The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2016

To meet his sales numbers, a young 3PL salesman calls 100 prospects per day and asks for the sale. After a long week of pestering shippers, the young salesman turns his attention to the ladies. After all, not every gal likes logistics guys. The Same Logic Applies to Sales. Sales follows a similar logic.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The National Retail Federation announced that it expects holiday retail sales in November and December—excluding automobiles, gasoline and restaurants—to increase between 4.3% over the past five years and is consistent with NRF’s forecast that annual retail sales for 2018 will increase at least 4.5% Holiday sales in 2017 totaled $687.87

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2023

After a couple of years in software design and development, I moved to professional services, managing WMS implementations. CLINT: Can you tell us a little bit more about your experience after you moved back to Atlanta and how that helped you with the process of assisting with WMS assessments and selections?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Throughout the conference I met with several software and hardware providers to get a glimpse into what they were showcasing. Returns are clearly a big problem in retail, especially after the holiday season. This allows the retailers to eliminate wasted miles and get the item into the appropriate location for re-sale.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

We have certainly seen more focus on women in supply chain over the last few years, and nearly every conference that I attend has tracks dedicated to women in supply chain. This is after Amazon already closed or paused 66 facilities last fall. Companies, for their part, are pushing to close the gender bias, and will continue to do so.

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10xLogistics

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We Will See 3 Interest Rate Hikes in 2022: This is breaking news as it was today the Fed had their press conference after the December FOMC meeting. A Few Charts: Those who know me know I track the FRED Inventory to Sales ratios as an indicator telling us what stage the restocking and the “normalization” of supply chain is in.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

As a leading supply chain innovator and consultant with more than 20 years in the industry, Lisa is also a sought-after logistics conference speaker and a renowned author who has appeared in media outlets like the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, and CEO Magazine. . Brian Laung Aoaeh. Twitter: @brianlaungaoaeh. Alan Beattie.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Today, at its 2023 European Exchange customer conference, Manhattan Associates Inc. FRICTIONLESS COMMERCE MEETS FRICTIONLESS ENGAGEMENT It is clear consumers are keen to engage actively cross channels when looking to purchase products and 84% will start their buying journey online (82% in 2022).

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2023

He succeeds INFORM North America founder and Chairman, Adrian Weiler, who will continue in his role as ongoing advisor to the CEOs across all INFORM Group entities, as well as serving as a representative of the organization in leading industry associations and conferences. and Genuine Parts Company (NAPA).

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

However, this year, it will be tough to anticipate availability before, during, and after the holiday, because of the unforeseeable levels of COVID infection , especially given that port workers in China, too, would not be immune from any post-holiday spread of the virus. Indeed, a panel of experts in Palm Springs, California, for the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

I remember meeting Karl Siebrecht, co-founder and CEO of FLEXE , a few years ago at the CSCMP Annual Conference not long after the company had launched. That was my main question after our initial meeting. Again, more on that news and the rest of the conference in a future post.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Vendor Managed Inventory Model : The manufacturer receives electronic data ( usually via EDI or the Internet) that tells him the distributor’s sales and stock levels. The manufacturer can view every item that the distributor carriers as well as true point of sale data. Creating Collaboration: Supplier Day Conference Details of The Day.

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Forto

MARCH 17, 2020

After all, it is also about the customer’s business, which comes under pressure if its partners don’t present options for action. . How do we at FreightHub meet this Corona challenge and what measures have we taken to support our customers? What communication strategy should logistics companies rely on in times of crisis?

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 17, 2019

China’s economy is entering a new phase of steady rather than rapid expansion and the automotive industry may have to accept that the days of exponential growth could be at an end, delegates were told at today’s Automotive Logistics Global Shanghai conference. Automotive sales a drag on growth. Revenue was down by 2.8%

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 8, 2016

The dates on POs and MOs should be (if managed correctly) offset respecting lead times, and the due dates must meet the Master Production Schedule (MPS). The MPS must have a MPS policy or time fence to take all due dates into consideration to meet the MPS for the finished good or SKU (Stock Keeping Unit).

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 2, 2020

Our sales partners throughout the EMEA region are also reporting sharp declines in sales. As a result, our sales representatives and service technicians are often no longer welcome on customer premises. Travel activities and all international corporate conferences are currently suspended. Investments are being postponed.

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Shipchain

OCTOBER 25, 2019

We’ve been busy fine-tuning our platform, nailing our pitch, bringing on new customers, demoing for clients, and speaking at and attending different freight and logistics conferences. Meetings with some of the most prominent players in the Food and Beverage space and getting to speak to decision-makers directly . What We’ve Been Up To.

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WorkWave

MAY 20, 2020

In a recent panel hosted by Home Delivery World ahead of their 2020 conference, host Benjamin Lee, former Head of Logistics and Supply Chain for Sun Basket, noted that deliveries were hovering at around 10% of the overall grocery spend for American shoppers—but is that all about to change? Looking Ahead to Long Term Changes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Aniruddh Srivastava, Head of Demand and Supply Planning at Mahindra & Mahindra, said at Blue Yonder ’s Icon user conference that artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms are the cornerstone of their strategy. But after the pandemic hit their safety stock was increased by 30%. But that was pre-COVID.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales over $19 billion, more than 80,000 employees and more than 60 manufacturing and technology research centers globally. The 4PL Provides the Solution to Meet Desired Logistics KPIs.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2018

After achieving critical mass in this segment, MercuryGate expanded its focus and solution footprint, going after shippers and adding fleet management and parcel capabilities to its platform. For related commentary, see my takeaways from last year’s MercuryGate user conference.). There’s never a dull moment in this industry!

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Market demands brought on by COVID-19 are creating new challenges, and opportunities, for third-party logistics providers and the shippers that rely on them as they work to meet increasing customer expectations and minimize supply chain disruptions. e-commerce sales increased by almost 15% to $600 billion. Increased E-commerce Demand.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2016

To meet those needs, supply chain and logistics professionals, as well as their 3PL partners, will need to look to innovation as a way to deal with eCommerce’s rising role in retail. He was the Founder & CEO of MobileMax, leading the company from concept to multimillion-dollar international sales and IPO.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

The aim is to test out a series of best practice procedures formulated by an ECG working group after an intensive analysis of the operations of six OEMs and six LSPs in an initiative called Project Caesar that started some 18 months ago. This model has already been proven in practice. Another will be fellow German LSP DB Cargo Logistics.

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247 Customs Broker

AUGUST 19, 2018

changes in GDP) will impact the freight budget; Understands that sales and procurement decisions, and operational efficiencies/inefficiencies will have a direct bearing on freight costs. Second, at this year’s annual CSCMP conference I will be giving a presentation that addresses how transportation professionals often sabotage their careers.

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Automotive Logistics

MARCH 20, 2018

The finished vehicle logistics sector needs to find better ways to communicate and collaborate to meet the challenges of an uncertain future, delegates at this year’s Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference in California were told in March. Marcus Williams reports.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

This year’s Supply Chain Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, was held alongside the inaugural automotiveIT International conference last week in an effort to promote the kind of communication and cross-fertilisation of ideas that could help to solve these issues. “We Speeding up response times. One such project is with Mercedes-Benz.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 29, 2019

Marcus Williams reports from the Automotive Logistics Global Shanghai conference. Sales, meanwhile, were at 28m units, reflecting a 2.8% China has maintained an annual rate of sales around 30m but the forecast is for lower annual sales in the coming years, a consequence of such a sustained period of high output.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 29, 2019

Marcus Williams reports from the Automotive Logistics Global Shanghai conference. Sales, meanwhile, were at 28m units, reflecting a 2.8% China has maintained an annual rate of sales around 30m but the forecast is for lower annual sales in the coming years, a consequence of such a sustained period of high output.

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Automotive Logistics

MARCH 20, 2018

The finished vehicle logistics sector needs to find better ways to communicate and collaborate to meet the challenges of an uncertain future, delegates at this year’s Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference in California were told in March. Marcus Williams reports.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

It’s about what else can you do with it after the fact? After that, I decided that it was good to go after my MBA and I did that there. They opened a Philippines office and after a while, they started getting good at the technology that we are all using. It is about what else can you do with it after the fact?

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

After years of continuous growth, briefly interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, experts are forecasting a recession. To achieve this, it is necessary to involve the workforce in the development of sales and costs with open and transparent communication and to develop an awareness of this. Demand fluctuations force action.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 2, 2019

As executive director of the ATA’s Automobile Carriers Conference (ACC), Farrell regularly coordinates lobbying efforts between the US House of Representatives and Senate, as well as related government oversight agencies, on issues pertaining to the transport of finished vehicles by truck. Stringent regulations. Implementing ELDs.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Europe’s finished vehicle sector faces several big challenges in coming months, as speakers at the recent ECG conference in Germany made clear. At last week’s annual conference of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), held in Mainz, Germany, speakers discussed what they were doing to tackle these problems.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

Car transporters and railway wagons have to be constructed in a very special way to meet the particular requirements of customers, points out Michael Bronsert, head of sales at ARS Altmann. For much of the past year, he has attended conferences and industry events to better understand the sector.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

This problem starts with sales forecasting, which in e-commerce is even more difficult than at the store-level. On this subject, meeting with numerous safety managers, human resource managers and facility managers, the question always circles back to, “How do you overcome, inspire, motivate, and make real teammates out of this new wave?”.

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Automotive Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

That marriage of technology and talent was one of the central points of discussion at this year’s Automotive Logistics Europe conference, held in Bonn, Germany, last week. That included repercussions for parts engineers and the service sector, as well as sales. Digital acceleration. We want to fail fast and fail small,” said Slawson.

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