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Supply Chain And Logistics Trends That Could Be Big In 2020

Logistics Bureau

Rob O’Byrne makes an early start with his round-up of supply chain and logistics trends that might make industry headlines in the coming year. His observations include trends in first and last-mile logistics, and the increase in SMEs entering global markets. 2020 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends: What’s Around the Corner?

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Retail Trends: The Growing Demand for Click and Collect

Bringg

This post looks at how click & collect works, why demand for it is trending now, and what retailers can do to ensure click & collect experiences that are also good for their business. While interest in click & collect is not new, 2020 saw a massive spike in demand and turned it into one of the hottest retail trends.

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How WMS Suppliers Helped Their Customers Hit the Covid-19 Curveball

Logistics Viewpoints

I thought of this analogy when speaking with warehouse management system (WMS) suppliers during this year’s global WMS market study. Omni-channel retailers have facilities dedicated to direct-to-consumer fulfillment and others responsible for retail store replenishment. Most notably, picking processes were changed significantly.

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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. Step 2: Gap Analysis – Customer Requirements and Supply Chain Trends. Naturally, the first part of this task will be to research and clarify those key trends. Vendor-managed inventory or replenishment.

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Examples of building intelligence in your processes: Automating product segmentation based on multiple dimensions including revenue, demand variability, supplier lead-times to manage different service level targets. Understanding the impact of external trends on your sales performance. Having dynamic safety-stock calculations.

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How to Prepare an Efficient LTL Transportation Budget

Blue Grace Logistics

Case Study. For example, if you’re a retailer and you’re exiting the year with bare shelves, that’s great! It means you had a good holiday season and need to do a tremendous amount of inventory replenishment early in the year. How to Prepare an Efficient Transportation Budget Show Submenu Resources. The Logistics Blog®.

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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services

Logistics Bureau

The key difference between the two can perhaps be explained in the following example: A 3PL provider working with a paint manufacturer may package and store products as well as transport them to retailers and/or customers. According to a study by The Insight Partners , the global 4PL market was valued in terms of revenue at $56,472.1

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