Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

.” Philippe Loeb, Dassault Systèmes’ Vice President for the Home & Lifestyle, Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail industries, notes, “The demand for e-commerce has risen dramatically stretching global supply chains with disruptions leading to product shortages.”[6] Supply chain snarls could affect demand.

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Supply Chain 24/7

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

to help the Minneapolis-based retailer improve its own supply chain. Shekar Natarajan, who has been overseeing a project at Wal-Mart testing drones in its warehouses, is joining Target Corp.

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Multichannel Merchant

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The move is part of Walmart’s multi-billion investment in a hub-and-spoke model of local distribution combining dark stores, automation and last mile solutions to handle local order fulfillment as close as possible to demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 19, 2019

IKEA Closing US Factory, Retail Sales Surprisingly Strong, Amazon Workers in Minneapolis and Germany Strike, the Real Cause of Global Warming

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

According to Supply Chain Quarterly , Quarter 4, 2011 issue: “Supply chain scorecards typically focus on operational metrics. But if companies want to capture a true picture of supply chain success, they need to measure employees’ interpersonal performance, too.” www.Annholm.net is located in Minneapolis/St.

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RFgen

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a company press release, the big-name retail chain recently added Benjamin Cook , the former logistics and supply chain head at Apple, to its team. Cook’s first day was on July 24, 2016 in Minneapolis at the company’s headquarters. His experience makes him well qualified for the job.

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RFgen

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a company press release, the big-name retail chain recently added Benjamin Cook , the former logistics and supply chain head at Apple, to its team. Cook’s first day was on July 24, 2016 in Minneapolis at the company’s headquarters. His experience makes him well qualified for the job.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Alloy

MAY 15, 2019

Most recently, Adrienne led North American national sales at YG Acoustics , where she coordinated everything from demand planning to marketing budgets, product setup, and overall process development to create business. He lives in Minneapolis, MN, where he was born and raised.

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synchrono

APRIL 2, 2018

There’s one sure-fire way to tell when someone has lived in Minneapolis long enough to be called a Minnesotan. Transportation – Unnecessary movement of material through the facility/supply chain. It makes no sense to try to go Lean, only to add a bunch of manual steps just to get the data you need.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

It was a very busy week in the world of supply chain and logistics, so let’s go straight to the news that caught my attention: FLEXE Launches Nationwide Next-Day Delivery. Infor M3 Integrates to GT Nexus Supply Chain Network. Target to test next-day delivery service in Minneapolis (Reuters). LLamasoft Partners with TPG Capital.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

As you can see, demand for reefers continues to accelerate in the Midwest. Rates out of Minneapolis are also on the upswing. Green Bay to Minneapolis surged, up 75¢ to $2.88 Chicago to Minneapolis rates fell 18¢ to $2.27 per mile, as rates out of Minneapolis are trending up. RISING LANES.

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Cognira

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Impact Weather-Driven Demand has on Promotion Performance. Why Integrating Weather-Driven Demand Analytics with Promotion Management can improve Retailer’s Bottom Line. Today, top retailers follow these strategies to ensure their promotions align with their customer’s behaviors: . January 12, 2023. Promotions.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2017

Lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret looks to uncover supply chain issues (Reuters) and Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (StarTribune). In today’s “Ripped from the Headlines” segment, I revisit these predictions through the lens of recent news articles.

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Elementum

JULY 25, 2017

They aren’t afraid to venture out to different fields and reorganize business structures so long as their strategy intelligently answers the demands of the market. By investing heavily in improving web traffic and a strong delivery network while rationalizing supply chain, the company managed to outpace competition.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 24, 2015

Robinson, and Jennifer Bratton, partner and managing director in the Minneapolis office of The Boston Consulting Group — will address those questions and more in this timely and important episode you don’t want to miss! What actions should shippers take today to prepare effectively?

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Freightera

OCTOBER 11, 2017

It’s Twin Cities Startup Week , a gathering of the creatives, hackers, investors, makers, entrepreneurs, and startups that are powering the economic future of Minneapolis and St. We’re excited about our future in Minneapolis. There are founders who believe they can scale SaaS companies here in Minneapolis, including Kipsu and Branch.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

We’ve also seen growing demand and higher rates out of Georgia , especially in Savannah. Rock Island, IL, to Minneapolis rose at an average of $3.71/mile. Demand has been weaker in Florida and Pennsylvania this month. Farther north, outbound flatbed rates in Dallas are up 5% for the month.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Outbound volumes from Houston also fell 73%, but the rearrangement of supply chains, the difficulty of shipping in the flooded region, and increased seasonal demand in other parts of the country combined to create pockets of tight capacity that put extra pressure on truckload rates. Diesel costs $2.76 per mile.

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Inmar

MARCH 21, 2019

One example is the North Market in North Minneapolis, an Inmar client in one of the country’s largest food deserts. Blockchain also has the potential to affect a more nimble supply chain in which food can be distributed and redistributed more efficiently.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

In four of its Minneapolis test stores, Best Buy reduced the shoppable square footage to 15,000 square feet to provide more space for fulfillment. It is remodeling 13 stores to deliver an even greater portion of the volume, reducing the sales floor square footage, and installing warehouse-grade packaging station equipment and supplies.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 26, 2017

Many retailers are recognizing the challenges ahead with not only localizing assortments, but also responding to the demands of the consumer. How are these challenges affecting your upstream supply chain, collaboration with suppliers or your operational costs? Delivery Tour on February 8, 2017 at the CMA’s office in Minneapolis.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 7, 2016

Load-to-truck ratios surged last week, as year-end demand and ongoing bad weather faced off against a relative shortage of trucks between two holidays. The head haul lane is the one with the higher rate in a round-trip route, because there is more demand for trucks from Chicago to Dallas than from Dallas to Chicago, for example.).

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Reefer demand has also been low, and when there isn’t enough reefer freight to go around, those trucks start competing for van freight. The warmer weather had the opposite effect on other lanes, where some commodities suddenly didn’t need to be protected from freezing: Green Bay to Minneapolis was down ▼22¢ to $1.89/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

The demand for refrigerated trailers peaked at year-end, but the extra-cold weather in many parts of the country has kept prices at record-setting levels in many areas, since those trailers are being used to keep freight from freezing. Green Bay to Minneapolis also jumped up 48¢ to $3.49/mile

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Van Demand Heads North. There’s often a little extra pressure at the end of the month, and also before a holiday weekend, so the big upswing in van rates could be due to a one-week trend in some parts of the country. VAN TriHaul: Minneapolis - Chicago - Des Moines - Minneapolis (or vice versa). But I digress.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 24, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. The Minneapolis, Minnesota-based chain said Monday that Jeff Burt will assume the title of senior vice president, grocery, fresh food and beverage on April 10. Clean eating is changing how we shop. Target Corp.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 24, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. The Minneapolis, Minnesota-based chain said Monday that Jeff Burt will assume the title of senior vice president, grocery, fresh food and beverage on April 10. Clean eating is changing how we shop. Target Corp.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2015

You wouldn't know it to look at the weekly trends, but if you take a step back and view the year to-date totals, you may notice that spot market demand has been unusually strong in 2015. TriHaul: Minneapolis - Denver - Rapid City. A second load from Rapid City back to Minneapolis paid $1.22/mile, You can get $2.63/mile

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 4, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. s stores to Office Depot Inc.’s s isn’t a major threat. Walmart Slashes ‘A Few Dozen’ Corporate Jobs. warehouses.

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Megan also worked on the retailer side of supply chain at Target’s headquarters in Minneapolis.</p> He enables successful processes for partners in the fulfillment space, including warehouse management, inventory management, order management, supply chain, etc. </p>

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Demand was up, but there weren’t many big changes on the top 100 van lanes. Demand for vans has been highest across the northern band of states, and the Midwest has a top region for loads and rates. Chicago to Minneapolis dropped 18¢ to $1.93/mile, Chicago to Minneapolis dropped 18¢ to $1.93/mile,

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 4, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. s stores to Office Depot Inc.’s s isn’t a major threat. Walmart Slashes ‘A Few Dozen’ Corporate Jobs. warehouses.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so trucks are still in high demand to move refrigerated freight. Chicago to Minneapolis also climbed 21¢ to $2.76/mile. Demand is still extra-high out of potato-shipping regions ahead of Thanksgiving, but rates from Twin Falls, ID, to Phoenix dropped 27¢ to an average of $2.74/mile.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Still, demand for reefer trucks was sky high last week, with volumes up out of big produce markets in California, Texas, and Florida. Green Bay to Minneapolis dropped 18¢, to $2.96/mile. Last week was a short week, as most carriers needed to get drivers home in time for the Christmas weekend. Not a good week at all.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 22, 2018

Prices out of Miami and Lakeland plummeted, but the ripple effects also led to higher outbound rates in Atlanta , as prices adjust and demand shifts northward to Georgia produce. Aside from Florida, the southern band of states from California eastward experienced high demand for reefers last week. loads per truck.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 6, 2019

Dark areas show where there's the greatest demand. Green Bay to Minneapolis dropped 28¢ to $2.52/mi. The national average load-to-truck ratio for reefers increased to 2.9 loads per truck last week. The Hot Market Map is one of the many useful tools in the DAT Power load board and DAT RateView. Falling rates.

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