Enterra Insights

MARCH 24, 2022

” Difficult as it may be, supply chain professionals need to plan for the future. Right now, the industry cannot rely on historical data, so the value of real-time data and analytics has never been more important to help companies pivot and adapt.” .”[4]. What Might the New Normal Look Like?

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JULY 25, 2019

Supply chain management is a multi-faceted process with many stakeholders and even more moving parts. New technology aims to make the supply chain more efficient, yet investing in the wrong technology further complicates productivity while hindering profitability. Here’s some research on this topic.

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Elementum

MARCH 29, 2018

How will these emergent technologies affect supply chains? Unmanned Systems in the Supply Chain. In the supply chain space, these flying devices are on the cusp of transforming how companies deliver goods into the hands of customers. begin seeing widespread use.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Technology writer Dennis Scimeca ( @DennisScimeca ) explains, “Just like manufacturers that failed to switch from manual to automated processes during the Industrial Revolution found themselves obsolete, so it goes with the digital era. One of the megatrends that has been driving manufacturing for over a decade is digitization.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. Supply chain strategy, process, talent and enabling technologies each play important roles. The supply chain supporting the delivery of equipment is the de-facto facilitator of this business model.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2015

SAP Plans Assortment Planning Tool for the Connected Retailer. with Predictive Execution and Big Data Views. Cass Freight Index Report for December 2014. FMCSA to Award $30 Million in State Grants to Advance Real-Time Safety Technologies. AB InBev created the app with Klink Technologies Inc.,

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Bloomberg reports a new analysis by University College London researchers concludes, “If the U.S. ” Christopher Martin ( @cleantechchris ) and Millicent Dent report all types of companies are profiting from pursuing sustainability. ” The supply chain needs to be more sustainable. annual GDP.”

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

The switch they helped flip in consumer purchasing trends caused companies worldwide to scramble, desperate to play in these emerging and evolving new spaces. The result was a lot of stress on the supply chain, and the emergence of omni-channel strategies. Here’s where you supply chain managers really need to take note.

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Elementum

MARCH 29, 2018

How will these emergent technologies affect supply chains? Unmanned Systems in the Supply Chain. In the supply chain space, these flying devices are on the cusp of transforming how companies deliver goods into the hands of customers. begin seeing widespread use.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Warehouse robots are just one form of warehouse automation , but they’re making a big impact. From greater flexibility and scalability to productivity gains, a faster ROI compared to other automation solutions and better resource management, warehouse robots are changing the face of warehousing. Will they help or hurt more?”

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 17, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. According to the SAP announcement , at a purchase price of $18.15

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2018

A National Retail Federation report found that 92% of companies surveyed had been a victim of organized retail crime in the past year. These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the retail supply chain every day. The number was down from 40% last year and 44% the year before.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Revenue: $8.7 Revenue: $8.17

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2016

The sharing economy has disrupted transportation and lodging, and now it’s poised to take over certain aspects of the supply chain. GeekWire said e-commerce retail giant Amazon began using private agents to deliver purchases through its new Flex program in August 2015. billion in the fourth quarter of 2015. Going Mobile.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2016

The sharing economy has disrupted transportation and lodging, and now it’s poised to take over certain aspects of the supply chain. GeekWire said e-commerce retail giant Amazon began using private agents to deliver purchases through its new Flex program in August 2015. billion in the fourth quarter of 2015. Going Mobile.

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Synovos

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Evolution of Integrated Supply: From Piece Price to Total Cost of Ownership The phrase “integrated supply” has been in use since the early 1990s to describe management of the supply chain from a centralized perspective rather than individual departments, plants, or projects within an organization.

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Synovos

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The phrase “integrated supply” has been in use since the early 1990s to describe management of the supply chain from a centralized perspective rather than individual departments, plants, or projects within an organization. Prioritize core capabilities This is difficult to achieve in-house.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

According to Abt, a study by the University of Washington and Seattle Department of Transportation found “e-commerce and urban growth has led to a dramatic increase in the number of vehicles circling the urban core.” 5] Staff, “ Rise of the Hyperlocal Fulfillment Center ,” Supply Chain @ MIT , 26 April 2018. [6]

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! This collaboration helps carriers plan capacity needs, temporary seasonal labor requirements, third-party transportation purchases, and more down to the zip code level. New startups and technology solutions have emerged for retailers and other shippers to diversify further.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 8, 2022

With retailers bursting at the seams with school supplies, the average consumer has shifted their purchasing habits from pleasure to purpose. For decades, transportation and logistics have been operating off of old technologies until the e-commerce boom and pandemic revealed the need for an industry-wide change. While the U.S.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 3, 2023

On the other hand, merchants have seen increased warehousing costs and an unpredictable supply chain that has made multichannel fulfillment increasingly complex. And when it comes to order fulfillment, they have come to expect personalization, optionality, reliability, and speed across all channels.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 2, 2023

On the other hand, merchants have seen increased warehousing costs and an unpredictable supply chain that has made multichannel fulfillment increasingly complex. And when it comes to order fulfillment, they have come to expect personalization, optionality, reliability, and speed across all channels.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Annually, container ships contribute approximately one billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. You must report these. These need to be reported. They include energy sources your company purchased for its use, such as electric car refueling, electricity for the building, and similar types. and the top of Virginia.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I had the opportunity to present at a hearing in Washington last week – this was a public meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Sub-Committee. Effectively, there is no database that permits reliable reporting on the volume of biobased products sold in the US or exported for global consumers.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The transaction will enhance XPO’s range of supply chain solutions by making XPO the second largest less-than-truckload (LTL) provider in North America, and will expand the company’s global contract logistics platform. billion combined spend on purchased transportation; • Using the larger flow of data from its combined $2.7

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2022

This week, Panera Bread announced that it would pilot Miso Robotics’ new automated coffee brewing system. It also provides predictive analytics that can tell the restaurant more about what kind of coffee its customers enjoy and when. Walmart in the news: Walmart steps up automated store distribution.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented global supply chain disruptions, impacting the flow of parts and finished goods around the world. The disruption caused by COVID-19 is unique in that it impacted supply chains across all industries.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Net/net, the current architectures are hard-wired into back-office Information Technology deployments with layers of security and integration, and batch processing. At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 15, 2023

ushered in the modern supermarket, transforming how people expect to purchase their groceries. There have been many more changes since then, including how products are produced and packaged, how they reach supermarkets, and how the consumer ultimately purchases them.”[1] The post-WWII era in the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2021

If Amazon were to the lose a lawsuit, and face a breakup, one of the most storied supply chains in the world would look very different. The Amazon supply chain, the recent second quarter report shows, spent over $69 billion on fulfillment and shipping activities.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 25, 2022

Resilience and Adaptation to Outsmart Supply Chain Challenges. In his opening keynote address, Target CEO Brian Cornell said the supply chain crisis necessitates greater data transparency and analytics to win in the short term. Upstream supply visibility is crucial. Washington Post ).

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Over the past year, the Arkieva Supply Chain Link Blog provided thought leadership and informative posts on supply chain strategy tips, trends, and news. Here is a list of the Top 20 Supply Chain Strategy Blog Posts from 2016. The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. Happy new year!

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Exiger Perspectives

AUGUST 7, 2024

Acquisition of Cutting-Edge Parts and Logistics Intelligence Platform Brings XSB’s 100M+ Parts and 400M+ Parts Attributes Database In-House to Exiger WASHINGTON, DC. August 7, 2024 – Exiger , the market-leading supply chain and third-party risk AI company, announced the acquisition of logistics intelligence platform XSB.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Around the same time Morley was making his observations, Sarah Smith ( @eat_the_future ), research director for the Food Futures Lab at the Institute For The Future, was predicting consumer behavior would change rapidly in the future. At a Food Forward summit in Washington, D.C.,

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2020

It created an influx of demand for freight services in 2018 that has since quelled to a near standstill as companies have preemptively built their supply chains ahead of the hike. Trucking Insurance Costs on the Rise. New Technology and the ELD Mandate. Diesel Price Volatility. percent last year.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Justin Swanson ( @ejsnyt ) reports, “Retail sales in the United States jumped nearly 11 percent this season compared with the holiday period in 2019, the year before the pandemic upended the global economy.”[1] Digital Path to Purchase taken more often. Swanson reports, “Online sales made up 20.9 Journalist E.

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