Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2019

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is part of a new series we’re launching called “Practitioner Perspectives” — commentaries written by supply chain and logistics practitioners from manufacturing and retail companies who want to share their insights and advice on industry trends and topics. The $4,000 Transportation Question. Which brings me to the title of this post, the $4,000 transportation question. Transportation Management transportation

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The National Retail Federation is forecasting that U.S. retail sales for 2019 will increase between 3.9 Retail industry customer fulfillment and supply chain management teams should likely be preparing for another active year but with contingency planning in-place. retail sales.

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2016

We recently wrote a white paper called The Agile Retailer. In it, we examined how allocation practices are changing, especially for fashion retailers. This, de facto, is what separates an agile retailer from others. Only the best retailers survive and thrive.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 20, 2019

The pace of change in today’s retail environment is faster than ever. E-commerce and shifting, more demanding consumer behaviors have led retailers to tighten requirements for shippers across the board. Penalties for late or partial shipments are steep and can make or break a shipper’s relationship with a retailer. Shippers can mitigate this challenge with a retail consolidation program. So what is a retail consolidation program? Retail consolidation programs.

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Supply Chain @ MIT

JANUARY 10, 2019

The liquidation woes of Sears Holdings, owner of iconic retailer Sears and Kmart, underscore the dramatic decline in bricks-and-mortar retailing in the face of booming e-commerce sales and shifting consumer buying patterns.

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Loftware

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The complex, high-pressure nature of recalls demands unparalleled retail visibility. Supply Chain Retail Transportation & Logistics Track & Traceability

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Quintiq

MAY 14, 2018

To do so, I want to explain the ‘how’ behind some of the sustainability efforts I’ve seen in the retail industry recently, and hopefully embolden other companies to engage in similar efforts. Now, let’s dig into the details of the ‘how’ behind sustainability improvements in the retail space.

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Cerasis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

This is a must read for shippers & retailers alike to learn how blockchain can aid in achieving omnichannel supply chain goals! The applications of blockchain technology range from better management of the ELD mandate to improvements in overall transportation management.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Last week, Amazon lobbed another grenade across the parcel logistics and transportation industry with the announcement of the expansion of Amazon Shipping. Make no mistake that Amazon will indeed serve as a continued logistics and transportation industry disruptor.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 29, 2015

Omni-channel is transforming retail transportation’s supply chain and logistics processes. Unfortunately, many retailers are jumping in without a plan — that is, they are taking a short-term, silo’ed approach to transportation sourcing and execution, and as a result, are failing to meet their desired outcomes. But what are some of the unintended consequences retailers are experiencing by jumping in without a plan?

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Cerasis

MAY 21, 2015

One of the often missing links, however, in supply chain visibility, is transportation management. We call this the transportation supply chain. What is the Transportation Supply Chain? Transportation refers to the movement of product from one location to another as it makes its way from the beginning of a supply chain to the customer’s handle. Any supply chain’s success is closely linked to the appropriate use of transportation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 29, 2019

Last week, Amazon lobbed another grenade across the parcel logistics and transportation industry with the announcement of the expansion of Amazon Shipping. Make no mistake that Amazon will indeed serve as a continued logistics and transportation industry disruptor.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

When Transportation Optimization and New Shopping Behaviors Collide One needs to go back to the early 2000s to see green shoots of modern omni-channel retail. While web-based e-commerce began in the late 90s, consumer and retailer appetites didn’t get whetted for omni-channel experiences until the early part of the last decade.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 15, 2019

While the nation’s retailers gather in New York City this week to attend the National Retail Federation’s 2019 Annual Conference, the Supply Chain Matters blog declares that inventory management will be one of the key competencies for retailers this year.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2015

But when PwC asked CEOs in a recent survey ( Global Retail and Consumer Goods CEO Survey: The Omni-Channel Fulfillment Imperative ) what areas most needed their additional attention to achieve omni-channel fulfillment, 88 percent said it is their transportation and logistics operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 12, 2018

The National Retail Federation’s Annual Conference, NRF 2018, kicks-off this weekend and runs until Tuesday. Unlike last year, this year’s gathering should provide a far more optimistic perspective regarding the future of retail from a merchandising, online technology, and supply chain capability perspective.

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PLS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Here is a quick summary of some of the most talked about transportation, supply chain and logistics topics from September 2015: Diesel Prices Fluctuating. The US average retail diesel price dropped 4.7 Transportation Supply Chain News

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

In April, Supply Chain Matters highlighted a PwC Omni-channel fulfillment survey that highlighted among other findings that 67 percent of CEO’s believe that the cost to fulfill orders across channels is increasing, and that a near total consensus cited transportation and logistics as a fulfillment capability that needs the most attention.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 3, 2019

Maersk has pinned future growth on both integrated surface transportation and logistics services coupled with integration and digital transformation of existing business and operational management processes. .

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

By now, most people are aware of the spate of retailer bankruptcies and store closures referred to in the press as the Retail Apocalypse. “For years now,” writes Ryan Lester, Director of Customer Engagement Technologies at LogMeIn, “traditional retail stores have been under attack. In fact, over 3,800 stores closed in the US in 2018 alone and we saw some of our most cherished and longstanding retail brands close doors forever.”[1]

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Cerasis

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The retail apocalypse has received plenty of attention over the past three years. Brick-and-mortar stores that understand the invaluable role of e-commerce in relation to omnichannel supply chain success can help retailers avoid the retail apocalypse. In a sense, the retail apocalypse, which some believe is all hype and not fact, is about comparing apples to oranges. An Effective E-Commerce Shipping Strategy Mitigates Losses From the “Retail Apocalypse.”

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Cerasis

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. One of the top challenges is getting products to consumers at the Amazon ask rates, and more retailers are starting to offer deliver-from-store last mile services, including The Home Depot and J.C.

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GTG Technology Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

6 Transportation Industry Trends to Look for in 2019. New opportunities in the transportation industry are thriving. Transportation professionals seeking to stay on top of trends in the industry look to implementing these trends. Disruption of Transportation Industry.

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 31, 2019

I think this is an excellent opportunity to reflect on some key emerging retail supply chain trends to get everyone’s juices flowing again. My goal is to dig a bit deeper to get at 3 real foundational changes needed to transform your retail supply chains and brand businesses.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 20, 2019

The pace of change in today’s retail environment is faster than ever. E-commerce and shifting, more demanding consumer behaviors have led retailers to tighten requirements for shippers across the board. Penalties for late or partial shipments are steep and can make or break a shipper’s relationship with a retailer. Shippers can mitigate this challenge with a retail consolidation program. So what is a retail consolidation program? Retail consolidation programs.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 16, 2017

That announcement is that Amazon will soon deploy a set of transportation and logistics services to allow China based manufacturers and sellers to ship their inventories of products […]. If readers have been keeping-up with our prior blog commentaries as well as prior predictions related to Amazon, this week’s announcement should not be of any surprise.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 29, 2015

An article in this week’s Transport Topics detailed the operational challenges facing intermodal shippers in the face of growing economic activity. Here’s some insight into how the struggle is effecting all shippers; but particularly those reliant on imports such as retailers.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Last week the National Retail Federation (NRF) issued its annual forecast concerning holiday related spending which painted a very optimistic picture regarding the upcoming holiday sales period. We advise B2C and B2B retail planning teams to be very cautious and diligent regarding the applicability of such data. Actual retail sales activity pegged to each channel, […].

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Cerasis

OCTOBER 5, 2018

An omnichannel retail strategy is the new norm in today’s supply chains. Therefore, an omnichannel retail strategy must become the new standard business model for companies wanting to remain competitive. Use technology to manage warehousing and transportation.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 20, 2018

International transportation is dealing with ongoing challenges of tighter capacity. From import space and export space tightening up and a hot drayage market causing capacity constraints to volatile air freight rates – international transportation has had its share of challenges the last 10-12 months. Driving this was strong imports – especially for retailers. While air freight is another mode of international transportation, it is an expensive option right now.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2016

Ideal transportation operations are difficult to achieve, but an ideal approach to improving transportation in the real world — finding real savings and adding value to other functional areas in the supply chain, or business more broadly — is achievable.

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Supply Chain Nation

JANUARY 12, 2014

The world of retail has changed, dramatically. With Amazon on one end of the spectrum and boutique start-up retailers on the other, this puts traditional brick-and-mortar retailers in a challenging position. And where does transportation fit?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2015

Omni-channel is transforming the supply chain and logistics processes of retailers, especially their transportation processes. But many retailers are jumping in without a plan — that is, they are taking a short-term, siloed approach to transportation sourcing and execution, and as a result, are failing to meet their desired outcomes. What are some of the unintended consequences retailers are experiencing by jumping in without a plan?

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Cerasis

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

However, mobile technology is not new to the transportation world. For mobile technology and transport, the theoretical tipping point is in our rearview mirror. Mobile Technology in Transportation Management Impacts all Points Along the Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2017

China’s two dominant online retailers have been making aggressive plans for supporting the world’s largest one-day online shopping holiday in order volumes and revenue. Inventory Management Online Customer Fulfillment Retail Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Alibaba Cainiao Alibaba supply chain JD.com supply chain initiatives Supply chain Matters blog

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