QAD

MAY 23, 2023

The International Labor Organization reports that 27.6 ESG Regulations are Driving Investment in Sustainable Procurement Regardless of where you stand on the ethics behind ESG issues, you’d think consumer demand would be a clear driver for sustainable product development.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Business reporter Jordyn Holman ( @JordynJournals ) explains, “In 2020, it was pandemic closures and social distancing. They conclude, “This means that, even as the internet and smartphones have revolutionized the way we shop, the seasonal timing of our purchases hasn’t changed much.” Now, the problem is demand.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 18, 2022

Actionable analytics and meaningful logistics intelligence are essential elements in freight. Actionable analytics gather large volumes of data and interpret it in a meaningful way, translating it into effective business strategies. Provide Discounts on Worthy Purchases. Know When to Reinitiate RFPs to Get Better Shipping Costs.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

Although the economy has proved remarkably resilient, there are so many unknowns at play that no one can predict what future economic conditions might be. Having said that, few if any economists are predicting a bright, short-term future. ” The New York Times, 31 January 2023. [2] It Depends Who You Ask.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a further negative drop in the New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index ( GSPI ). This index compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. reported for February.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2021

As anchor-woman Ashley Thompson ( @AshleyCBS46 ) reports, “A supply chain crisis is forcing shoppers to buy their holiday gifts earlier than usual.”[1] ”[1] And many consumers realize their gift selection could be limited to items currently found on store shelves or currently available in online retailer inventory.

Retail 130

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

Companies are stuck at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin. The first step to making the shift is learning a new language. In companies, there is no standard model for demand processes. New forms of analytics make new capabilities possible. Nine out of ten supply chains are stuck.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2020

In addition, it solves critical challenges in final mile strategies, reduces costs associated with inventory management, and more.”[2] ”[2] The Parcel Pending staff goes into more detail concerning BOPIS benefits, which include: Reduced last mile shipping costs. ” Integrated Inventory Management.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Journalist Melissa Repko ( @melissa_repko ) reports, “As the holiday season approaches, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is adding a common annual tradition to its higher risk category: Shopping at crowded stores. The importance of the digital path to purchase. Touchless Black Friday. ”[5].

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Some industry reports point out reluctance to route January 2025 import volume via east coast ports because of ongoing uncertainty. West Coast Port of Los Angeles reported 27 percent higher container volumes processed in the period from July to September. A published report by Business Broadcasting Network CNBC titled: U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 2, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides readers and clients with a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported June and Q2- 2024 global PMI activity levels. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® reportedly slightly declined in June with output and new orders indices on the rise.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

To compare both books to find the best book for beginners, we will use 6 performance criteria under 3 categories as below, - Book Performance: this is the same as an article-level metric. Sales Performance: two metrics are used to judge the sales performance of both books, namely, "Amazon Sales Rank" and "Best Seller Award."

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 11, 2015

I have been having a number of fascinating interviews with Chief Procurement Officers this past week on the subject of procurement analytics and supply management risk. But when companies do further analytics on excessive inventory, they eventually realize that about 80% of it is non-critical.

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EMERGE App

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Inventory costing or valuation is an accounting concept that has a direct impact on your gross profit and thus taxable income. Methods of valuing inventory are simply different cost-flow assumptions about how to allocate your cost of goods available for sale. Why Inventory Costing is Important.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary reflecting on May 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported value of 49.6 That could signal even more added inventory exposures. in April to 58.7

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 22, 2013

Buzz words filled the air at the NRF Big Show, held at the Javitz Convention Center in New York last week. In short, we cannot put a wrapper around ERP, traditional reporting, or traditional fulfillment and call it Big Data, Customer-Centric Retailing or Omni-Channel Fulfillment. The air was thick.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Journalists Sarah Nassauer ( @SarahNassauer ) and Jennifer Maloney ( @maloneyfiles ) report, “Nearly six months into the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., billion this year, according to a June report from market research firm eMarketer. of total sales of over $45 billion, according to the company’s July 30 earnings report.”

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

Luxottica maintains a warehouse in Atlanta and ships roughly 470k units of inventory each week - 300k to retail locations and 170k as wholesale to independent opticians and department stores. If purchasing glasses online, consumers are able to choose any five frames online to be delivered as part of their Home-Try-On (HTO) program.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 24, 2020

A new report from Coresight Research predicts that retail closures will rise exponentially in the U.S.to Thompson reports, “The U.S. Commerce Department reported that retail spending in March collapsed by the largest number on record. ”[4]. How bad are things? ” Where does retail go from here?

Retail 100

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This week’s news will all center on this war. The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. Given low inventories and dwindling spare capacity, the oil market cannot afford large supply disruptions,” said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo in a Reuters article.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2020

Alan Rappeport ( @arappeport ) and Jeanna Smialek ( @jeannasmialek ) report, “The International Monetary Fund issued a stark warning about the coronavirus’s economic toll, saying that the world is facing its worst downturn since the Great Depression as shuttered factories, quarantines and national lockdowns cause economic output to collapse.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2017

I recently had a chance to interview a supply chain director from a mid-sized hospital in New York state, that was very insightful in helping me to think about the challenge around inventory management. I purchased 100 Band-Aids, that go into the Operating Room. ” “Let’s take an example.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 17, 2021

In 2019, 37% of online shoppers in China made purchases on live streams. 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. Disrupt online marketplaces?

Retail 52

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

The switch they helped flip in consumer purchasing trends caused companies worldwide to scramble, desperate to play in these emerging and evolving new spaces. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report on Amazon’s purported plans to open several hundred more retail locations. Now take that idea one step further.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

Inventory will remain bloated for the first half of 2023, – and supplier relationships will be tested. These kinds of behaviors by buyers will come back to bite them in the future… Despite having more inventory – we won’t stop having shortages. Inflation is indeed going down slowly– but not as fast as the markets would like.

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Elementum

JANUARY 27, 2016

China’s decision to invest in oil is good news for developing countries who rely on exports, but it might not be enough to save their struggling economies. And next year, China’s oil analytics group predicted oil import growth will slow to just 4.6 In fact, China’s whole economy is in for a slow-down. percent from 2015’s 6.9

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 23, 2020

That’s why many people love shopping at a local physical store; they can find what they’re looking for, make a purchase, and have it same day. These retail distribution outlets are not open to shoppers, which provides more space store inventory and accurately fulfill orders for customers.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

Luxottica maintains a warehouse in Atlanta and ships roughly 470k units of inventory each week - 300k to retail locations and 170k as wholesale to independent opticians and department stores. If purchasing glasses online, consumers are able to choose any five frames online to be delivered as part of their Home-Try-On (HTO) program.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

.” Also this week, news that Amazon and the United States Postal Service (USPS) have partnered to deliver packages to customers on Sundays. The service will begin in Los Angeles and New York on November 17, with plans to expand it to Dallas, New Orleans, Houston, Phoenix, and other cities next year.

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

Health is a primary concern for consumers who purchase meal supplements and other nutritional products. In their rush to stand out in an ever-growing marketplace, businesses may exaggerate the benefits of their products or lose sight of their inventory management policies. Consumers want to trust the labeling on supplements.

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

Health is a primary concern for consumers who purchase meal supplements and other nutritional products. In their rush to stand out in an ever-growing marketplace, businesses may exaggerate the benefits of their products or lose sight of their inventory management policies. Consumers want to trust the labeling on supplements.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Developing end-to-end supply chain management software, Gravity optimizes operations, mitigates risk, and controls costs. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 per ton; the standardized container cut that cost to just 16 cents a ton … The U.S. billion metric tons as of 2017. A world transformed.

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6 River Systems

JULY 2, 2019

Interoperability solves this challenge by allowing applications to seamlessly share data, such as inventory data, shipping information and purchase orders. Integrating data from disparate sources also supports data analytics and artificial intelligence solutions, which we’ll discuss later in this guide.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It has been forecasted that by 2040, approximately 95% of all purchases will be facilitated by ecommerce. Lerer Hippeau Ventures is a New York-based early stage venture capital firm, meaning it invests in companies that are just starting up but have a large chance of success (often Series A rounds). Lerer Hippeau Ventures.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 6, 2017

IBM published a report stating post-purchase experience, or the delivery promise, has the power to make or break a consumer’s relationship with a brand. Same- and next-day are quickly becoming the new normal, which requires a new last mile of delivery and operations to manage it. The Last Mile of Delivery Is Agile.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Both retail chains expanded their toy product assortments and inventory to capitalize on the iconic toy retailer’s exit. FAO Schwartz made its big return this holiday season in New York, and their focus is on the next trend, in-store experience. It’s official, running low on inventory is history. Fewer out-of-stocks….

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2016

Manufacturers working with suppliers have to carefully monitor purchases to ensure the final product meets the necessary quality and safety standards consumers demand. When a problem is detected during inventory management processes, a company must work with partners to fix the mistake or find a new vendor.

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