Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Near or re-shoring sourcing strategies will be evaluated to “shorten” supply chains and gain greater control of supply chain performance. This is clearly an opportunity and challenge for retailers and last mile logistics companies. Machine learning will go mainstream in supply chain technology.

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ThroughPut

JULY 24, 2022

The retail industry has been witnessing unending turmoil over the last couple of years by way of a series of challenges – ranging from shifts in purchasing habits and consumer demands to the vagaries of a relentless global pandemic that continues to trigger seismic upheavals. Focus on both top and bottom-line growth.

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Unleashed

MAY 2, 2019

A ‘back to basics’ approach to reviewing the supply chain and stock control processes can help identify poor supply chain performance, particularly in terms of inefficient processes or wasted resources. Reduce unnecessary touch points in the supply chain.

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crisp

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

With Crisp, CPG brands can access timely, granular data from 40+ retailer and distributor partners directly in Snowflake – giving them actionable insights to project demand, grow sales, and streamline operations. With Crisp, brands can access ready-to-query daily sales and inventory data from 40+ retail sources directly within Snowflake.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 6, 2023

Teaming up with ToolsGroup, the Italian frozen seafood company chooses AI to advance its supply chain processes and guarantee a superior consumer experience. It supplies various channels, including retail, supermarkets, wholesale, and HORECA, and it manages a substantial number of suppliers worldwide.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 13, 2023

To be in a position to capitalize on these shifts as they unfold — or avoid obsolescence — CPG and retailing companies need to make the right technology investments, starting now.”[3] Jain believes the most successful CPG brands and retailers will be those improving customer experiences both in-store and online.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 2, 2023

At ToolsGroup we are dedicated to helping companies optimize their supply chain performance, and it is very gratifying to be recognized as a market leader based on the opinions that matter most – those of our customers.” See ToolsGroup’s listing on FeaturedCustomers here.

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crisp

MARCH 10, 2023

A persistent problem across the supply chain, stock-outs are a notorious source of revenue loss for retailers. According to NielsenIQ, out-of-stocks caused retailers to lose 7.4% Stock-out situations are among the most detrimental issues a retailer can face.

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crisp

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Through the partnership, CPG brands can leverage the latest retail data to minimize deductions and improve supply chain performance. Deductions are a persistent challenge for CPG brands that can eat away at profits and hurt the retailer-supplier relationship.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Last week, Walmart , the largest retailer in the U.S. reported its financial performance for the October-ending quarter. A one-time $3 billion charge in connection with a court settlement related to opioid-related lawsuits from the retailer’s pharmacies led to a $1.8 Signs of Pre-Pandemic Retailer Playbooks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

import volumes may not be as high as they were at the height of the pandemic; however, if they remain above 2019 numbers, the shift away from West Coast ports persists, the labor situation doesn’t get resolved, carriers continue to use blank sailings and importers will continue to see uneven supply chain performance.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2022

The motivations and explanation are common to what has transpired among other high profile online retail platform provider announcements of late. Similar discounting is underway among brick-and-mortar retailers. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

With more brands looking for an edge, organizations can find a dependable competitive advantage in their retail logistics function. Retailers have shown that they intend to work with CPG brands that can get their products to a big-box distribution center promptly. Out-of-Stocks Shape Retail Logistics Conversation .

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 9, 2021

Successfully managing delivery to critical retail customers is essential to mastering cosmetic logistics. Excelling at transportation to retailers is a component that all cosmetic manufacturers can master to reduce costs and increase operational efficiency. Retailers are an important customer segment for many brands.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 17, 2022

Global retailer Walmart reported Q1-2022 financial performance this week and described the current retail business profitability environment as unexpected and unusual. Business media headlines note a big earnings miss as higher supply chain related costs are taking a toll. Added Supply Chain Matters Perspectives.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives to U.S. retailer Target’s recent reporting of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. They should be indications of what retailers and their supply network fulfillment teams can anticipate in 2024. percent to $31.9

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives to retailer Walmart’s report of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. We have pointed to three bellwether retailers, Amazon , Walmart and Target as the best indicators of consumer preferences and buying behaviors. billion in 2022.

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o9 Solutions

JULY 2, 2020

This article has also been published on Business Wire India’s leading retailer, Future Group will implement o9’s AI-powered platform to drive Forecasting and Replenishment activities for their different retail format stores in India. o9 will support Future Group 1500 Stores across 450 cities which will include all retail formats.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 13, 2021

What was once believed to be a temporary disruption is leaving a lasting impact on the retail industry. Challenges brought on by COVID-related disruption are forcing shippers to adjust supply chain strategies to accommodate fervent demand, rising logistics costs, and scarcer trucking capacity. Consumer Demand Still Going Strong.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 19, 2022

In our Supply Chain Matters blog commentary on Tuesday of this week, we noted rather troubling signs for retail industry supply chains based on the Q1-2022 financial performance and profitability shortfall for Walmart. Rival and high-flying retailer Target Corp. billion , operating income dropped $1.3

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SCM Research

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Because the members of a supply chain are typically concerned with optimizing their own objectives, their actions might not lead to optimal supply chain performance. Supply Chain Coordination with Contracts. Therefore, contracts need to be carefully designed. Cachon, G.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 7, 2023

Intelligent decision making at the speed of business transforms supply chain performance. About ToolsGroup ToolsGroup’s innovative AI-powered solutions enable retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to navigate through supply chain uncertainty. Version 8.60 release HERE.

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Vecco International

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Large global consumer goods companies with a combination of internal manufacturing and outsourcing must effectively predict demand and manage complex multi-national supply chain networks to ensure on-time in full delivery to their retail customers such as WalMart, CostCo, Amazon, QVC.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

As more data becomes available in the grocery and retail environment, organizations are re-thinking their supply chain processes to drive increased automation, improved performance, and increased inventory turns. I also interviewed executives at Key Foods in New York, and P&G in Europe.

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PINC

AUGUST 3, 2020

Supply chain complexity is increasing as customers demand a wider selection of products, a broader choice of channels, and more promotional offers. The global pandemic has accelerated this trend, and along the way unveiled some major gaps in the world’s supply chains. “In Reduce supply chain complexity.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 16, 2024

They report, “Only 9% of supply chain organizations expect to achieve revenue gains due to uncertainty, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. Supply chain organizations that achieve an antifragile state not only survive, but benefit, from uncertainty. It is part of the larger Enterra System of Intelligence®.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Brands like American Eagle Outfitters focused on inventory optimization and flexibility, supply chain transformation, lower SKU counts and fewer shipments per order for improved supply chain performance. Also, the company’s labor-intensive monthly planning process took up to 20 days.

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Logility

AUGUST 7, 2017

Wait, it’s not spring; but does that mean you have to wait another eight months to review your supply chain? Often, it becomes necessary to reevaluate how supply chain performance is measured to ensure healthy operations. Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?”

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

JULY 15, 2021

trillion in 2015, almost twice the size of the retail industry. Operationally, profit margins have been stubbornly flat and supply chain performance measured in inventory performance has been worsening over the last five yearsii. Industry Challenge In the US, the wholesale industry traded $5.4

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Talking Logistics

JULY 24, 2015

Transplace Launches Supply Chain Consulting Practice. LEGACY Supply Chain Services Launches Grader Tool and eBook to Evaluate Supply Chain Performance. and Accelerating Supply Chain Speed and Efficiency with Global Trade Data. UPS Takes Leadership Role For Commercial Trucking Safety.

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Logility

JUNE 2, 2022

“Challenges remain and continue to evolve in today’s global supply chain, and companies have increasingly complex needs not only to succeed but to simply stay afloat,” said Allan Dow, president, Logility. Logility customers include Big Lots, Husqvarna Group, Parker Hannifin, Sonoco Products and Red Wing Shoe Company.

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Supply Chain Digest

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Consumer Goods and Retail Supp. Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Content Being Accessed: White Paper Supply Chain Performance Management. Excellent classic white paper from Dr. Hau Lee at Stanford on supply chain performance management.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

While those in other sectors sputtered, brands and retailers alike spent much of the year trying to keep up with skyrocketing demand. The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020. Why Does CPG Logistics Performance Matter?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

An initial estimate of this year’s retail holiday spending indicates a mixed bag, depending on either retail industry, consumer goods producer or logistics and transportation industry perspectives. retail sales for the period that spanned November 1 through December 24 rose 3.1 This estimate is not adjusted for inflation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

And how can consumer goods companies learn from their performance in this pandemic to prepare for the future? A study by E2open – the 2021 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study: Supply Chain Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic – provides the answers. I look forward to this study every year.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 7, 2012

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) in partnership with Auburn University and with sponsorship from Accenture, released the third annual State of The Retail Supply Chain Report today. One hundred and ninety-nine retail supply chain executives took part in the research.

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