Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

This week I interviewed Robert Byrne, Founder of Terra Technology , on the results of their fourth benchmarking study on forecasting excellence. There are many forecast benchmark studies in the industry, but most have a tragic flaw. Background on the Study. In the study, new products represent 17% of total cases shipped.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Working in partnership with Blue Yonder, I’m confident we’ll get there,” according to a Transportation Manager, Kimberly-Clark ( read the case study ). Constant Focus on Benefits Achieved Our TMS helps customers gain holistic benefits in customer service, sustainability, cost-to-serve, resource retention, and more.

Gartner 86

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2021

His primary research stream examines firms’ logistics operations, with an emphasis on studying motor carrier safety, productivity, pricing dynamics, and driver turnover. The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. But we’re also seeing many of the supply chain industry’s biggest digital pioneers displaying real moxie in recognizing the opportunity in front of them. Faster order-to-cash.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Despite the improvement, the group says it is continuing to develop studies, processes, and regulations to decrease the number further, saying that lost containers affect the safety of container ships and their crew, shore-based workers, and the environment.

Negotiating Skills 202

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Get the PDF of Lull’s case study >> Challenges to Order Fulfillment. The FLEXE Supply team sourced additional warehouse providers in the FLEXE network—all of which were already running on the FLEXE software platform. Blog and video: 2018 D3: Future-Proof Your Warehouse Strategy. 30% reduction in FedEx costs.

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Bristlecone

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Read Case Study. Recent highlights include: Go-lives across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Digital transformation of warehousing operations on SAP EWM. ENGAGEMENTS SPAN GEOGRAPHIES, INDUSTRIES, CAPABILITIES. New client engagements in life sciences, hi-tech and manufacturing. Get Started.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction.

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Vinculum

APRIL 29, 2022

To avoid competition, the local market has tied up with the giant e-commerce platform for easy flow of the cash in the market and the demand and supply of the stock to manage the inventory and warehouse diversely. 869 million has been invested by North America to enhance such technologies and explore for future growth.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

UPS Brings Technology and Logistics Expertise to Study of Drone Use in Humanitarian Response. Swisslog acquires warehouse automation provider FORTE Industries in the United States. AWS revenues grew 49 percent in Q1 2015 compared to Q1 2014, while the rest of its North America business grew 22 percent. Impatience.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

As the bricks and mortar retailer is attacked by eCommerce pure plays—Amazon in North America, Alibaba in China, and Flipcart in India—assortment and excitement in the store become paramount to lure customers. It is for this reason that I sit on the back row at most conferences watching, listening, and smiling. What do you think?

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Warehouse Automation. Content Summary: Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon Partner to Bring AI to the Warehouse.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 23, 2023

Same-day delivery and last-mile logistics in North America is estimated to grow by $62.71 A ProShip study found that 97% of customers expect the ability to monitor their orders throughout every step of the shipping process. The less distance between the warehousing facility and the customer, the better.

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Locus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

According to a study, there were 268 million digital buyers in the United States in the year 2022 alone. Delayed deliveries due to manual warehouse operations: Benjamin Franklin was right when he said that time is money. Warehouse operations such as manual sorting of packages can be extremely strenuous and lead to delayed deliveries.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

This is one of the findings from a very extensive study that BCI Global did with 150 senior supply chain leaders from large international companies. Companies are now combining this decentralization of production from China and Asia to Europe and the US to include CO2 emission reduction objectives.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

The saga of fitness hardware and services provider Peloton Interactive took yet another turn last week with an announcement of the pending closing of the company’s owned North American warehouses and the shedding of field customer support teams, along with other moves.

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QAD

MAY 16, 2019

MMOG/LE is used by automotive customers to select and evaluate production and parts, service and warehousing processes. QAD provides training on behalf of AIAG and Odette in North America, Eastern Europe and Asia/Pacific. We hope to see you in the coming year if you are in need of an update or a refresher on MMOG/LE.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

… Beijing’s zero-tolerance approach to Covid has idled factories and warehouses, slowed truck deliveries and worsened container logjams. In some key trading routes, such as Asia–Europe and Asia–North America, the rate spikes are even higher and the delays more frequent.”[4]. Hospitals from the U.S. ”[4].

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For example, carriers plan to reduce the capacity for the Asia-to-North America West Coast trade lanes by as much as 29% in the weeks following China’s Golden week in early October. His Texas-based market research firm produced the first comprehensive study of the entire fresh produce and floral supply chain.

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IQMS

JULY 2, 2018

This month IQMS interviewed 151 manufacturers in North America to understand the current and plans for analytics and manufacturing intelligence, mobility, quality and real-time monitoring. Source: Capgemini Internet of Things (IoT) study, Unlocking the business value of IoT in operations.

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RFgen

AUGUST 18, 2021

technology like LGVs, robots/co-bots, and more for a connected warehouse. In order to improve customer service and reduce operating costs, Myers implemented a just-in-time (JIT) methodology with mobile barcoding across its extensive warehouse network. Read RFgen-Toyota case study ». Improved customer service.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 8, 2019

The locations aim to use automated ports, autonomous vehicles, robots, drones, and smart warehouses. A new report by American Shipper, “Supply Chain Technology Innovation Benchmark Study” points to cost, lack of understanding, and implementation difficulties as some of the roadblocks in the shippers’ way. While this is a 22.9%

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 21, 2022

Catania was also the founder and CEO of digital coupon pioneer M-Dot Network, the first-of-its-kind retail POS-to-cloud transaction engine, powering the real-time redemption of digital coupons at grocery checkouts throughout North America. After M-Dot was acquired in 2011 by retail transaction processing giant Inmar, Inc.,

Negotiating Skills 130

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Pre-pandemic, a common shopping strategy was to study possible purchases in a regular store, then save a few dollars by ordering from Amazon. Liquidity Services operates eight regional warehouse-size facilities in North America. Quarantined lawyers bought fewer neckties but more sweatpants and bedroom slippers.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

It’s hard to imagine that Cargill began as a grain storage warehouse in Iowa, USA, in 1865. Cargill Animal Nutrition (CAN) is clustered around five major regions: North America; Latin America; EMEAR, including Russia; South Asia and East Asia. What is your responsibility regarding the supply chain?

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Some ports in China are clogged with arriving containers of iron ore, while warehouses are choked with goods that cannot be exported due to lack of trucks. However, empty shelves and stock-outs are already becoming commonplace in North America and ecommerce businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain supply.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 15, 2014

The Market Update, a new monthly post highlighting key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America, will keep you up to speed on the latest news and topics that matter to your business. Large Scale Market Indicators. While there is no contract extension in place, both parties have pledged to keep cargo moving.

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Shipsy

JUNE 20, 2017

In the last five years there has been a triple-digit growth in the implementation of industrial robots in manufacturing and warehousing especially in North America, Europe and Asia. Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and advanced analytics have been some of the most disruptive technologies that leaders are adopting.

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TMC

MAY 26, 2016

In addition, collaborate with border warehouses to manage red-flagged units by, for example, sequencing them to depart first. Supported by the North America Free Trade Agreement, Mexico and the U.S. For more information about the challenges and solutions for automotive supply chains, read our case study.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The last mile delivery market size in North America is expected to grow by USD 59.81 Technavio, Last Mile Delivery Market in North America by Service and Geography – Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025, Jan 2021. – Third-Party Logistics Study, 2022, NTT Data. Optimized reverse logistics .

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2017

In fact, the 2017 21 st Annual Third-Party Logistics Study found that shippers and their 3PL providers continue to move away from primarily transactional relationships and toward more meaningful partnerships. So we know there’s a lot of demand and opportunity for MTS.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 16, 2015

This month’s Market Update highlights key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America and will keep you up to speed on the latest news and topics that matter to your supply chain and business. Large Scale Market Indicators. FTR reports strong U.S. West Coast port employers—and, if so, when they could aid.

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FLEXE

JANUARY 15, 2016

And several studies predicted that the portion of online holiday purchases made on mobile devices (vs. And studies are showing that overall, retail spending between November 1 and December 15 rose 2.4% A study by RetailNext showed that sales at physical stores declined 5.8% of online holiday sales. .</p>

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

The Locus Origin AMRs will be fully deployed in multiple of DHL Supply Chain’s 1,500 warehouses and distribution centers by the end of the year, according to a press release. The logistics provider has already deployed 3,000 AMRs globally with over 2,000 in North America.

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RFgen

AUGUST 10, 2023

In a fast-paced warehouse, the need for real-time information extends to every aspect of operations. Technology solutions step in to help warehouses and production plants streamline materials management and reduce costs. Inventory management is no exception. Today’s digital supply chain makes manual inventory control obsolete.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 14, 2014

At SCI Logistics in addition to fulfilling millions of e-commerce orders on an annual basis, we also spend a significant amount of time studying the optimal methods of helping our customers serve consumers in Canada. In a world where carbon is not considered an issue this was indeed the lowest cost, however a much higher carbon, solution.

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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 also does internal climate scores of employees at corporate, the branches, and the warehouses. Across the US, Ferguson has 6.5 Conclusion.

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