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The Returns War

Cathy Roberson

Additionally, DHL Supply Chain noted it would also strengthen its returns capabilities to include product remarketing, recall management, and supply chain performance analytics. In addition, Happy Returns utilizes its return volume data to identify patterns, trends and to predict with greater accuracy return spikes.

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A Decade of Loadsmart: A Look Back to Move Forward with Felipe Capella

The Logistics of Logistics

Felipe holds Master degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (valedictorian), from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Spain – full scholarship) and an MBA from Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Brazil). Audit and Analytics Freight Audit: Verifying freight invoices for accuracy and identifying overcharges.

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Groundhog Day

Supply Chain Shaman

According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a Groundhog emerges fro m the burrow, then the forecast of an early spring is predicted. If it is sunny, and the groundhog sees his shadow, then the groundhog retreats back into the hole and the prediction is for winter weather to persist for six more weeks. It is a ritual. Supply Chain 2030.

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

One answer is advanced analytics. Big Data and Advanced Analytics. Johnston notes that a rapid rise in e-commerce during the pandemic — “ten years growth in just the first three months of 2020” — made it “apparent that predicting future supply chain demand using outdated data is no longer feasible.”

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Demand Planning in VUCA Times with Ali Raza

The Logistics of Logistics

Ali joined his first tech startup while still an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. Using analytics to monitor forecast vs actual and adjust accordingly. Regardless of whether you sell trucking services, or tomatoes, there is a better way to predict demand and then reorient capacity accordingly.

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The New Retail Paradigm with Ali Raza

The Logistics of Logistics

Ali joined his first tech startup while still an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. With Throughput, retailers and CPGs have a tool that will enable them to better predict demand and then reorient their supply chains accordingly. About ThroughPut, Inc. ThroughPut Inc.

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How Will Peak Season Logistics Management Evolve During Disruption?

Turvo

As further reported by DC Velocity , “Pennsylvania-based omnichannel technology provider Radial surveyed 1,000 consumers across the United States about their 2020 holiday shopping plans and found that, despite the pandemic, most do not plan to change their spending significantly or shop earlier compared to 2019. It is that simple.