Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The operation will typically be highly automated, focused on efficiency and moving inventory in bulk. Equally critically, the introduction of DTC workflows into the process mix within the warehouse makes it still more important that the business has the right inventory identified for each and every channel. A route map forward.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2023

A transportation manager comes in to start the day. Overnight, the system has already recognized the shipments due out, the carriers in play, available inventory, staff, orders in progress, traffic and weather patterns, etc. The best course of action is to learn more now. It is not meant to replace warehouse workers.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. 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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The issue wasn’t poor planning – they had the inventory. Multiple calls only muddied the waters, but a few things became clear: inventory was in the warehouse, but my order for it was stuck. Events and disruptions are par for the course in supply chain, so we need tactics to kick in for problem resolution.

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GoShip Blog

JULY 7, 2021

According to the Institute for Supply Management , 75% of the 600+ businesses surveyed in the United States experienced supply chain disruptions. Transportation delays and failures. It will also be best to build up your inventory and find backup suppliers from different locations in the event of a disruption.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. 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.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Inventory Management. Not only is it very common for companies large and small to get inventory management wrong , it also tends to be one of the most detrimental mistakes, especially for smaller businesses and start-ups. Of course, manual systems allow small business owners to manage inventory with limited investment in systems.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

According to the Business of Sustainability Index , despite intense inflation since 2020, 66% of general US customers and 80% of young adult (ages 18-34) US customers surveyed in 2022 are willing to pay more for sustainable products/companies that embrace sustainable practices. Clearly explain cause and effect. We hope you do!

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Inventory Management. Not only is it very common for companies large and small to get inventory management wrong , it also tends to be one of the most detrimental mistakes, especially for smaller businesses and start-ups. Of course, manual systems allow small business owners to manage inventory with limited investment in systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Robots are everywhere these days.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Inventory write downs are common. So, if a recession appears likely, companies need to error on the side of a conservative forecast, be prepared to lay off workers sooner rather than later, and start drawing down their safety stock inventory. China, of course, is likely to react to these measures in ways that may be hard to predict.

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

Anyone who has been paying attention to the transportation of goods has noticed delays in their own shipments, headlines in mainstream media paying attention to supply chains, and a general heighted awareness of how goods get from point A to point B. Finally, the retail industry inventory-to-sales ratio continues at very low levels.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory on a weekly basis, by direct shipment and cross-docking operations, from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. The only way Intel could find to make supply chain cost reductions was to bring this cycle time down and therefore reduce inventory.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This can be clearly seen in the returns of online purchases by category in the UK in 2022, as shown by Statista Global Consumer Survey published in May of this year. For many retailers now, returns are a large and important element of their inventory. Shoes come next (15%).

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019

Source: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals 2017 Survey. Of course the same is true in many professions, but is particularly so in the arena of supply chain and logistics. Purchasing and Inventory Clerk. Logistics and Transportation. Before we begin though, it’s worth mentioning one small caveat.

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Bringg

MARCH 24, 2021

According to a recent survey, only 15% of companies reported having either automated reporting or conveyance processes, and another 46% plan on automating reporting in the near future. Digitized inventory management can provide visibility into inventory levels at each location. Visibility on both ends plays a large part in this.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

51% of the respondents in a global Reuters survey felt that the most perplexing challenge is the unpredictable nature of consumer demand. Of course, these sophisticated automated models will not give the full picture either, especially in a market run by the pandemic. Demand forecasting is hard. Concept of Predictive Analytics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For most companies, margins only declined further in 2021, as product shortages and transportation roadblocks forced all supply chain participants to make critical decisions on the fly, acting without complete information or hard data. Transportation: Moving to a Digital Environment. While driving a projected $14.1

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GoShip Blog

JULY 7, 2022

According to a survey by Gatepoint Research, 40% of retailers plan to focus on this as one of their key priorities for 2022. If your customers are spread out over rural regions a long way from your warehouses or major transportation routes, then it’s highly unlikely that you’ll be able to make a same-day delivery.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. The only option was to try to reduce levels of inventory, which, up to that point, had been kept very high to support a nine-week order cycle.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. In the supply chain articles category it is clear the top ten are all about trends, facts, technology, and of course optimization.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

Indeed, a recent survey found that nearly half of beverage distributors consider the shrinking labour pool to be the biggest threat to the smooth running of their supply chains. Of course, like other sectors, the beverage industry is also dealing with the fall-out from the pandemic and the surge in e-commerce sales.

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Turvo

JUNE 16, 2020

So it comes as no surprise that the biggest challenges for shippers, according to a 2019 survey, published by Inbound Logistics , revolve around lowering freight spend and e-commerce: “Nearly two-thirds of them—63%—cite cutting transportation costs as an important focus of their logistics efforts. But, consider this.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

When it comes to transportation and logistics, the market is a decidedly different place than it was only a few short decades ago. Companies that reported a cost leadership focus strongly agreed that transportation is strategically important to them. Cost is, of course, another important aspect of running a successful business.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Simply put, as customers expect faster, cheaper, and better service, finding the right balance between inventory, transportation, and labor costs is more complex than ever. Many manufacturers and retailers have started down one path only to change course later as the scale and scope of their operations changed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

According to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual back-to-school shopping survey, consumers plan to spend record amounts for both school and college supplies as families and students plan to return to in-person classrooms this fall. billion last year and an all-time high in the survey’s history. billion, up from $33.9

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

They could of course do both – cutting back on eating out, for example, reducing hospitality trade demand, but investing more in entertaining at home and thus buying more groceries. On the demand side, the ‘cost of living crisis’ is becoming a reality. Second, it’s vital that businesses contract for the right type of space.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2018

Transport Service Selection. Therefore, you may experience build up in inventory levels, unbalanced inventory deployment and the consequential impacts on customer service and cost. Tell tale signs of a network problem will be increasing inventory, warehousing and transport costs, stock outs and rising customer complaints.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

A recent series of surveys conducted by a prominent industry think tank indicates that the current state of global logistics is characterized by extreme urgency and the pressure to deliver above and beyond—regardless of mode. In each case, innovation and disruption was regarded as a “double-edged” sword.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

Of course, the human controlling capacity for actual AI is still far from realistic, but the concept of a superior AI did make strides this year. A 2016 Accenture survey, reports RF Gen , explained how more companies are taking advantage of AI benefits through linked supply chains.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 27, 2018

Of course, gamification can only be used in processes requiring human input, since it drives performance by way of motivation. If you wish, you can implement gamification in inventory management and warehousing, transport management or even into the cabs of trucks if you run a commercial-vehicle fleet. Inventory counting.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

As supply chain and transportation visibility is a hot topic for Logistics Managers and Directors, 3rd party logistics providers , who adopt this type of technology, are surely to reap the rewards of highly satisfied customers. What is the Hyperconnected Era or “The Internet of Things?” According to Gartner, Inc.,

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2016

You use a Voice of the Customer (VoC) survey to obtain negatives and positives from your customers. These metrics would, of course, be aligned and are updated every hour. Of course, you would also have the responsible workers as a team performing Kaizen to eliminate the root causes. What are our pros/cons?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2016

CityU has also worked with other transportation-related companies, such as Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway Corporation and the Kowloon Motor Bus Company to develop AI timetabling algorithms to increase service levels with limited resources. Gelernter observes that the mind operates in different ways through the course of each day.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

It was cheaper than producing products in the US, manufacturers could produce large inventories with little capital up front, and consumers did not really have a public voice. Of course, there are other factors affecting the American push towards reshoring and nearshoring.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 5, 2018

“Many companies will start with predictive analytics on the demand side, but companies can benefit from the more sensitive radar that predictive analytics gives you on the fulfillment issues like transportation constraints or routes so you can avoid problems like not being able to completely fill orders,” says Vernon. New mode envisioned.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

And of course most can’t. Of course, consumer brand companies are especially at risk from being tarred with an anti-sustainability brush. Transportation Manager, N/A. Of course we all need to up our game. Inventory Specialist, Syncron. Good article!

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