SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

One of the ripple effects of the pandemic was that domestic sourcing, where possible, grew as companies could no longer import products for their production line. Multi-sourcing became more palpable as single sourcing – especially offshore – was understood to be a risky strategy.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2023

In a world where rising bills seem to be the norm for families and businesses alike, the delicate dance of balancing service quality with cost-efficiency has become a challenge for retailers and ecommerce delivery, writes Gemma Vasey, Business Development Manager, Asendia UK.

Purchasing Skills 62

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

And according to a recent survey by Kenco, 94% of survey respondents feel that it’s important for their 3PL provider to have a competency in technology and innovation, and more than half expect their 3PL provider to be investing in innovative technologies (another 32% want to co-invest). Kristi Montgomery, VP of innovation, Kenco.

Supply Chain Design Software 144

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

In one McKinsey survey of more than 100 large organizations in multiple sectors, companies that regularly collaborated with suppliers demonstrated higher growth, lower operating costs, and greater profitability than their industry peers. The LevaData solution, for example, speeds up sourcing significantly.

Collaboration 119

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As reported by DC Velocity , “the 2020 Fleet Advantage Industry Benchmark Survey noted, “11% of transportation fleets estimate they have saved more than $1 million in crash avoidance by upgrading to newer trucks with advanced safety features.” Financial insight feeds into equipment purchasing decisions.

Procurement Analytics 98

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Experts from North Carolina State University and GEP conducted a survey on supply chain, procurement and IT leaders to determine their challenges and priorities, focusing on examining gaps in the supply chain. Such a gap is problematic, as it could lead to higher costs, longer cycle times and less resilience.

Supply Chain Planning Software 115

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 9, 2024

ShipMonk nurtures relationships and facilitates integrations with shipping companies, as well as providers of third-party tools and systems that enable ecommerce businesses to thrive. For the first time, mobile purchases have overtaken desktop purchases. On Thanksgiving Day, 59% of online sales were on mobile.

eCommerce 105

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 19, 2024

An ecommerce store is a branded website where products from a single seller can be purchased over the internet. Building an online storefront can be as simple as adding an open-source shopping cart plugin, such as WooCommerce, to your WordPress website, or as complex as a custom-coded ecommerce platform like BestBuy.com.

eCommerce 105

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. The simplified assumptions allow companies “to manage margins, supply chain costs, and inventories”, but “it does not enable them to manage enterprise costs, profit, and working capital.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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Ship Monk

MARCH 11, 2024

Did you know that 93% of consumers say that online reviews influence their purchase decisions? Now that we’ve established that social proof is an important tool for influencing consumer behavior, it follows that smart ecommerce companies can, and should, take advantage of these natural biases. That’s a mind-blowing statistic.

eCommerce 105

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Accurate Job Costing: Big Challenge in Heavy Building Materials Industry. In a recent survey by the Construction Research Corporation, 75% of companies in the building materials and construction space said that job costing is a major concern. Given these numbers, you would think that business would be booming, but more than 2.5

Procurement Solutions 81

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

These people are genuinely interested in your product — so much so, that they have purchased your products. Email vs. Other Forms of Communication For many years, email has been the gold standard of communication tools for DTC businesses. They’ve trusted you with their email address and mobile number. The downside?

eCommerce 105

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

In addition to the terrible human cost, the virus is also sending ripples throughout the global supply chain. The digitization of commerce created a path for giants like Amazon and Alibaba to dominate their respective storefront/fulfillment and sourcing roles in the market. The (Digital) Rise of SMBs.

Supply Chain Software 71

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 4, 2022

According to the recent SYSPRO global research survey, an enormous 82 percent of Fabricated Metal Manufacturers experienced supply chain and material handling disruptions over the past twelve months. One of the main technology disruptors is cloud infrastructure and supporting tools. Reaping the benefits of Cloud ERP.

Optimization Software 111

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Morai Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Survey results from ‘623 supply chain professionals across 17 countries’, concluded that one of the top industry challenges was ‘facing global competition’. A rise in ecommerce has enabled consumers to purchase products anywhere at any time, which has created a need for immediacy.

Supply Chain Software 102

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Kroll | Inbound Logistics November 2023 “Shippers have to weigh the cost of expediting against the downstream impact of shipments arriving later,” says Kevin Schultz, president and co-founder of 357 Company, a logistics provider. Everyone wants to move things fast until they know what it costs,” Milsom says. 4.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 116

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Things are changing in supply chain management: while cost-cutting has been at the top of the agenda for many executives for years, in future they will be increasingly concerned with the shortage of skilled workers, sustainability and resilience. Skilled labour shortage forces action 2. ERP silos are being dismantled 7.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 25, 2024

Cost savings used to be at the top of supply chain managers’ agendas. Take Germany, for example: the “Trends in Logistics & SCM” study conducted by the German Logistics Association BVL in 2023 shows that cost pressure was the most important topic for decision-makers in 2016, but in 2023 it only ranks fourth.

Supply Chain Design Software 56

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

with one of the highest costs of living. Companies must also offer a healthy workplace which listens to their workforce and offers modern tools that keep workers happy in addition to being productive. This solution significantly reduced shipping costs by eliminating wasted cardboard and dunnage. These are clear cut benefits.

Vendor Strategies 104

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 24, 2021

Increasing lead times, costs, and delays resulted in significant problems together with port congestion, capacity availability, and container shortage. Increasing lead times, costs, and delays resulted in significant problems together with port congestion, capacity availability, and container shortage. Dynamic Management.

Manufacturing Procurement 62

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Furthermore, online shoppers want direct visibility into the progress of their deliveries, so you don’t just need the tools to monitor the process internally—you need to deliver the same capabilities to your customers through real-time order and delivery tracking facilities. Confusing Strategic with Single (Sourcing).

Supply Chain Planning Software 75

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Bringg

JANUARY 24, 2019

Shoppers today are demanding an unprecedented level of control over when, where, and how they purchase and receive goods and services. Automating warehouses and customer fulfillment centers is one of the simplest ways to reduce costs and increase the speed of order handling. Warehouse Automation.

Automation 83

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2015

Jabil sponsored a global Dimensional Research survey to capture hard data on current experiences, challenges and trends with the supply chains of electronics manufacturing companies. Transparent supply chain management and effective supply chain visibility is a critical tool in a company’s continued growth and successful brand image.

Supply Chain Software 120

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Because switching from JIT to JIC is at best only a tool to address short-term problems and risk. Supply chains depend on the flow of information to facilitate the flow of goods, but since information is never perfect supply chains must be trade-off machines, constantly weighing cost against quality, cash, and increasingly carbon.

Inventory Reduction 132

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3PL Links

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Invesp conducted a survey that revealed that 30% of online purchases worldwide result in returns or exchanges. This can happen for various reasons, including the fact that the customer has never seen the goods in person before making a purchase and has different expectations regarding its appearance, size, or efficiency.

Optimal Sourcing 48

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Ship Monk

JUNE 6, 2022

Method #1: Client Satisfaction Surveys. Build satisfaction surveys into your website and/or trigger emails to capture first, second, and third impressions from your customers. Make sure your survey questions get to the “why.” You will not get a response from every (or even most) of your customers, but every response is valuable.

eCommerce 59

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 18, 2015

Companies based on assets have had years of experience in purchasing trucks and managing warehouse inventories. Alternatively, intermediary-based, or non-asset 3rd Party Logistics Companies have waged a “near-war” with various carriers to negotiate cheaper rates and more rapid delivery times. How Does the 3PL Meet E-Commerce Needs?

Logistics Network Optimization Software 96

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2018

So, some years back I decided to regularly survey logistics buyers on how to best get and keep their attention. My firm conducts the survey every couple of years and we recently finished up our 2018 survey findings report, which is available here. The pressure has never been greater to improve service at a lower cost.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 69

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Morai Logistics

MAY 16, 2019

In a 2018 survey that included the opinions of 50 executives, supply chain functions were ranked as ‘relatively unimportant’. In addition to transporting goods from point A to point B, supply chains also help companies ‘reduce cost’ and ‘remain competitive’. Enable an organization to cut costs. Supply Chains and Business Growth.

Supply Chain Software 60

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WorkWave

MARCH 4, 2020

Every business owner will have specific knowledge, skills, or experience that will be advantageous in building and managing a business. Primary Research can be conducted via: Interviews; Surveys; Questionnaires; Focus/user groups; Test markets. Building this system can take time, but there are a multitude of sources to get started.

Tips 52

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Ship Monk

MAY 18, 2023

The simple description for MonkProtect is a post-purchase suite that helps ecommerce brands “stress less and grow more” by helping customers “stress less and buy more.” Our MonkProtect technology provides best-in-class post-purchase protection and extra added benefits. MonkProtect upholds all these classic ShipMonk tech.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

For many shippers, air freight wins out on speed and convenience and FCL (full container load) seems a better deal on cost. Air freight’s reputation of convenience, ready availability and reasonable pricing took a hit last peak season when demand outstripped supply. The Man In The Middle. The results have been poor.

Purchasing Skills 48

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

51% of the respondents in a global Reuters survey felt that the most perplexing challenge is the unpredictable nature of consumer demand. The drivers for growth are not simple factors like the price or quality of a product. It gives prompts to refill regular purchases into the cart and aligns your feed in line with your search history.

Procurement Analytics 62

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

They’re researching before they purchase, and they’re purchasing wherever and whenever they see something they like. Social commerce — Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram used to be strictly places for inspiration and peer recommendations, with links that would redirect a consumer to a website or marketplace to make a purchase.

Inventory Reduction 64

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Locus

AUGUST 7, 2023

If we consider the average cost of a new car in the United States was approximately $40,000 in 2021, this increase is equivalent to almost 4 billion new cars. Whether a budding startup or a well-established enterprise, adapting to technological shifts has become non-negotiable. billion in 2021, and is expected to reach $288.87

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 30, 2023

According to an ongoing study of 3,036 Shopify stores, the average conversion rate (visits that resulted in purchases) in 2022 was 1.3%. You can also track conversion rates for other actions you want customers to take, such as email signups or social followers, but an ecommerce conversion rate commonly tracks those that result in a purchase.)

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