Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Learn how to organize your data operations in alignment with supply chain strategy. The techniques require different degrees of sophistication, but even the relatively simple exercise of putting data from different sources in the same space and producing a visual representation can suggest strategies for transformation.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

March 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). One of my predictions for 2017 was that we would continue to see the convergence of commerce and logistics, as well as the ongoing convergence of technology and logistics service providers. Domino’s autonomous vehicle pizza delivery now live in Germany (ZDnet).

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement. The Failing Kmart Business Strategy. The first Kmart store opened way back in 1962.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. January 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). But to me the significance of the news is less about the new name (BluJay Solutions) and more about the prominent role its global trade network will play in its strategy and value proposition.

Supply Chain Planning Software 73

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2021

The importance of setting the tone of the relationship and being an example of what you expect. Communication and equality are the central axes of the process of transforming a supplier into a valuable business partner for the strategy, success, and growth of a company. Set The Tone Of The Relationship, Be The Example.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Since the third quarter of 2017, many manufacturers have been regularly confronted by scarcity in the transportation market – a problem they haven’t encountered in years. Freight prices are also going up because of carrier rate increases since the last half of 2017. Adapt the freight allocation strategy to handle scarcity .

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

Supply Chain Design Software 111

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Locus

MAY 25, 2022

Take last-mile deliveries for example. Here are seven key strategies that they have used to make it happen. consumer shipping companies: Customer experience 2017-2022. – Consumer experience with consumer shipping companies in the United States from 2017 to 2022, Statista, 2022. And how they have been changing!

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 24, 2018

significantly improved their ability to generate cash in 2017, producing the strongest working capital performance since 2008. In 2017, companies significantly extended payments to suppliers, taking 3.4 Performance of the other major elements of working capital performance, receivables and inventory, both deteriorated slightly in 2017.

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Bringg

JUNE 5, 2018

Thousands of third party sellers are on Amazon Marketplace, which accounted for 42% of the revenues from the company’s commerce arm in 2017, up from 24% in 2010, according to an estimate from Deloitte LLP. The bottom line is that eBay needs to rethink its strategy to remain relevant with both buyers and sellers. Last month, Amazon.com.au

Price Reduction 67

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Bringg

JANUARY 23, 2018

JD.com, the Chinese online retailer is raising $2 billion to fund its warehousing and delivery unit – a move that will bring its strategy closer to Alibaba, that country’s leading e-commerce platform. trillion in 2017 , and accounted for 23% of all retail sales.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Results from the 2017 study show that roughly 75% of respondents are using the mix strategy (be all things to all people) as the predominant approach for their companies compared to the 51% who we reported utilizing a mix strategy in our 2016 results. in 2017 versus 20.8% The Impact of Technology.

Cost Reduction 89

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CLX Logistics

JULY 26, 2021

Let’s look at the facts – the percentage of supply chain managers using new analytics tools and services to develop better bidding strategies has increased from 17% in 2017 to more than 30% in 2020. Next-generation supply chain management tools like CLX LaneLogix are a perfect example of the type of system.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. This sounds like another example of supply chain whiplash (start and stop) to me.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This new customer-centric reality is prompting manufacturers and retailers of all sizes to revisit their strategies and capabilities to succeed in this highly- dynamic, highly-uncertain, and highly-competitive environment. In March 2017, for example, Walmart pulled the plug on building a 1.2-million-square-foot

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Among the new trends in manufacturing improving the industry, additive manufacturing and cloud-based systems will push manufacturing forward in 2017. Let’s take a closer look at final five trends in manufacturing to watch for in 2017. At the end of 2017, manufacturing will still look similar to what it is today. The Big Picture.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

We found three key strategies that could serve as a blueprint for other supply chains: Rethink Packaging. For example, manufacturers may invest in re-useable product packaging and containers to move goods to co-packers or retailers, cutting plastic out of the equation. One example is Scandinavian furniture giant Ikea.

Supply Chain Design Software 111

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GlobalTranz

MAY 8, 2017

This example generates a huge amount of data that can leverage in the supply chain. While this example may still be a few years off, it is important that you understand how the top emerging trends in automation will shape supply chains and transportation processes in the coming years. The truck never stops until arriving for reloading.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

So three months after an executive meeting on June 23rd , an updated strategy was released, tracking a radical shift into a slimmer Maersk, focused on providing end-to-end logistics services. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. Finally, we’ll explore the potential impact (and coping tactics) for existing forwarders.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Furthermore, the speed of operation of robots will increase more than 30 percent by the end of 2017. Clearly, robotics will become more important in 2017 than during any previous year. Better procurement practices translate into better overall sales, but the role of procurement in driving sales’ statistics will change throughout 2017.

Supply Chain Planning Software 73

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy. Yellow: Space is getting tighter. BRICS summit.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Cloud Logistics Announces Record Revenue, Growth and Innovation for 2017. Here are some details from the Wall Street Journal : At the heart of Target’s strategy is utilizing what the retailer has (and Amazon doesn’t): a base of more than 1,800 brick-and-mortar stores that the company is increasingly using to fulfill orders placed online.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

From boosting the level of artificial intelligence to promoting better means of mitigating and preventing risks, technology will change how manufacturers grow throughout 2017. The First 5 Manufacturing Tech Trends of 2017. Manufacturers will face many challenges in 2017. Artificial Intelligence Will Grow More Important.

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Transporeon

MAY 8, 2017

Himmelbach discusses the best-practice example in an interview. For example, dock scheduling not only reduces the wait time for truck drivers but also improves our production planning. For 2017, we are planning an interface between our ERP system and the Transporeon platform. Before the conversion, we had no transparency.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 11, 2019

FIFA 2018 World Cup transport planning challenges and strategy. All this article explanations are going to be based on this official document, presented by a Honorary Professor of the Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne, Philippe H. Bovy, as part of a training seminar for the organization of the event. National Event vs. City Event.

Strategy 40

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack.

Supply Chain Planning Software 89

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2018

Meanwhile, UPS announced last week that “ in December 2017, consumers shipped more than 1 million returns packages to retailers daily [emphasis mine], a pace expected to last into early January 2018.” The bottom line is that product returns is yet another example of how “the way we’ve always done it” is just not going to cut it any more.

Production 82

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Bringg

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Roadie , for example, wants to make the most of the empty space in the millions of cars and trucks on the roads, recruiting drivers who are already headed in the right direction to make the delivery. Established retailers are also looking at this strategy as a method to complement their fleets and delivery partners.

Resource Reduction 72

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 19, 2017

That is the primary question all competitive runners face before each race, and the answer dictates your strategy. I believe, however, that focusing on place is the wrong strategy for most companies today. Seven more laps to go. Do you run for place or do you run for time? The 2-mile race is a good fit for my son.

Supply Chain Software 79

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But Molex, a global electronics and connectivity solutions company, has been investing in their intelligent digital supply chain strategy to improve their supply chain agility and customer experience. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe.

Supply Chain Planning Software 111

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 16, 2021

However, the data [that powers them] hasn’t previously been utilized to its full capacity until recently.” Take the example of RCRPMF.USA in the image. Yet, data from the 2017-2018 period shows rates lower than today’s average. On February 16, 2021, final reported rates for reefer contracts were at $2.02. last year and $2.19

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] Of all the ‘pillars’ of the national support strategy, the most consequential was the issue of mobilisation. 1] Beaumont, D., 2] Beaumont, D., 3] Marles, R., 1] Beaumont, D., 2] Beaumont, D.,

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AIMMS

JANUARY 20, 2020

Network Design : while our clients have been using AIMMS to build their own network design applications for decades, our off-the-shelf and easy to use network design applications were released in 2017. The different configuration options are evaluated to see how they might support the company strategy.”

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Bringg

JUNE 5, 2018

Thousands of third party sellers are on Amazon Marketplace, which accounted for 42% of the revenues from the company’s commerce arm in 2017, up from 24% in 2010, according to an estimate from Deloitte LLP. The bottom line is that eBay needs to rethink its strategy to remain relevant with both buyers and sellers. Last month, Amazon.com.au

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2015

Unfortunately, this produces a distinct challenge for manufacturers and businesses through 2017 and beyond: how will shippers manage to stay afloat with expected increases in the cost of LTL management while pertinent factors continue to drive the growth of LTL? For example, store A ran out of Item B. to three percent.

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Now, That's Logistics

MARCH 12, 2019

Meanwhile, it’s important to choose the cargo airport(s) that work(s) best with your current supply chain needs, so use a freight forwarder that can help you adjust your strategy as your needs — and the market — shifts. The rankings below are based on the 2018 ACI World Airport Traffic Report (WATR), which includes totals from 2017.

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Now, That's Logistics

JULY 30, 2018

How Port Selection is Becoming Increasingly Critical to Supply Chain Strategy. Walmart for example—the world’s largest company by revenue (approx. US$ 486 billion according to the 2017 Fortune Global 500 list)—is building a $135 million import Distribution Center (DC) in Mobile, Alabama. Four Corners” Strategy.

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