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Big, Bulky & Rural with Grafton Elliot

The Logistics of Logistics

Eliminating Inefficiencies: Onward’s data-driven platform tackles the inefficiencies of traditional big and bulky delivery. Their network extends beyond major metropolitan centers, ensuring that everyone, regardless of location, can enjoy the benefits of fast, reliable, and white-glove service for their large purchases.

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Data key to tackling forecasting challenges

FreightWaves SONAR

Businesses are prioritizing the speed of data propagation within their supply chains. According to Gold, NRF members have made significant investments in data analysis to improve their ability to predict consumer demand to prevent bloated inventory levels that many large retailers experienced around this time in 2022. and Target Corp.

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BlueGrace Logistics heralds acquisition of Evos Smart Tools

Blue Grace Logistics

BlueGrace heralds acquisition of Evos Smart Tools Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - March 7, 2024 Jeff Berman | Logistics Management March 7, 2024 Tampa, Fla.-based A purchase price for the transaction was not disclosed.

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Wholesale Weakness Slowing US Inventory Destocking, Freight Demand

Blue Grace Logistics

Wholesale Weakness Slowing US Inventory Destocking Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - July 17, 2023 The effort to cut inventories is being slowed as consumers reduce goods purchases, forcing companies to continually rebalance inventory.

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Top 3 challenges facing manufacturers and how to overcome them

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

We live in a time where we can purchase almost anything with a click of a button. In a SYSPRO-led research study 37% of businesses agreed that their business systems lacked those basic planning tools that could adjust to day-to-day changes in the environment. Leveraging on predictive analytics and data for decision making.

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

Potential Factors in Declining Margins To get to the root of the problem, understanding the costs of production or purchasing will be a necessary starting point, but typically, more information will be needed. Some customers are very good at finding loopholes to reduce their purchasing costs.

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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

Logistics Viewpoints

In the study we conducted in 2022 called “ Ecommerce: Is Retailer Fulfillment and Delivery Performance Keeping Up with Sales Growth? ”, convenience was cited as the number one reason consumers bought online and had their goods delivered—and it is consumers’ intention to have more ecommerce purchases delivered to the home.