WorkWave

MARCH 27, 2023

Work with community leaders to sponsor events where you can discuss your brand’s focus on the community. With the right messaging, good PR can help bolster both your marketing and sales figures. For example, local employees might understand local culture and customs.

Expense Reduction 52

Expense Reduction Cost Reduction Resource Reduction Vendor Strategies 52

WorkWave

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Slingshot by WorkWave : A modern, 24/7 sales and customer support solution integrated into PestPac to close sales and capture leads at any time, any day. Attendees will leave with real-life business examples as well as a road map for the future. Work Hard, Play Hard – The Fun Stuff!

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After-sales Digital Production Meeting 74

CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 2, 2021

This year’s produce season is felt after a series of events impacting transportation. What’s more, is that these are likely not the last of the events to disrupt transportation. Online food sales are up 300% since the beginning of COVID-19. Following both of these events, warm weather and grilling season are upon us.

Tips 63

Tips Temperature Trucking Events 63

Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

Has your company ever suffered problems with, implemented, or even considered implementing a sales and operations (S&OP) planning process? More to the point, though, for S&OP to be effective, it matters not whether a company uses Excel spreadsheets or the latest best-of-breed sales and operations planning software.

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Ship Monk

JULY 27, 2022

What percentage do they account for in overall sales? 1 Passive Demand Forecasting – Passive demand forecasting, or trend projection, uses historical sales data to predict future sales. The COVID-19 pandemic was a prominent example. #5 After all, who knows your customers better than the people selling to them? #5

eCommerce 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2021

On the breadth dimension, we have a spectrum that includes point solutions out to alerts over a much broader range of events. One example is an alert that a truck will be late based on a GPS feed. Four Kites and Descartes are examples of software companies whose solution provides this type of alert.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Optimization Software 166

Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

To kick off our brief guide, we’ll look at the challenge of managing inventory effectively across multiple sales channels. Multicha nnel Sales Complexity: Organise, Organise, Organise Does your company operate in the ecommerce sphere? So what can you do to ensure your inventory management meets the challenge of multichannel sales?

Inventory Reduction 89

Inventory Reduction eCommerce Inventory Procurement Solutions 89

WorkWave

MARCH 3, 2022

Some businesses adjust hours to accommodate fewer sales. If you’re not sure whether your business experiences an off-season, take a moment to review total sales — and total foot-traffic numbers if you run an in-person business. If possible, take a look at sales and traffic totals over a multi-year period.

Cost Reduction 52

Cost Reduction Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction Price Reduction 52

Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Autonomous Mobile Robots ( AMRs ) offer a cost-effective solution that will help remove much of the risk, smooth the spikes and ensure continuity of service to customers, writes Frazer Watson, VP-Sales UK/Ireland at mobile robot designer and manufacturer iFollow. Not so long ago peak in retail meant Christmas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2021

After slime-making became an Instagram fad in 2016, Elmer’s Glue sales doubled. For example, Procter & Gamble relied on its integrated planning system and scenario planning capabilities to respond to regional disruptions during Hurricane Irma.

Scenario Planning 97

Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chains Modeling Software 97

Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 19, 2023

The new office at Vulcan Works in Northampton will house the sales, solutions, implementation, testing, after-sales support, PR and marketing functions of Hai Robotics UK Ltd. This growth is further bolstered by partnerships with UK companies including Logistex, Breathe Technologies and Invar Group.

After-sales 55

After-sales Automation Workshop Digital 55

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

” That is how people can feel after an ERP system has been implemented. After a long project, your organization has finally gone live with an ERP system that allows the company to automate and integrate the majority of its business processes , share common data across all functions, and produce and access information in real-time.

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ERP Operations Optimization Software Buyer Training 105

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

This pressure is coming both from healthcare providers and consumers who may also now have a choice between a medical device and a consumer device that performs a similar function – hearing aids vs earphones is an example. Device manufacturers have begun to realize the importance of a deep understanding of their end-users.

ERP 105

ERP Modeling Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 105

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

After months of dire predictions, many in the financial community are lowering the odds of a recession in the next year. But “9% of the companies didn’t simply recover in the three years after a recession — they flourished, outperforming competitors by at least 10% in sales and profits growth.” Reduced working capital.

Waste Reduction 118

Waste Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 118

Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For example, problems may be related to barriers against sharing data, the complexity of underlying processes and systems, conflicting interests or resistance to change. One answer is to implement subscription services that can be ready in just a few weeks after commissioning.

Digital 36

Digital Network Optimization Software Expense Reduction Cost Reduction 36

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 4, 2024

Typically we see problems such as: They may struggle to meet demand and to deliver on time, resulting in potential lost sales. Customers are known to request changes to their orders after they have been placed, which can disrupt planned production schedules and require adjustments to material requirements.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement ERP Supply Chain Planning Software Ordering 52

FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As reported by Forbes , “Many companies, for example, have moved to e-commerce[…]This means shipping via B2C channels versus B2B channels. CRITICAL EVENT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES Analytic data insights also allow understanding of how critical events affect road conditions. Email and fax don’t cut it.

Data 106

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As a result, product pages become your best asset to make sales and reduce returns. They got what they paid for; no mystery or misleading turn of events. After all, they are trying to make a sale for the ecommerce brand, and there’s nothing wrong with that. You want sharp photos from assorted angles and distances.

Inventory Reduction 59

Inventory Reduction Material Savings eCommerce Resource Reduction 59

Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We’ve always been eager to grow the brand by attending events all over the country, but the rise of e-commerce presented an opportunity to expand our operation rapidly. For example, people will buy a shirt and jacket together. The toting functionality involves collecting all products allocated to a sale, and placing them in a pick bin.

Efficiency 53

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Running a warehouse as a silo, for example using a spreadsheet, will not help sales when a customer asks for a quote, or the shop floor if they need to know what materials are available for a production run. For example, analyzing real-time production data to uncover hidden inefficiencies and implement changes faster.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software ERP Manufacturing Procurement 115

Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Because it’s so immediate, SMS should be used sparingly, for time-sensitive information, such as prompts to revisit an abandoned cart, or notifications of a sale starting or ending. Timing Part 2 Don’t send an email with 20% percent off any shoe purchase after I’ve just purchased a pair of shoes from you. How Often This is tricky.

eCommerce 82

eCommerce Tips Procurement Solutions Logistics Network Optimization Software 82

Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Polycrisis logistics When multiple supply chain disruptive events happen concurrently how can they be tackled? We’re not back to just-in-time yet, after the pandemic. For example, the Dexory View dashboard enables pick face analysis of volumes. “New Complexity requires having a data strategy.” Machine help?

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Forto

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Major calendar events are – quite literally – casting their shadows ahead for the supply chain: Golden Week in China, Black Friday and Cyber Monday on November 26 and 29, and of course Christmas holidays and also Chinese New Year are already just a few logistics steps away. But what exactly do these seasonal events entail?

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chains Security Scenario Planning 52

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

“Ipsen’s strategic future was characterized by sales growth and frequent product launches.” As the supply chain team contemplated this growth, they realized that they had to envision a future, not that many years out, where the company could be generating up to three times their current sales.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

For example, the reverse logistics process includes the management and the sale of surplus as well as returned equipment and machines from the hardware leasing business. Normally, logistics deal with events that bring the product towards the customer. If the product is defective, the customer would return the product.

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Reverse logistics Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Material Savings 84

FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 30, 2023

Tender acceptance can range from 98% to just 75% over the course of a freight cycle, causing disruptions to supply chains that result in charge-backs, stockouts and lost sales. In addition to spot rates, Index-Linked Contracts can be linked to FreightWaves’ contract rates, with quarterly or monthly adjustments.

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Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 52

Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2019

After all, that’s the whole point of venture capital. Before January 2019, when Softbank deferred a large WeWork investment and more so after its S1 was revealed in August 2019 , WeWork was seemingly unstoppable. Facebook is a great example. However, today, just ~40% of sales support fixed costs.

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Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software Optimization Software Logistics 48

Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

While ecommerce has experienced boom after boom, 2022 has proven to be an interesting year in its already storied history. How did your ecommerce business’s regular sales compare to seasonal sales last year? When did your sales spike, and when did they return to their normal status? Slice of cake. Fruitcake. #2

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Material Savings Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction 52

3PL Links

DECEMBER 3, 2023

After this, having trustworthy data is useless if the predictive insights cannot be adequately interpreted. Numerous fields, such as sales forecasting, product demand, credit risk, medical diagnostics, equipment predictive maintenance, and logistics, might benefit from this. How predictive analytics works in logistics?

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Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Analysis Supply Chain Software 48

Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Edward Napier-Fenning, Sales & Marketing Director of leading supply chain software company Balloon , explores five key areas that can boost performance – including route planning, picking, labour management reporting and data entry. A minor example is some work we recently did for Birlea.

Warehousing 60

Warehousing Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Resource Reduction 60

Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Koerber Supply Chain’s ‘Elevate’ event in Prague was an opportunity to discover how software and technology address the unprecedented complexity in logistics. We are not a house of brands,” Anton Du Preez, EVP Sales EMEA stated. This provides visibility, for example if there’s a blockage we stop the next process.”

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WorkWave

MARCH 29, 2023

Here are a couple of examples: Peak business seasons : Many businesses experience peak seasons during specific times of the year, such as holidays, festivals, or summer vacations. Special projects or events : Businesses may also require additional staff for short-term projects or events outside their regular operations.

Buyer Training 52

Buyer Training Expense Reduction Resource Reduction Cost Reduction 52

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

How procurement handles itself and its activities set the tone for all the events that follow, right up to the final delivery of goods and services to the end-customer. For example, how would you deal with the following situations in procurement? Read on for more about these examples in the text that follows.

Procurement Analytics 75

Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions Procurement 75

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

As the supply chain continues to grow in complexity and regulation, the opportunities for problems and other events to impact operations negatively will consequently grow. For example, one risk could be a sudden increase in demand for a product. However, this does not necessarily imply that something bad happened. Focus on Resilience.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning Resource Reduction 69

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Instead, after deliveries arrive at the receiving dock, staff break the contents down for put-away. It’s a random approach in which, for example, a consignment of electric blenders might find a home in a storage location between bottles of shampoo on one side, and dog collars on the other. What Next for Toyota IM?

Inventory Reduction 87

Inventory Reduction Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Inventory Waste Reduction 87

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 6, 2015

It should encourage consumers to spend more money, and it needs to emphasize your desire to please the consumer after the sale. This is a simplified example of the best practices for Return Merchandise Authorizations. For example, computer part A arrives due to being the wrong color. Interface With Accounting System.

Cost Reduction 89

Cost Reduction Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction Reverse logistics 89

Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2023

On the one hand, the market is softening and the capacity crunch is reducing after tightening in 2021 and the first half of 2022. An empty shelf isn’t just a lost sale for someone – it’s a reason for customers to switch to another brand. However, when analysing the current state of the market, we can see two distinct trends.

Supply Chain Software 51

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Purchasing Skills Material Savings 51