Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A major general merchandise retailer we work with has delayed all non-perishable inbound freight into Tampa for a week,” Byrne told Sourcing Journal. These impacts to the road infrastructure and expected congestions are already presenting delays and disruptions for retailers. “A It has this big ripple effect throughout the economy.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A recent study of home delivery sustainability found that 83% of consumers aged 18-24 and 71% of 25-34-year-olds consider the environment when making a purchase, compared to only 43% of consumers aged 65 and older.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

ARC Advisory Group did a study on the supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) a couple of years ago. In that study, FourKites 2021 revenues were estimated to be $65 million. FourKites believes they have the largest repository of supply chain data in the world. That is fast growth. What accounts for FourKites Growth?

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Of course, the big challenge in this type of external benchmarking is obtaining the necessary data, since many companies are wary of sharing performance data with potential competitors. Instead, its merely a common-sense guide to those supply chain KPIs that can best provide actionable data for general management purposes.

Supply Chains 74

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 1, 2025

ABC System: A cost management system that maintains operational and financial data relating to an organisations activities, resources, objects, drivers, and measures. In EDI data standards this is referred to as an 856 transaction. It is upon such systems that ABC models are generated and maintained. Demand Satisfaction Rate.

Supply Chain Planning Software 76

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