Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2021

Though corporations are starting to pay attention to supply chain sustainability, less than half of those surveyed in the CSCMP report know how to make their processes more sustainable. For retailers, supply chain sustainability is part of the conversation about inventory.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

Crucially, the lack of visibility is affecting organisations’ performance and the foremost problems that surface are: – Excessive inventory levels. The post Visibility & Fulfilment Survey Results appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. – Increased waste. – Lost sales due to products not being available.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

How Supply Chain Management is changing. Several surveys have reported how SCM in recent years has moved from being a cost center to one responsible for offering superior customer experience and delivering competitive advantage. Primarily this meant increasing inventories as opposed to other strategies like nearshoring.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Whether it’s ensuring a product is in stock when a customer walks into a store or having the ability to profitably fulfill an online order within the time frame customers expect, companies must have accurate and real-time visibility to inventory across all segments of their supply chain. This brief survey will take 5-8 minutes to complete.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Disruption has been the name of the game for more than a year as supply chain leaders have been dealing with changing buyer behaviors, inventory management challenges, labor shortages, weather and pandemic-related uncertainty, cyber security threats and capacity constraints that continue to create significant supply chain volatility.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

We’d go so far as to say that these loyal fans are your most precious business asset — more valuable, even, than your inventory — and that’s saying something, coming from a 3PL that stores inventory! So, how do you nurture this relationship and make the most of it? Show me how you can solve a problem for me.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 23, 2020

How to Adapt Your Business for Online Order Delivery—Quickly. If none of these warehousing options are practical, one recourse is to search for an online fulfillment company that can receive, store, process, and dispatch your inventory for you. For example, in South Korea, 70 percent of consumers say they plan to shop online.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 20, 2022

It’s not only office workers who have been forced into remote work by the pandemic, manufacturing and distribution companies are facing a similar challenge – how to enable remote work on the shop floor and in the warehouse with ERP. A year later we asked manufacturing CFOs how their strategies had evolved.

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GoShip Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

Being well-aware of the market demand, you’ll upgrade inventory management and escape stock issues. How to implement demand forecasting in your supply chain? For instance, if you’re a successful eCommerce retailer, you may want to know how to draw more customers by boosting your website. Stock issues avoidance.

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

While many business models are similar, there are distinct differences in how they are set up, depending on their size, structure, and product offerings. The Inventory Model. The suppliers partner with the company, responsible for monitoring inventory, determining how many items are needed based on demand and the orders received.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Inventory Management Trends within Omni-Channel Logistics. The research provides key insights into current inventory management challenges & best practices, along with traits of leading companies participating in omni-channel logistics today. It is also clear, however, that many companies are falling short in this area.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Your areas of expertise must include the types of pests in your area, how to remove them, and what chemicals and products are needed for effective pest control. You also need a solid understanding of how to run a small business. The post How to Start a Pest Control Business appeared first on WorkWave. LEARN MORE.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 22, 2024

How to Elevate Your Logistics Operations with AI & ML Technology Global supply chain organizations are embracing digitization to propel their supply chain planning to new heights. Knowledge pulls in specific rate structures and data points to determine how to save costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Companies typically expect that inventory levels will drop and service levels improve at the end of the first month. The implementation team also surveyed planners’ level of confidence throughout the training. Inventory decreased almost exactly as RapidResponse predicted it would. This was a bold and risky move.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

How To Overcome Supply Chain Disruption. The system wasn’t prepared for the surge, driving up pricing for transportation and sapping inventory levels. While supply chains are recovering, a recent survey found that 57% of shippers experienced longer lead times from suppliers in China. Collaborate with Customers and Suppliers.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Whether it’s information about suppliers, procurement, inventory management, factory operations, sales or service, an integrated ERP solution has the data necessary to make decisions. It then becomes and question of how to present that information. Focus on increasing data literacy. Review and refine. Evaluate value and get feedback.

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GoShip Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Survey shows that 77 percent of customers are planning to do last minute holiday shopping, and all of them expect to receive their orders on time. Small businesses should prepare for the last day of shopping season by triple checking of all the systems and planning ahead inventory and staff needs. Strategy for last minute orders.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

More than 500 qualified respondents to our “34th Annual Salary Survey” report that their salaries moved up only incrementally last year. This year’s survey again draws the most feedback from successful logistics managers who have been climbing the executive ladder for some time. Respondents reflect.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It is anticipated that the upcoming year will be dedicated to honing the use of these latest innovations and learning how to strategically integrate them into the operation. Major e-commerce companies, for instance, currently employ forecasts, inventory data, and big data analytics to modify the products they suggest to consumers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

Students want to know that your company understands the trends and challenges that were already reshaping supply chains and has a vision for how to address them. Sustainability matters to these graduates, and how companies are tackling supply chain sustainability was a frequent topic. How can I build a career in supply chain?

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CLX Logistics

MARCH 4, 2024

How to Elevate Your Logistics Operations with AI & ML Technology Global supply chain organizations are embracing digitization to propel their supply chain planning to new heights. Knowledge pulls in specific rate structures and data points to determine how to save costs.

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Locus

JUNE 2, 2023

Inbound logistics activities typically include transportation, warehousing, inventory control, material handling, quality control inspections, and scheduling. Focus Procurement, receiving, storage, and inventory management. Inventory Management: Inbound logistics play a critical role in inventory management.

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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. The problem?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2016

How do we monitor what our customers feel about us? You use a Voice of the Customer (VoC) survey to obtain negatives and positives from your customers. How to Breakthrough Lean Culture Plateaus. Practices and learns how to apply Lean tools. The focus is to bring value to the customer, beyond the customers’ expectations.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Nearly 60 percent of those surveyed reported waiting for longer than two hours on each load. This is in line with data collected by a DAT solutions survey showing that 63 percent of drivers say they spend more than three hours waiting when loading and unloading. HOW TO MINIMIZE DETENTION AND DOCK DELAYS.

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Ship Monk

JULY 27, 2022

For an eCommerce business owner, the answer is obvious: How the heck do I get a handle on my inventory management ?! Keep reading to learn what demand forecasting is, why you need it, and how to implement it into your eCommerce strategy! How often does inventory need to be replenished? What is Demand Forecasting?

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Back in 2013, in a survey of 250 supply chain executives, more than half of them reported picking error rates of 3-4%, with each mistake costing the company an estimated $22. Ecommerce orders are filled by pickers, workers who move through the warehouse where the inventory is stocked and collect each of the items in the order.

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Locus

JUNE 23, 2023

Also, it allows companies to track, refill, and manage their inventory levels. In a recent global survey of 31,040 shoppers, 41% said they wanted to receive the product within 24 hours, and 24% wanted to receive their orders in less than two hours. Today, consumers are comfortable and happy buying products online like never before.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Nearly 91% of survey respondents want to use advanced technologies such as AI and machine learning to drive warehouse and DC performance improvements. Here’s how to approach it: Start with well-understood processes. You don’t need to know the nitty-gritty details of how AI and machine learning actually work behind the scenes.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

These will require a re-think of how to manage products, streamline the business and interact with customers. Inventory and logistics management. DSNs integrate information across the entire supply chain, removing the problem of siloed inventory management and logistics operations.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In addition, 87 percent of survey respondents expect to use crowdsourced delivery or a network of drivers that choose to complete a specific order by 2028. Zebra’s Future of Fulfillment Vision Study found that 89 percent of survey respondents agreed that e-commerce is driving the need for faster delivery. Key Survey Findings.

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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. Metrics and performance charts on lead-time, inventory storage factors, manufacturing requirements and shelving needs should be tracked. How to turn short-term losses lead to long-term gains.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 18, 2021

It’s important to understand how to handle growth because upgrading your small business can be overwhelming. By monitoring these specific facets of your business, you can find the cause of growth and determine how to adapt it to other aspects of the company or capitalize on it through marketing. Know the Cause of Growth.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2022

Ultimately what should matter most for business is not the volume of data but, rather, knowing how to use it. Many manufacturing companies still rely on Excel for all sorts of tasks including scheduling, inventory management and data analysis. Collecting data for effective usage with business intelligence.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

The demand caught off-guard those retailers and suppliers who relied on just-in-time inventory practices. Wholesale food distributors and producers had to figure out how to sell directly to the public. Broadline food distributors learned how to price restaurant-quality meat in family-sized packages and coordinate curbside pickup.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In our conversation, Ken spoke about some of the findings from a recent survey Logistyx conducted on cross-border holiday spending, as well as some larger trends around the state of parcel shipping. In those services, the retailer needs to understand what will be provided and how to present it to the consumer.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 1, 2023

CEO and President John Furner explained how the retailer was digitally combining its ambient, perishable and e-commerce supply chains, which were built separately and in parallel in the physical world. When Walmart started, customers came to stores, and they bought general merchandise and consumables,” Furner said. (The

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