article thumbnail

Shipping Heavy Freight:  Four Functions You Should Ask a Fulfillment Center To Help With

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Once upon a time, most people would have thought twice before ordering furniture, a piece of exercise equipment, or a kitchen appliance online. Today, such heavy freight orders are commonplace. Meanwhile Forrester Research estimated that eCommerce purchases of furniture would grow at a compound annual rate of about 15% from 2014 to 2019.

Exercises 120
article thumbnail

7 Reasons Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

article thumbnail

Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

December 2012. November 2012. October 2012. September 2012. August 2012. April 2012. March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Overall,retailers performed a decent job in forecasting holiday demand,managing promotions and overall inventory in the 2010 season. September 2013. August 2013.

article thumbnail

5 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

In 2012, AGCO’s leaders recognised that this state of affairs could not continue and decided to establish a long-term program of strategic optimisation. A yard management software (YMS) product was chosen, and the transfer centre was surveyed before implementation of a pilot project covering a small portion of the yard.

article thumbnail

7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

In 2012, AGCO’s leaders recognised that this state of affairs could not continue and decided to establish a long-term program of strategic optimisation. Decision-makers chose a yard management software (YMS) product, and then had the transfer centre surveyed before initiating a pilot project covering a small portion of the yard.