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Shifting fortunes in parcel delivery continue to redraw the landscape

DC Velocity

Those have been driven by events like the Covid pandemic, the explosive rise of e-commerce and its enabling technologies, the emergence of private fleets and last mile as its own submarket, and the fundamental reordering of how consumers look for and purchase goods of all types—and their seemingly insatiable appetite for next-day delivery.

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What the New Administration Could Mean for Your Business

WorkWave

These might include discounts for purchasing electric lawn equipment or energy-efficient pest control solutions. Commercial Cleaning Industry Tax credits: Potential investment tax credits for purchasing energy-efficient or sustainable cleaning technologies might help commercial cleaning companies offset the cost of green upgrades.

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Highlights from the BGSA Conference with Ben Gordon

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben Gordon and Joe Lynch discuss highlights from the BGSA Conference , an annual event designed to bring together top industry leaders from all segments of the supply chain and provides an intimate and candid setting where CEOs and leaders can privately network and explore ideas with their peers. 3PLex was then purchased by Maersk.

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The One Key Shift in Your Supply Chain and Procurement Strategies that can Drive Better Business Continuity and Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

In today’s dynamic and unpredictable business environment, companies face various challenges such as changing consumer demands, global uncertainty, and the impact of natural and man-made events. The purchasing of products at companies can be looked at in terms of two major dimensions: supply risk and impact on production (Figure 1).

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Procurement and Supply Chain are Smarter Together – Practical Use Cases

Logistics Viewpoints

In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration. Such sourcing events can be in the context of direct materials or logistics capacity.

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How To Master Black Friday Cyber Monday: Transforming Holiday Shoppers into Loyal Customers

Stord

In addition to the surge of demand during this tight holiday window, brands have offered earlier offerings and expanded the sales period to encourage a longer shopping period enabling end consumers to allocate more towards holiday purchases. Put another way, only 3 out of 10 customers will complete the purchase.

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ERP for Automotive Distributors

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Automotive distributors play a vital role in the automotive supply chain by procuring parts, warehousing them, and then supplying them to OEMs (original equipment manufacturer), retailers or end consumers. Automation of the receipt inspection process makes sure that the quantity and type of items received match the purchase order.

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