Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases. Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Petco takes back dead fish,” Demer said.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 28, 2021

As consumers increasingly use the digital path to purchase, DTC sales become an important channel for many brands. ”[1] He goes on to note, “This trend was already in evidence as manufacturers try to assert greater control over their relationship with consumers, and to capture a greater share of gross margin.”

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 2, 2014

In this video hear, Gary Dietz, Manager, Global Logistics and Supply Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics, Kennametal, as he discusses the challenges his company faces in gaining full visibility of supply and demand, and in dealing with increasing supply chain volatility. The company’s biggest pain point, he says, is managing assets.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 25, 2013

Origin of Logistics & Supply Chain Revealed! What do we know about "Logistics" and "Supply Chain" to date? According to Lummas et al 2001 , the word "Logistics" in English appeared in the article as early as in 1898. 2) Origin of "Logistics". 1) Current State. Image credit Google Books. Image Credit : Google Books.

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ShipBob

MARCH 30, 2020

As the ecommerce industry grows, the logistics of getting orders to customers has become more complicated — especially with the novel coronavirus impacting entire supply chains. But the ecommerce logistics infrastructure needed to meet consumers’ demands is not easy to achieve by yourself. What is ecommerce logistics?

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 5, 2024

Volatility and uncertainty in the logistics industry have dominated the news in 2024. Consumers have seen their purchasing power eroded. Key labor issues Disrupting Global Supply Chains There are a number of key labor issues that are affecting the logistics industry. That has led to higher prices for goods and services.

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Oracle SCM

DECEMBER 7, 2017

And we’re proud and honored to feature stories from customers such as The Wonderful Company , Church and Dwight , Actuant , Seagate , Cisco , APL Logistics , and NLMK Pennsylvania. We’ll continue to offer solution tracks and product demonstrations for every supply chain discipline: Logistics and Order Management.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

While US manufacturing has been hit hard by nearly two decades of policy failures that have damaged its international competitiveness, it remains a vital part of the U.S. The US manufacturing sector employed 12 million workers in 2013, or about 8.8 On average, non-college-educated workers in manufacturing made 10.9 employment.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 10, 2020

You can fulfill orders yourself, become a dropshipper, or work with a third-party logistics (3PL) company. You have less time to spend on strategy since your focus goes to logistics. Instead, you work with manufacturers to help sell their products. You’re at the mercy of your manufacturer. Self-fulfillment. Dropshipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands. FedEx has agreed to buy an ownership stake in the logistics technology vendor Berkshire Grey as part of a multi-year deal to stock its fulfillment centers with the tech firm’s robotic order fulfillment systems.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

(Source: Reddit ) There’s been a lot of supply chain pains over the years, many of which are well documented – port congestion, capacity issues, rising spot rates, plunging spot rates, hidden fees, maxed out warehouses – just to name a few but one that I’m still trying to wrap my head around is access to bathrooms.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Organizations around the world are now adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology solutions to create smarter, leaner, safer and sustainable manufacturing systems. He served on the board of Trammell Crow Company (TCC: NYSE), which was purchased by CB Richard Ellis (CBG: NYSE) in 2006. billion to $9 billion.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Organizations around the world are now adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology solutions to create smarter, leaner, safer and sustainable manufacturing systems. He served on the board of Trammell Crow Company (TCC: NYSE), which was purchased by CB Richard Ellis (CBG: NYSE) in 2006. billion to $9 billion.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

ShipBob can only fulfill orders for CBD products from our US fulfillment centers that meet the following criteria: Products are manufactured by a US-based company. Your best bet is to simply sell the industrial hemp-sourced CBD, as it won’t have high THC levels and is accepted across the nation. Products exclude vapes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 30, 2021

On top of that we have all other forms of economic growth, the expansion of outsourcing and global sourcing, all of which drive ever increasing demand on the over the road transportation of goods. The movement of goods between manufacturers, distribution centres, warehouses, retailers and consumers is happening at unprecedented levels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

My local Pennsylvania town’s recycling organization no longer accepts cardboard or glass. Meanwhile, turbulence is the norm for manufacturing supply chains. For the CFO, end-to-end is a focus on transactional flows like order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Here are some examples: Disruption. I watch in amusement.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 10, 2020

Just-In-Time has become the global benchmark for manufacturing and supply chain efficiency. I believe this team is creating the ideal process improvement software that enables process value and profit sustainability in the manufacturing industries of Japan, as well as those around the world. SOURCE ThroughPut Inc. Industry 4.0

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