Unleashed

MARCH 14, 2021

In this article, we’ll explore the ins and outs of the food supply chain, some key challenges and trends for New Zealand, Australia, UK and the US, and how the secret to successful food supply chains lies in food manufacturing software. Food supply chain challenges in New Zealand. How does the food supply chain work?

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 8, 2021

A line from the pop hit “Royals,” by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, reads, “We’ll never be royals, it don’t run in our blood.” With more and more consumers taking the digital path to purchase, retailers are learning that it’s easy for customers to leave the path or abandon shopping carts.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The biggest news this week is the ripple effect Hanjin Shipping’s bankruptcy filing is having on supply chains. Robinson this week announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire APC Logistics, a leading provider of freight forwarding and customs brokerage services in Australia and New Zealand. APC had $334.2

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Unleashed

JULY 11, 2021

Across Europe, EPDs are routinely factored into personal and corporate level purchasing and supply chain management decisions. Equally, regular monitoring, testing, and reporting is required. Sustainability certifications in New Zealand. To be credible, an ecolabel or certification should be third-party audited.

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Unleashed

MAY 19, 2020

Don’t purchase any supply chain solution that is not Cloud or SaaS based. However we don’t recommend small breweries opt for the former, as they limit agility / scalability and add cost, whereas a SaaS solution will more easily scale with your business. Costed Purchase Orders. It’s key to growing a competitive advantage.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

What is the de minimis rate for New Zealand? In New Zealand, the de minimis threshold is NZ$1,000. Under this threshold, items purchased overseas can come into the country without incurring any duty or customs charges. Alcohol and tobacco products are not included, and will always attract a duty.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

purchase in bulk, hoarding quantities?of Dogs ate well during the pandemic, which boosted sales for manufacturers Business Wire predicts that the Australian?pet?food?market?will?grow New Zealand industry sources report that pet food suppliers sold? New Zealand industry sources report that pet food suppliers sold?three?months’

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Unleashed

MARCH 21, 2023

However new analysis shows the extent of this necessary overcorrection, and the potential cash flow upside of paring back stock levels. In Australia it was AUD$231,000 In the United States is was USD$157,000 And in New Zealand it was NZD$215,000 “It’s a genuinely eye-opening number,” says Jarrod Adam, Head of Product at Unleashed.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

New manufacturing data has revealed which industries and nations are leading the way in the post-pandemic economic recovery – and the tactics they’re using to beat supply chain disruption. We did this by analysing four key metrics: The average value of total stock on hand – reflecting the volume of goods held (plus impacts from inflation).

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Key trends in the vitamin and supplement industry: 2021 report. Australia and New Zealand. From panic buying to weak spots in the supply chain and a lack of packaging for products, New Zealand certainly faced its fair share of challenges in the food industry over the last year. Meat alternatives.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Industrial companies are increasingly discovering the benefits of handing over control of their logistics operations to a 4PL company, which not only provides logistics and transportation services but also takes charge of vital reporting, usually through a supply chain dashboard that tracks KPIs and metrics in a single display.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2015

To effectively introduce the new international rules into New Zealand that satisfy the Olympic Rounders Committee. Let's talk about the outputs, or desired metrics worth measuring, in each category of what a logistics company might provide. Also, please feel free to leave a comment below with anything we are missing.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to the Unleashed Manufacturing Health Index – a new quarterly business health and performance index published today – UK manufacturers have responded well to current global challenges, while Australian manufacturers lag the northern hemisphere, despite overall improvement.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

While it costs nothing to sign up to the platform, Airtasker takes a 15-20% service fee for each task completed—which many users complain is too much. The report says consumers purchased $700 million worth of goods through the San Francisco-based startup in each of the first two weeks of April 2020—up 450 percent from December.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 28, 2021

New Zealand. While we can’t isolate the coffee industry in New Zealand, Euromonitor reports that Covid-19 and lockdowns drove greater demand for coffee, especially fresh ground coffee pods. Source: IBIS World Tea, Coffee and Other Food Manufacturing in New Zealand November 2020. Revenue: NZ$2.8

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The International Coffee Organisation’s (ICO) Coffee Market Report of September 2020 showed that global production is down 2.2% The New Zealand coffee market. New Zealand, like Australia, is another nation of coffee drinkers – indeed, average coffee consumption per capita in NZ is higher than both Australia and the UK.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Mass customisation is also known as: Made-to-order Built-to-order Increasingly popular in the retail goods sector – but also used in the automotive, software and finance sectors – mass customisation allows customers to purchase a product that is more ‘them’. With adaptive customisation, users personalise it when they take it home.

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Unleashed

MAY 20, 2024

UK & US manufacturing sectors shrink as costs rise, new orders fall. Unstable market conditions, client destocking, and the Red Sea crisis – in combination with the rise of average purchasing costs – are responsible for the recent drop in manufacturing PMI , according to data provider S&P Global. Forecast demand.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

“It sort of depends upon what we are purchasing from the supplier as to the approach we should take…” Commodity Strategic The first level, for components or typical commodity type products, we will at least want to perform a supplier evaluation of some sort. with a backup plan as part of contingency planning.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 21, 2016

S&OP is an integral process, which means the active involvement of Finance, Sales, Product Management, Production, Purchasing, etc. However, there must be consensus within the organisation about definitions and the right source of information for important reports. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Papua New Guinea.

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Unleashed

MAY 28, 2023

First-in, first-out (FIFO) is a cost-flow inventory method used to value inventory stock. FIFO assumes the items first purchased or first produced are the first items to be sold. Under the FIFO method, the inventory you have left at the end of your accounting period would be the items you’ve most recently purchased or produced.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2020

It ensures consistent repeat purchases over time, regardless of price, convenience or even a global pandemic. Corona’s ‘do nothing’ strategy appears to have paid off — Brand Finance Annual Report in August 2020 named Corona as the world’s most popular beer brand. Brand loyalty is a key factor in customer retention.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 23, 2022

The reality is digital sales channels are becoming increasingly the expectation, not the exception – and the news is the same across countries large and small – and for B2B sales as well as B2C. Even in a tiny country like New Zealand, while in-store retail spending rose just 1% in 2021, online spending grew 52% ( NZ Post ).

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Unleashed

MARCH 19, 2024

Learn more in the latest Manufacturing Health Index report. This will help you slash your inventory and storage costs in one fell swoop. A quick fix when funds are low is to lease instead of purchase for large investments that would otherwise decimate your cash reserves. Lease big ticket items.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

According to a report from The Information , the company is imposing this fee on returns when return options at Whole Foods, Kohl’s, or Amazon Fresh locations are closer or at the same distance as a UPS Store return location. Previously, customers could drop off non-defective or undamaged items at UPS Stores without any cost.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 26, 2021

As the pandemic impacts consumer behavior throughout the world, more individuals in Southeast Asia are purchasing online, and the region’s digital economy has grown significantly. In Singapore, the majority of the international chains of brands and local startups were shutting down too. DEPA came into effect in January 2021.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Parameters for assessing risk will include purchasing volumes, scarcity, the effect on sales, ownership structures, geography, custom and excise requirements. For example, pacific countries such as New Zealand and Australia could potentially source goods from Indonesia or the Philippines. Supply chain risk management for SMEs.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This is often done to simplify order fulfilment for products that are frequently purchased together. Reporting Reporting involves the analysis and generation of reports that provide insights into warehouse performance. Safety first: According to a 2019 report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , 4.4%

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

If you’re purchasing in large quantities, suppliers will typically offer discounts and reduced shipping costs. What we found was that SMEs in the UK, New Zealand and Australia were being forced to hold record levels of stock in Q3, 2022. Here are a few of the more common ones: Less risk of lost sales.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In November 2020, fifteen countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership did just that, creating the world’s largest free trade area that expands from Kazakhstan’s southern borders into Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand. How has the number of freeports worldwide increased over time?

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Murano Corporation

JANUARY 19, 2016

which combines Cloud Computing, Big Data and Analytics, Horizontal and Vertical System Integration, the Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity to interconnect manufacturers and their customers and suppliers in an extended supply chain. Raw material was purchased in excessively large quantities to avoid stock outs and production line shutdown.

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RFgen

AUGUST 7, 2022

38% of companies list inventory traceability as a top challenge, according to the 2022 Digital Inventory Report. Calculating the Cost of a Food Recall. Based on published reports. Direct costs are just the tip of the iceberg when adding up the total cost of a recall. Sunland, Inc. Beyond Dollars: Brand Damage.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Jacobson , a professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, explains, “For many, going to the grocery store to purchase food or visiting a favorite restaurant are activities we often take for granted. However, we shouldn’t become complacent. We believe such food items will always be available.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Covered In this Business App Guide: Apps for your clients’ tech stack Accounting apps Lightyear Lightyear is a purchasing and accounts payable automation platform which was established in 2017. Syft Analytics Syft Analytics is an AI-powered forecasting tool that reviews, analyses, and predicts financial data.

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Unleashed

MAY 25, 2020

In writing this beverage industry sector report we analysed aggregate data from 235 beverage companies that use Unleashed’s cloud-based inventory management software. Multiple countries are represented in the cohort, with the majority based in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

A 2017 ANZ report suggests that craft breweries are more labour intensive, which may explain the rise in the employment rate for the beer market, as well as its relatively low labour productivity metrics over time. In New Zealand, MBIE anticipates that employment will increase, albeit by a small number.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Clark Products Limited (CPL) is a chemical importer, blender and wholesaler based in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. While the system was very good, it didn’t come with a reporting package, making it very difficult to extract information critical to helping us to make effective business decisions.

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