The Lean Thinker

JULY 1, 2023

The consultants set up their laptops and pretended to produce all sorts of presentations, though the presentations were actually jargon, buzzwords and gibberish. ” So the Division President went to the room where the two consultants sat working away at their Buzz Words PowerPoint presentations. And so they did.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

That’s exactly what the recent study “Retailers: Sustainability is Not a Challenge, It’s an Opportunity” concluded. Conducted by Descartes and SAPIO Research, the study surveyed over 8,000 consumers in North America and Europe for their perspectives on retailers’ sustainability practices around delivery operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

A 2023 McKinsey study found that companies relying on reactive supply chain management lose up to 10% of annual revenue due to inefficiencies and missed opportunities. Automated warehouse operations streamline order fulfillment, reducing dependency on manual labor. Challenges and Constraints AI adoption presents several challenges.

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TransAudit

JANUARY 13, 2025

Global shipping and transportation present tremendous opportunities for businesses, but they also bring complex challenges, particularly when it comes to compliance. Compliance management software can help businesses track global trade regulations and ensure that all required documentation is in order.

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Camelot 3PL Software

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Deploying the technology investment with temperature and time-sensitive food-products, in an accelerated timeline, presented many challenges. As orders were received via EDI from the supplier, Excalibur determines the most efficient pick-location and forklift from which to pull the order.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 7, 2022

Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has released the results of a consumer sentiment study of ecommerce home delivery. Ecommerce and home delivery present opportunities and challenges to retailers and logistics organisations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 14, 2023

Home delivery and sustainability are two topics that I have written about quite a bit in the last few years, and Descartes just released its home delivery sustainability consumer sentiment study, so the timing seemed perfect. By doing the study for multiple years, you can start to see trends emerging.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

How to Navigate Your Supply Chain During Market Swings Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 21, 2023 Market conditions play a crucial role in shaping challenges professionals face when managing their organization’s supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

ARC has been actively studying industrial AI for over two years. He also spoke at the ARC forum in 2023, and this article is based on that presentation as well. Plant-level data includes time series data from sensors and machines, transactional data – like orders, and unstructured data from engineering drawings and pictures.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

The transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. when telesales would have captured many of the daily orders from customers. “I would begin my shift at 2 p.m.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Q1 optimism seen in BlueGrace Confidence Index Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - December 11, 2023 The recently-released edition of the BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index issued by Tampa, Fla.-based

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

While predicting the future is never an easy task, in order to be competitive all businesses need to be able to accurately anticipate what trends will affect them in the coming year. According to a recent study by Pew Research study, 80% of consumers make online purchases, compared to just 22% in 2000.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In an era where technology is continuing to migrate consumer spending habits online and away from brick-and-mortar stores, the newly released 2019 Third-Party Logistics Study (#3PLStudy) highlights how supply chains are also going digital and using science to keep pace. The publication, available at no cost at www.3PLStudy.com 3PLStudy.com.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2022

According to the results of a study published in Computers in Human Behavior, determining ideal transport routes in combination with a higher fill level of the trucks can lead to a significant mileage reduction. Warehouses such as distribution and order processing centers will benefit from the new big data technologies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2022

A Statista study found that in 2020, the furniture and appliance e-commerce global market volume was $383.2B. Additionally, they want quick turnaround times from initial order to final delivery, essentially bringing the Amazon effect to the big & bulky retail market. Providing order visibility is vital to consumer satisfaction.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Customer order history: Historical customer order volumes and frequencies. Order picking, packing, transportation processes, and inventory management practices and procedures are all worthy targets for standardisation. Service requirements: Customers’ service level and delivery lead time expectations.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The 2021 25th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study shows that shippers and their third-party logistics providers are working together to create positive relationships as well as a competitive advantage. John Langley, a supply chain professor at Penn State University and founder of the Annual Third-Party Logistics Study.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2018

According to a 2017 Michigan State University Supply Chain Management study , “supply chain and product complexity possess a number of sources that vex supply chain operations…customer accommodation is the first,” including the demand for speed and visibility into shipments. Data is the fuel that powers the modern supply chain.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 30, 2022

So your sister’s birthday party is tonight and the presents that you paid overnight shipping for just arrived at your door. The packing slip provides necessary information related to the item(s) in your order. For the fulfillment center or 3PL , they provide packers with the info they need to fulfill an order correctly.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

According to the “The Total Economic Impact of Blue Yonder Luminate,” a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Blue Yonder , Blue Yonder’s SaaS-based solutions do just that. The financial analysis from the study found that companies had a net present value (NPV) of $59.79m and a return on investment (ROI) of 394%.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

That’s exactly what the recent study “Retailers: Sustainability is Not a Challenge, It’s an Opportunity” concluded. Conducted by Descartes and SAPIO Research, the study surveyed over 8,000 consumers in Europe and North America for their perspectives on retailers’ sustainability practices around delivery operations.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2014

According to a research study from Forrester, EDI continues to prove its worth as an electronic message data format. A major electronics manufacturer calculates the cost of processing an order manually at $38 compared to just $1.35 for an order processed using EDI.

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Bringg

AUGUST 5, 2020

Customers save on the cost of delivery, and enjoy the speed and convenience of picking up their order from a nearby location when it suits them. They may have an option, but it will require orders to be rerouted, which requires specific delivery management capabilities. What is Click & Collect?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

Mr. Sorenson has studied integrated business planning for many years. The products that are produced by this make-to-order process come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes to fit the needs of a variety of different industries. Dean Sorenson concurs. GEON, headquartered in Westlake Ohio, has about 1000 employees.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 25, 2017

I participated in the transportation management track, where I delivered a presentation on the future of transportation management, covering some of the emerging trends in the industry, including driverless trucks, drones, 3D printing, and blockchain. As always, Momentum offered plenty of learning and networking opportunities.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 21, 2015

A recent study by tech leader CDW revealed that 80% of all employees now bring a smartphone to work – and most use one or more apps to improve productivity and performance. The right mobile applications can eliminate the need to return to a single fixed point to receive information, review a checklist or fulfill an order.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

million to settle a whistleblower’s complaint that it mislabeled towels as polishing cloths in order to pay lower tariff rates, the Justice Department said Jan. During the Q&A session afterwards, a young professional seated next to me asked the presenter if she was using any type of software at her company to manage free trade agreements.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Most of the presenters at Lean Frontier’s recent online Kata Practitioner Day were describing their experiences applying what was outlined in that book. Last year’s KataCon featured a number of presenters who have adapted the routines to their specific situations, and we have seen the Kata morph as they are used “in the wild.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Robotics and automation in the warehouse continue to be a growing trend, with a recent study estimating that the warehouse robotics market is expected to reach USD 23. Warehouse leads and supervisors should have full control over changing priority for their orders too, because the system should operate on demand.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2015

In order to optimize manufacturing operations, or really just about anything, you need to have at your fingertips the best and most accurate manufacturing metrics around. We will include the "Five Golden Metrics" from Bill Waddell, a lean manufacturing consultant as well as LNS's infographic from a study they conducted.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 26, 2020

While it may be tempting to give yourself a congratulatory pat on the back after a successful sale, you might want to hold off until your customer actually receives their order. After a customer checks out, they should receive an email (or text) when their order has been received, shipped, and delivered. Can you guess what it is?

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WorkWave

MAY 20, 2020

The past 20 years have brought the idea of home delivery from the realm of occasional catalog orders to an everyday occurrence for American consumers. To project what we might expect after COVID-19 has passed and we collectively begin a return to normalcy, we first need to fully recognize the impact that COVID-19 has had on grocery delivery.

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Postal companies have multiple modes and multiple time pressures in order to be able to satisfy a high priority delivery system. The result of their Network Optimization study clearly showed that they needed to cut back on where they were over servicing and re-deploy boxes in areas which have seen larger population growth.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A World Economic Forum study found that the top 10 skills for the next decade include essential human skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and people management. As technology replaces many of the manual or repetitive tasks many jobs entail, it frees up space for skills that are uniquely human, often called ‘soft’ skills.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Last week, I gave the keynote presentation at the Dangerous Goods Symposium, sponsored by LabelMaster and the DG Exchange. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. Fast forward 5 years, and ARC’s 2019 base-year study estimated the market at $11.9

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

If you’d like to feel more confident that your pricing strategies are serving you as they should, a CTS study will help you either gain the assurance you need or highlight how and where you can improve pricing. Imagine if you could stop those losses with a few strategic changes and turn those orders and customers into profit generators.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

In fact, at one conference this spring, after delivering a keynote presentation that had nothing to do with technology, the very first question I received from the audience was “What do you think about blockchain and its potential in supply chain management?”. IBM Case Study: Supply Chain Intelligence, Watson, and Resolution Rooms.

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