Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace. Sellers can only purchase a shipping label through Walmart for orders that are in an unshipped status, it noted. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. Walmart SWW currently offers FedEx and USPS shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

Cargo ships avoiding Houthi attacks in the Red Sea face a different kind of delay-causing threat as they go around the southern tip of Africa: storms and 30-foot swells. For example, the grocer released its first report on corporate social responsibility efforts last year. instead of midday across Australia. That’s all for this week.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Ahead of the 2020 holiday shopping season, Ken Bays, Vice President of Product Development at Inmar Intelligence, observed, “Holiday shopping is always a big time for returns.”[1] Often, retailers consider a product’s supply chain to be complete the moment that it is purchased or received by a consumer. ”[3].

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. Background As our readership is likely aware, this report provides a snapshot of the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. This Year’s Report Themes and Key Messages.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

2020 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends: What’s Around the Corner? As 2020 moves closer, one concept that I’m hearing discussed more and more in discussions and appearing online is that of the circular supply chain. Happily, though, that’s not something you can expect to change in 2020. It’s that time again… Well, almost!

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The volume of ocean shipments grew two-fold in the past decade, and the price of an ocean shipment increased 9-10X from 2020-2021. Not only did the cost increase, but variability tripled. meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 16, 2018

E-commerce is growing faster than ever, and more consumers are leveraging online platforms in making purchasing decisions. In fact, two-thirds of consumer shopping journeys include internet research, reports McKinsey & Company , as well as word-of-mouth recommendations and past experiences.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Every major publication and news outlet is reporting on the supply chain crisis. Most of the reporting has been pretty shallow, leaving all to wonder how it can be solved. . The problems we are experiencing now started in March 2020 when COVID hit and suppliers in Asia shut down. . Get the Report. The result? .

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

If 2020 was the year of B2C, 2021 could likely be the year of B2B. According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007. “The MRO customer is an important pro customer for The Home Depot,” the CEO told analysts in 2020.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Correspondent Bill Whitaker ( @BillWhitakerCBS ) reported, “Getting the goods from here to store shelves is proving to be a lot more daunting. It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. Conex containers evolved into modular units that could stack efficiently to store more cargo in one location.”[4].

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 5, 2022

While focusing on revenue quality and minimizing operational costs, an article by Supply Chain Dive noted that the parcel giant may even allow further collaboration between FedEx Express and FedEx Ground which have been historically separate until 2020. Transpacific Container Rates In Turmoil. year-on-year.”

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

”[3] Even so, he notes, RPA can improve supply chain operations in a number of ways: It eliminates the manual input of purchase orders and other administrative tasks. Automates B2B processes that would cost more if conducted manually. Through data analytics, RPA can identify and optimize current inefficiencies across the chain.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

Let’s look at some of its real-world uses in 2020 across the public and private sectors to see which prominent players have embraced blockchain, to what end, and what kind of inroads it’s making into the supply chain environment. Shortened release times for cargo offloaded at Shanghai port.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Top View Cargo containers ship logistics transportation Container Ship Vessel Cargo Carrier. With all the turmoil and upheaval, the global supply chain has endured since 2020, the impact of changes the EU is initiating stands to throw more disruptions and issues at shippers.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 3, 2018

Consumers now take the digital path to purchase more often than not; but, they don’t care what retailers call their shopping journey or what strategies companies use to make the shopping journey a seamless one. ” Once a consumer completes his or her digital path to purchase (i.e., ’ They simply just shop.”[1]

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Schiphol airport gears up for chilled vaccine cargos. And according to multiple reports, the first doses of the vaccine are on the way to the US as well. The KLM Cargo warehouse at Schiphol has four cold storage areas for pharmaceuticals and a fifth will be ready in January. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 25, 2024

Meanwhile, FedEx reported that overall revenue for the quarter ending February 29 declined 2.3% “Amazon Business supports integrations with Coupa and over 100 other procurement, payments, and ERP systems. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets on Air Cargo Next.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 17, 2021

In 2019, 37% of online shoppers in China made purchases on live streams. in 2020 to $14.2 billion in 2020. It purchases or obtains on consignment, products direct from manufacturers and wholesalers based upon the volume of order transactions and operates fifteen distribution centers and eight call centers worldwide.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

The kick-off to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan is just two weeks away, after being postponed last summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This was part of the reason the company missed its 2008 goal to reduce aircraft emissions by 20 percent by the end of 2020. FedEx now has a mission to be carbon-neutral by 2040.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The price of an ocean shipment increased 9-10X from 2020-2021. Not only did the cost increase, but variability tripled. meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU. The average purchase order changes 3-4X before shipment.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

This collaboration helps carriers plan capacity needs, temporary seasonal labor requirements, third-party transportation purchases, and more down to the zip code level. However, since the 2020 holiday season, retailers have diversified their last-mile carrier mix beyond FedEx and UPS to ensure capacity availability.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 26, 2017

By some accounts, overall spending on connected logistics solutions globally exceeded $7 billion, and more than $13 billion will be pumped into this supply chain powerhouse by 2020, explains Andrew Meola of Business Insider. AIDC communications reduced workload , making tracking items and using analytics easier than ever.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Consumers have not necessarily put the brakes on buying stuff, and it's just that some consumers are being more mindful of what to purchase thanks to inflation. Croc's latest quarter, ending June 30, reported record revenue, up 51% year-over-year and gross profit up 26% year-over-year.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2020

The editorial staff at Digital Information World , reports, “In retail, artificial intelligence is being adopted rapidly — between 2016 and 2018 there was a 600% increase in adoption. Cargo bikes, drones, last mile robots, and autonomous delivery vans are all being trialed.” Placing warehouses closer to large populations.

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Locus

APRIL 7, 2022

According to a report, in 2020, nearly half the households with two or more people purchased goods or services online —the highest in the last ten years in Japan, with most consumer expenditure on travel, mobility and accommodation. Leisure-related goods were a recurring category of online purchasing.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 16, 2016

LogTech venture capital investments have been growing rapidly these past years, as recently reported by CB Insights. This was driven by growing Internet access and customer education, while mobile devices are enabling purchases anywhere, anytime (1/3 of Black Friday’s sales were made on mobile devices this year).

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Compared to the 1,382 containers on average lost per year between 2008-2019 as reported by The World Shipping Council, that’s a big jump. For example, a recent maritime accident in December 2020 resulted in freight being held in Japan. Consider purchasing maritime insurance. What’s the reason for it?

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 21, 2022

They also want to know when the package will be delivered at checkout time, not a day or so after the purchase, when the consumer receives an email from FedEx, UPS, or other last-mile providers. But consumers also want the ability to track their packages in real-time. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

Shoppers continued to divert spending from experiential purchases to consumer goods, consistently increasing up to the holidays. According to data from Adobe Analytics’ Digital Economy Index, US consumers spent $8.9 This trend was present during much of 2021 as consumption grew or matched 2020’s explosive figures.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

According to a report from The Information , the company is imposing this fee on returns when return options at Whole Foods, Kohl’s, or Amazon Fresh locations are closer or at the same distance as a UPS Store return location. Previously, customers could drop off non-defective or undamaged items at UPS Stores without any cost.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

The recovery began in June 2020, according to data from the Institute for Supply Management , with the purchasing manufacturing index (PMI) crossing back into expansion with a 52.2 As first-quarter earnings reports get underway this way, I'll be tracking commentaries from the business-to-business (B2B) community. up from 55.7

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

. – US Holiday 2020 review and Holiday 2021 Preview, Emarketer Insider Intelligence, Feb 2021. Like the 2020 holiday sales, this year’s peak season sales are also expected to be longer. The advantage of the pop-up distribution model is that it offers flexibility to fulfillment capabilities of companies. billion U.S.

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Vinculum

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The hike in online shopping is from 33% in 2020 to 45% in 2021. As per OECD reports, the logistics are pretty maintained in the Philippines, around 27% of its sales. As per OECD reports, the logistics are pretty maintained in the Philippines, around 27% of its sales. The return policy . appeared first on Vinculum Group.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Costco has reintroduced purchase limits. Now, however, Amazon is shipping cargo for outside customers in its latest move to compete with FedEx and UPS. As evidence mounts that consumers are once again starting to stockpile, likely a result of the variants that are spreading, Costco has reinstated purchase limits on some products.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

Freight/Container Loading: Augmented reality could replace the need for a physical cargo list and load instructions. The system then alters a 3D screen image so that a user can virtually interact with the model, reaching into the design to toggle switches, press buttons and so on.”. And further, that advent of Industry 4.0

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