Ending Inventory (e.g.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 24, 2024

While no two customers will have quite the same game plan, we’re building off the same foundation of retail logistics expertise we’ve accumulated over 15+ years of service to the CPG community. With retail compliance requirements always changing, it’s hard to keep track of what each retailer expects.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2018

Omni-channel sales strategies have become essential to companies trying to keep up with Amazon and major retailers. Meanwhile, more companies are turning to entities outside of the company, like third-party logistics or integrators (3PLs and 3PIs) to manage omnichannel supply chains , reports Maarten Baltussen of Supply Chain Digital.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As a result, a wide range of businesses, from restaurants, and retail chains, to manufacturers, have been redesigning their business services and operations and re-engineering their supply chains. Well, we also know that many legacy systems will not be able to support all these changes quickly and cost-effectively. and Europe.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

Bowman, SupplyChainBrain The European Union is on the verge of rolling out a reporting regulation that promises to have a huge impact on businesses selling into the region. The DPP “represents a significant advance in product transparency and sustainability,” according to an EU report published in September of 2024. “As

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Jaggaer

APRIL 24, 2025

Supply chain management typically does not fit very well with procurement, which is a challenge at the best of times, and can be a disaster in difficult times. It is now a matter of planning the procurement system and the supply management system outside-in and then look at the true demand to minimize the latency.

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Jaggaer

MAY 8, 2025

I am a big believer in procurement getting involved as early as possible in new product development based on all the market knowledge available. The worst-case scenario is product engineering developing a new product, selecting a supplier and then telling procurement to get on with negotiation. How often do your purchase orders change?

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 7, 2013

Annual Report (SEC Filing) is analyzed and simplified supply chain processes are constructed as below, Supply Chain Planning at Apple Inc. Information from the annual report is also used to produce the Apple Supply Chain Map. Apple Inc purchases raw materials from various sources then get them shipped to an assembling plant in China.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 9, 2024

Retailers rely heavily on promotions, which can account for between 10% and 45% of their total revenues, according to research from Boston Consulting Group. In today’s dynamic retail landscape, promotions are undeniably a potent tool for driving sales and customer engagement. ” signs and “50% OFF!”

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Silvon Software

APRIL 16, 2025

Striking the perfect balance between available stock and cost efficiency is key. By leveraging analytics and key performance indicators (KPIs), manufacturers can optimize inventory, reduce waste, and boost profitability. This KPI is especially valuable in retail, eCommerce, and B2B distribution. Why is GMROI important?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Customers expect to return products in the same way they purchased them, so it is not always as simple as just returning to a store. When a customer returns an item, the costs of shipping, storage, diagnosis, repair, and replacement will fall to the retailer. In turn, those costs may then fall to the manufacturer.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 7, 2016

Through the use of connected devices and greater abilities to capture data in real time, the concept of end-to-end visibility and improvement thru the use of supply chain analytics has changed. What Do Supply Chain Analytics Have to Do With This Ability?

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