CHAINalytics

AUGUST 26, 2020

As COVID-19 accelerates the rise of online sales, the specialized role of e-commerce packaging becomes harder than ever to ignore. Beyond presenting your product to the consumer, e-commerce packaging has an even more important job – protecting the product from the hazards of its journey.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2023

Note that in Figure 1, retail home improvements days of inventory increased 68 days, contract manufacturing days increased 48 days, retail apparel by 28 days, and containers and packaging manufacturing companies by 14 days. Only 9% of companies actively design the supply chain for flow. The logic is flawed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Walmart fines suppliers whose goods arrive late or who have not shipped everything that they committed to ship. If a company short ships TVs, they are fined more than if they short ship soup, for example. That data then gets put into an advanced ship notice for the retailer.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and their end-customers constantly engage in a complicated dance that has no choreographed steps. That bodes poorly for consumer packaged goods, particularly the more expensive national brands that took share during the pandemic.”[1] Demanding Great Customer Service.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery. Barbara Schielke Chief HR & CSR Officer for Asendia explains how carbon offsetting, emissions reporting per parcel, and supply chain efficiencies are helping retailers green their e-commerce fulfilment. How can it be done?

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Jack Ampuja is president of Supply Chain Optimizers. Jack’s firm has completed more than 500 packaging optimization projects for manufacturers, retailers, and ecommerce companies, saving an average 10% in supply chain costs on each project. Following is a Q&A summarizing the discussion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

Franklin Sports needed to protect sales in this category by improving their pickleball supply chain. To achieve that, Franklin Sports supply chain needed to be improved significantly. Without an efficient supply chain, a company can’t meet the demand that exists, and competitors swoop in and grab market share.

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 8, 2023

warehouse order picker packing and sealing cardboard box with tape for dispatch As shippers and importers, there are many factors to consider when packaging and shipping products. That includes packaging and distribution resources. That’s a basic premise in any supply chain optimization strategy. Consider this.

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CHAINalytics

JUNE 7, 2022

Current ocean container shipping costs have turned some traditional packaging engineering considerations on their heads. Standard shipper sizes don’t allow for optimum container density, and shipping pallets may no longer make sense. As you no doubt have noticed, ocean container pricing has gone through the roof.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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Multichannel Merchant

APRIL 7, 2022

The call for sustainable shipping is getting real. Pressure is coming from all sides for companies to adopt more sustainable shipping practices. Recent challenges have added fuel to the fire, bringing the supply chain out of the shadows and onto front page news, helping accelerate sustainability initiatives.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 9, 2018

E-Commerce requires intense coordination between supply chains and an understanding of how to achieve maximum efficiency in all modes of transportation, explains BigCommerce.com. So, implementing the best practices for e-commerce shipping must go beyond the simplistic views of standard OTR transportation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

Infor is one example of a supplier that offers both advanced visibility and supply chain planning. Supply chain practitioners are beginning to understand the same is true for supply chain planning (SCP) and multi-enterprise supply chain network solutions. MSCN and SCP are better together.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 29, 2017

When you’re looking for ways to benefit your company’s supply chain, you probably look for ways to reduce time or costs in various departments. In most cases, this comes down to the way you might ship, store or produce the products you sell. But what about the way you package those products? What Is Package Optimization?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 5 Product Packaging Mistakes That Could Cost You Customers! Product packaging checklist article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. When shopping for new products, it’s always the packaging that will first catch the eyes of the buyer. Subscribe Here!

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I work in supply chain. If I had done due diligence, I’d have seen the warnings – the retailer had pretty pictures on their website, but their supply chain failed them, creating an eleven-month saga and unhappy customer. The failure was in supply chain orchestration – connecting planning to execution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2021

The SVP of Supply Chain at Walmart speaking at Blue Yonder’s virtual user conference. Following their fourth quarter results, top executives talked about their supply chain and omnichannel strategy at a high level. Mr. Guggina talked about how Walmart is approaching their supply chain transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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RFgen

MARCH 3, 2023

Packaging is an essential component of any product, serving to protect the product during shipping, storage, and handling. However, packaging is also an important element of branding and marketing, influencing how consumers perceive the product and the brand behind it. Benefits of Changing Packaging 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

There have been massive supply chain disruptions since the pandemic began. The world’s fleet consists of approximately 6,000 ships. These ships carried nearly 150 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers last year. China’s stringent COVID lockdown in critical port cities has impacted global supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2021

The global pandemic has created a watershed moment for global supply chains. the daily delivery of packages to our homes). the daily delivery of packages to our homes). FedEx founder and chairman Fred Smith, famously said “Information about the package is as important as the package itself.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

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. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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Supply Chain Digest

DECEMBER 18, 2023

About 11 Percent of Products Globally Ship in Own Packaging if Ordered Alone

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

About a decade ago, I visited a packaging facility operated by a contract packaging provider. The facility would receive bulk quantities of goods from a leading consumer goods manufacturer and package them into different clamshell units (10-count, 30-count, 50-count, etc.) and then into cartons.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Digital megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation. Confronted by supply chain disruptions, companies were mired in deep uncertainty in 2021. According to a McKinsey report, supply chain disruptions cost the average organisation 45 per cent of a year’s profit over a decade.

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Freight Plus

JUNE 5, 2020

explains small package shipping and it's cost. This conversation is a part of a white paper guide to small package coming Summer 2020. Future proof your supply chain. Chris Peckham, Director of Operations at Aborn & Co., Audio only version. Chris can be reached on. Subscribe now on. Spotify. ,

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Freight Plus

JUNE 5, 2020

explains small package shipping and it's cost. This conversation is a part of a white paper guide to small package coming Summer 2020. Future proof your supply chain. Chris Peckham, Director of Operations at Aborn & Co., Audio only version. Chris can be reached on. Subscribe now on. Spotify. ,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 11, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How Eco-Friendly Packaging is Impacting Sustainability! Product packaging significantly contributes to the modern world’s waste problem. Many businesses are now switching to eco-friendly packaging and shipping mailers to solve this problem. Reduce Waste.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2022

A recent article published by the World Economic Forum ran under a headline declaring the global food supply chain dead.[1] ” His arguments beg the question: Can the global food supply chain be fixed? ” Food Supply Chain Troubles. Packaging constraints. 2] They are: • Increase in demand.

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ShipBob

MAY 22, 2023

Shipping labels may seem like a tiny piece of the ecommerce puzzle, but they are critical to both inbound and outbound logistics and are vital to your online store’s success and customer satisfaction. What is a shipping label? Why are shipping labels important? What do you want to learn?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. The Peet’s Coffee Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Importance of the International Shipping Industry! As e-commerce has grown in popularity, so has international shipping. Shipping overseas can be a lengthy process that necessitates knowledge of what you’re doing to avoid scams , as most of it is done over the internet.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The global supply chain industry has by default, a large environmental impact, through its carbon footprint. We are committed to preparing the supply chains of the future. In addition, CEVA Logistics was also appointed by General Motors (GM) to manage its entire ventilator production supply chain in support of the U.S.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 27, 2024

The world of supply chain management is fast-paced. Performance for Supply Chain Management Software on Mac Have you ever run sophisticated supply chain management software on Mac? As an all-in-one package, it cleans megatons of junk and makes everything run faster.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 5 Product Packaging Mistakes That Could Cost You Customers! A folding box is a form of paper-based packaging that can be folded and closed to keep your products safe. But with so much reliance on the packaging, the process that creates them must be no less than perfect.

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QAD

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Supply chain disruptions have led many discussions the past couple years — and how they have been embraced by experts as the new normal. However, it is important to remember that the supply chain has always been vulnerable. These help shorten supply chains and get goods closer to end customers.

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Clear Spider

APRIL 18, 2023

Green supply chain practices obviously offer environmental benefits, but these green initiatives have significant economic value as well. As a result, more and more businesses are investing their time and money into rethinking their entire supply chain. What is Green Supply Chain Management? Get Started!

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