GlobalTranz

JANUARY 19, 2018

These challenges can be overwhelming, but supply chain executives and managers can simplify the process by tracking these top warehouse management KPIs (key performance indicators). of the digital supply chain. Employees deserve an enjoyable, rewarding work environment. Back order rate. Shipping KPIs.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

My takeaways from Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference 2016. When it comes to Supply Chain Analytics, an “Apps approach” can have just as many benefits. Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2018

Tom Nightingale, President and CEO at International Package Shipping and Martin Verwijmeren, CEO at MP Objects, discuss the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: What is a “Digital Supply Chain Control Tower” and what’s different today compared to the past. Is this a growth opportunity for them?

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

When it comes to Supply Chain Analytics, an “Apps approach” can have just as many benefits. Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference. But what exactly is a Supply Chain Analytics app? Build your own Apps appeared first on AIMMS.

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Stord

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the only supply chain publication covering the entire global supply chain, focusing on trucking, warehousing, packaging, procurement, risk management, professional development and more. To learn more about Stord, visit stord.com.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Automate warehouse and supply chain management systems. Consider new ways to reduce shipping costs and risk, such as the new packaging suspension service Amazon is using, reports the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. Integrate inbound and outbound logistics and supply chain management systems.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 26, 2019

Back home today after a fantastic trip to Spain including the Gartner EMEA Supply Chain Executive Conference. Now consumers want more options and ways to reduce packaging and emissions. Not everyone wants super quick delivery. As a result, fulfillment is changing, including direct to consumer, dark stores, and city hubs.

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Savi

MAY 28, 2019

Gartner 2019 SCC: A New Era: Convergence of the Digital and Physical Supply Chain Savi attended the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference again this year in Phoenix. Corning has a long, storied history of innovation, so it’s no surprise that they intend to extend that legacy to include their supply chain.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

You’re likely aware of these issues, so let’s move on to what you can do to minimize the effects of labor shortages on supply chain resiliency. Supply Chain Resiliency in the Face of Labor Shortages: A Two-Pronged Approach. Supply chain executives have two problems here. Look beyond wages.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2018

Companies across all industries are dealing with rising transportation costs and a key question many CEOs, CFOs, and supply chain executives are asking is, “What can we do to better manage and control our freight spend in today’s market?” Another factor impacting parcel shipment cost is the weight and cube of the package.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

USPS is raising rates on packages during the holiday season. Walmart’s supply chain woes. Uber Eats teams up with Office Depot for on-demand school supplies. Retail customers will see increases ranging from 30 cents to more than $6, depending on the weight of the package and the distance it must travel.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Background For some time now, Supply Chain Matters has published viewpoints on the disruptive threat that online platform provider Amazon will and has had on both online and physical retail, but also package logistics, transport and last mile product fulfillment strategies surrounding many industry sectors.

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CHAINalytics

JANUARY 16, 2017

By Patrick Boyle | Principal, Supply Chain Operations Competency | Chainalytics Supply chain executives’ jobs can be daunting. These leaders are often … The post How a Supply Chain Success Coach Can Guide You to Breakthrough Performance appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2017

Free Shipping is Costing More (As Small Packages Flood Delivery Networks). The WannaCry Cyberattack: Another Warning for Supply Chain Executives. Alignment, Synchronization, Communication: Building Successful Relationships in Supply Chain Management. My Logistics Experiences with Amazon and AAA.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 28, 2019

We place an online order and want each item as fast as possible, even the same day, but oh by the way we also want the vendor to prioritize sustainability and use less shipping packaging. Different customizations require separate branding and packaging, causing extreme complexity in supply chain, and escalating SKU counts.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Rather than just picking up the product at the nearest Amazon store or waiting for drones to drop off the package on the doorstep, and autonomous wagon, looking like a refrigerator on wheels, shows up and interacts with the consumer via smartphone. It would “print” the product while on the road. Freaky, right?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

are working on a“if all you have is a hammer, all you see is nails” problem – they have been making boxed, canned and otherwise shelf-stable packaged food for well over a century but now consumers and retailers are looking for fresh foods and they don’t know how to adapt. Their questions were could the supply chain help?

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DynaSys

JUNE 4, 2019

The cost of waste is not just the wasted cost of sourcing, manufacture, packaging, and disposal. With better distribution planning, the number of shipments is drastically reduced, meaning less fossil fuel usage and less packaging products consumed. Increased profits are generated when savings are made by implementing green policies.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Joseph notes, “Demand for more products [as well as] faster and at lower costs is increasing, so supply chain executives need to start thinking about how they can prepare for and respond to the current and forthcoming supply chain talent crisis.”

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Turvo

AUGUST 18, 2020

particularly in supply chain management with businesses in need of “real-time access to package, truck and driver location, warehouse information” and more. For that reason, supply chain executives need to know a few things about evaluating and buying supply chain visibility software.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2023

Reportedly, the counter proposal included UPS ’s agreement in doing away with a current two-tier compensation system that pays “ combination workers ”, who both drive and sort packages on weekend work shifts a lower compensation rate. This was a key demand for labor union management.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 10, 2021

With lockdowns changing consumer behavior, some of the weaknesses of hyper-optimized supply chains have been exposed. The ones that did, however, were because managers collaborated across business silos to remove complexity and focus on key SKUs at the intersection of manufacturing speed and high sales volume.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how consumer packaged goods manufacturers can improve supply chain competitiveness, profitability, and sustainability. A unified, integrated supply chain plan can be accomplished by bringing cross-functional teams together; a plan is then developed from month six to month 48.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2022

That statement alone should lesson investment community “ canary in the coal mine ” fears of economic recession or an industry wide fall in package shipment demand. The global market can only tolerate so many rate hikes before the nastier effects of increased inflation and economic recession come home to roost in even lower package volumes.

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Locus

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Business and supply chain executives are also incentivized to spread awareness and come up with sustainable strategies. Download the Ebook: Supply Chain Sustainability and Profitability with Green Logistics. Companies with business models that prioritize sustainability have a greater chance of wooing customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Ever since COVID hit, supply chain executives have embraced supply chain risk management. Within this discipline, one of the toughest challenges is how to get visibility to problems arising across the extended supply network. Supply Chain Chaos is the New Norm.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 15, 2023

To enable manufacturers, retailers, and third-party logistics (3PL) companies to improve supply chain visibility and operational performance, Blue Yonder has placed a focus on continuing to innovate and perfect our transportation management capabilities, as well as the broader supply chain execution functionality.

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Veridian Solutions

JANUARY 8, 2020

Supply chain leaders that wish to survive and stay competitive need to understand the limits of legacy systems and how evolving supply chain execution systems through the implementation of an order management system will enable success. Better picking and packaging between stores. Shipping rate brokerage.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

As a result, deliveries will need to be made during off peak hours, impacting the ability of organizations to deliver packages to consumers relying on e-commerce solutions. • The role of packaging and transportation will become more important. Supply Chain Management' More insights to come!

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

All across the supply chain—in factories, in distribution centers, on forklifts, and in package delivery—companies are quickly adopting the Internet of Things (IoT). Why Supply Chain Executives Are Embracing IoT. ” Just 13% said IoT was “irrelevant.”

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

All across the supply chain—in factories, in distribution centers, on forklifts, and in package delivery—companies are quickly adopting the Internet of Things (IoT). Why Supply Chain Executives Are Embracing IoT. ” Just 13% said IoT was “irrelevant.”

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

COVID-19 Ernst & Young LLP conducted a survey of 200 senior-level supply chain executives in late 2020 and 2022. Million in revenue opportunity cost left on the shelf in just ONE week. The packaged food industry was also out-of-stock on average 10% in March 2023.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2015

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has one of the best supply chains in the world. But when their top supply chain executives talk about supply chain management, it can be hard to understand what they are talking about. They […].

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2018

If you’re a global supply chain executive, you’ve got a challenging job. These connected tracking devices feed into transportation management and supply chain platforms to provide critical information at the pallet and package level.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 20, 2020

Clearly, more companies need to go back to basics and ask what is reverse logistics’ role in the top trends of the supply chain? Every supply-chain executive has been faced with the daunting question, “ what is reverse logistics? Real-Time Analytics Will Help to Better Answer, What Is Reverse Logistics’ Value.

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BlueYonder

JULY 11, 2023

over to Asia for example, where they further process seafood into a consumer-packaged unit and then it is shipped back to the U.S. Learn More For more insights about logistics and supply chain challenges and investments in solutions, please review the recently published 2023 Supply Chain Executive Survey e-book.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Further, it was reported that six of the ten largest retailers and four of the five largest consumer packaged goods companies worked with this technology provider to run programmatic logistics as part of their supply chain strategies. Reportedly at the time, total raised capital had been $265 million.

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