Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The onus is on ecommerce retailers to control the controllables, and focusing on eliminating uncertainty from the consumer fulfillment process and optimizing the last mile is a smart approach. Are they meeting consumers’ home delivery expectations, whether that’s affordable delivery, specific time windows, or sustainable options?

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Locus

JANUARY 10, 2024

We’ll look at four strategies to optimize shelf replenishment, reducing stockouts, improving inventory management, cutting waste, and boosting productivity. Eliminating the Need for Markdowns: By maintaining the right stock levels at the right times, we can avoid bothersome markdowns.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 3, 2018

A shipping capacity crunch is a necessary evil. Unfortunately, a shipping capacity crunch tends to occur during already stressed periods, like winter, after tropical storms and during peak shopping seasons. 3PLs Bring Better Freight Shipping Rates During Shipping Capacity Crunch Hikes.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. Supply chain strategy, process, talent and enabling technologies each play important roles. Containers of fitness equipment shipped from Asia were delayed by major port and inland logistics disruptions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2024

Autonomous supply chains can help businesses to meet the demands of e-commerce and omnichannel retailing, by enabling more efficient and effective order fulfillment, reducing delivery time and cost, increasing customer loyalty and retention, and providing more visibility and control over the supply chain. There are no seafarers on board.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 25, 2023

In these tricky times, smart cash flow management strategies are essential to bring down costs (or push profits) in controllable areas, offsetting international instability. This is achieved through the implementation and continued improvement of cash flow management strategies. To improve cash flow, process optimisation is necessary.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 4, 2023

If so, then it’s time to consider the numerous benefits of reducing inventory. In this article, we’ll explore seven compelling reasons why you should reduce inventory and how it can be a game-changer for your business. But when should you consider reducing inventory? The same applies to inventory reduction.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Nowadays, businesses are required to offer same-day shipping to not only meet escalated demand for goods but also fulfill customer’s expectations of faster delivery. However, most of the variability generated by these factors can be eliminated by addressing supply, management, and demand at regular intervals, through focused solutions.

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ThroughPut

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Summary of the Impact A popular European coffee retail chain used ThroughPut AI’s product mix optimization capabilities to achieve: 15% inventory reduction 5% labor productivity gain Read the entire case study here. Inevitably, costs shoot up as well.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As businesses globally focus on reducing lost productivity, costly downtime, and rising inventory expenses, effective spare parts management has become a top priority—especially for asset-intensive industries. This balance ensures that spare parts are always available for critical needs while reducing unnecessary inventory costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Higher expenses. Some have automated, gateless check-in; some direct the drivers to check in with the shipping office. This past October, the consortium endorsed a universal standard for an API (application programming interface) that eliminates the need for multiple interfaces and allows carriers to interact with just one.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

It increases site productivity, reduces the usage of raw materials by up to 50%, but also leads to a more comfortable building. However, their carbon reduction goals for their value chain operations for 2030 will not be changed. However, their carbon reduction goals for their value chain operations for 2030 will not be changed.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Some of the main steps involved in the order fulfilment process include: Inventory management Picking and packing Tracking and communication Shipping and delivery Customer service Returns management Fulfilment costs can represent up to 30% of an eCommerce company’s total operating expenses. However, they represent distinct stages.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 4, 2021

By that I mean you should design and implement a Supply Chain strategy that does not care what the lead time is for any aspect of the chain. Resilient Supply Chain Design is a Smart Strategy. Reduce, if not eliminate, single or sole sourced materials and services.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 12, 2021

So when it comes to the logistics industry, will companies and managers forget about climate change and carbon reduction targets in favor of making short-term profits? According to CNBC, the largest carbon reduction achieved over this past year came from the decline in personal vehicle and commercial air traffic. I think not!

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

As Supply Chain Matters has frequently observed, considerable profits generated by the AWS unit helped to offset investments and operating expenses from the worldwide retail business unit. That led to the decision to eliminate upwards of 27,000 corporate roles. Included are structural changes around the organization of the U.S.

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QAD

JULY 18, 2024

Companies also employ tactics that theoretically reduce costs but, in many cases, generate cost savings in one area while increasing the total landed cost. Rather than view supply chain operations as a series of discrete business functions, it must be viewed in its entirety with the goal of reducing total landed costs.

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RFgen

MAY 10, 2023

Greater efficiency helps reduce costs and improve profit margins, giving you the edge over competitors. But how do you reduce inventory costs and maximize profit margins? Let’s explore some proven strategies to help you turn ballooning overhead costs into greater profit and ROI. Often, you will find room for improvement.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 4, 2023

However, good inventory management also requires strategic inventory reduction instead of simply procuring more goods. This post serves as a comprehensive guide on inventory reduction so you can understand what it is and why it’s needed. You’ll also learn some effective strategies on how to reduce inventory levels to save costs.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2017

Fortunately, today’s logistics technology has the power to execute a winning inbound freight strategy and maintain compliance in the following ways. Using Logistics Technology to Execute a Winning Inbound Freight Strategy & Have Compliant Vendors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2024

The challenges brought about by the pandemic made many rethink strategy when it came to inventory, stock on hand, secondary options and the ability to guarantee supply and resiliency. Self-distribution can be more expensive than relying on third party distributors due to the need for additional staff, equipment, and technology investments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Rather than just offering consumers the choice of buying online or buying in the store, a retail omnichannel strategy involves a lot more paths to fulfill an order or to process a return. The need for new omnichannel capabilities – particularly curb pick-up and ship-from-store – soared. Then came Covid.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

These centers include areas to receive the items, ensure package efficiency, and store, ship, and audit supplies which is why you want to optimize your Distribution Center. This article provides seven effective strategies to optimize your distribution center. Change Distribution Center Layout. Adopt Vertical Racking System.

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ShipBob

MARCH 23, 2022

As a result, you need an optimized retail distribution strategy for better efficiency and cost savings. In this post we’ll give you a closer look at what retail distribution is, how it works, and how you can choose or optimize your retail distribution strategy. There are several types of retail distribution strategies.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We’ll cover the definition then break down some effective dead stock analysis, dead stock liquidation, and dead stock accounting strategies. Dead stock also leads to cash flow problems because any inventory that can’t be sold is an expense to your business and a loss of potential profit. Let’s dive in.

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Veridian Solutions

JUNE 17, 2019

Many retailers have implemented buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) strategies without realizing it. In addition, it solves critical challenges in last-mile strategies, reduces costs associated with inventory management , and more. Challenges of Today’s Last-Mile Strategies. Shippers reduce necessary warehouse space.

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Unleashed

APRIL 27, 2022

We take a look and offer strategies and case studies, along with tips from supply chain professionals. A circular supply chain is where used products or their parts are returned or processed so they can be repaired, resold, refurbished or recycled – which reduces waste from the supply chain and is more sustainable.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The high cost of parcel shipping presents a host of challenges for companies looking to cut down on overall supply chain expense. And Creativity, Inc., a mid-sized provider of a wide range of materials and supplies for quilt makers, is no exception.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

u can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder. companies with global operations, one of the most effective global value chain strategies and supply chain strategies is to mitigate risk by shipping smarter. goods is more complex than it used to be.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

MAY 27, 2022

Improving efficiency can mean getting products into the hands of consumers faster, cutting shipping costs, and reducing labor costs – or a combination of all three. Transloading) strategy from a cross-docking service may be the perfect solution for your needs. Reduced costs and time savings. Wins all around!

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

Because in supply chains, surprises tend to mean wasted time and added expense. Develop a comprehensive truckload strategy so you’re prepared to handle just about anything. Building the right truckload strategy for your business. We have been studying truck freight attributes and strategies since 2006.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 31, 2023

Lean logistics is a strategy designed to optimise supply chain efficiency by cutting out waste and maximising customer value. Lean logistics is a method of supply chain optimisation that focuses on eliminating wasteful activities from all checkpoints along the supply chain and increasing value for the customer.

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Unleashed

MARCH 25, 2024

Modern businesses must always be looking for new ways to optimise processes and eliminate unnecessary costs. Consolidation warehousing is a strategy that allows your business to reduce transportation costs and improve customer service by combining shipments from various sources into a single truckload.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 6, 2022

As a result, the small retail e-commerce strategy needs to evolve. Offer More Payment and Shipping Options. An effective small retail e-commerce strategy must begin with flexible and diverse payment and shipping options. Therefore, shippers need to prioritize the expansion of payment and shipping options.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

This creates a wonderful opportunity for shippers to eliminate the middleman costs by considering the use of less-than-truckload freight options for e-commerce. Since e-commerce exists around the globe, variety in shipping can amount to better cost management and fewer delays. LEARN MORE. Get E-Commerce solutions.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

This is the second part of my series on various ways to reduce overall costs as it relates to logistics and warehouse cost reductions. In the first part I put forth 6 areas of focus in order to reduce logistics costs. Today, I will now address how a focus on inventory will allow for warehouse cost reductions as well.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 26, 2021

5 Insights for Managing Your Fleet Strategy! If an organization finds a way to reduce operational costs, it can lead to savings that apply directly to the bottom line. Here are 5 ways that a company can reduce operational expenses for fleet management. And unexpected breakdowns are very expensive. Email Address.

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