Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. Customer sentiment technologies mine the patterns of unstructured text and use new forms of analytics to guide discovery on what matters to the customer. Bio-engineering?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2018

I’ve started to ramp up my training for our Logistics Leaders for Type 1 Diabetes Cure team ride in support of JDRF, which will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico on November 3, 2018. Oracle Extends Cloud-based Warehouse Management to Give Customers Enhanced Logistics Performance and Global Inventory Visibility. The purchase price was $25.5

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

For example, US-based companies may be quite fortunate if they have access to manufacturers right on their doorstep in Mexico, a country with far lower labour costs than the rest of North America. Improve Inventory Management Will your logistics outsourcing strategy include contract warehousing?

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

“It sort of depends upon what we are purchasing from the supplier as to the approach we should take…” Commodity Strategic The first level, for components or typical commodity type products, we will at least want to perform a supplier evaluation of some sort. Some strategies for an excellent supply chain are: 1.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

Walmart will pay more for domestic sources, but will not be burdened with the inventory and purchasing FOB. Mexico will become a destination hub for many companies in the US – but within reason. As I noted in a prior blog, and as discussed in the New York Times today – Mexico is a great option – but the capacity isn’t there yet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. We define the market as those warehouse automation providers responsible for delivery of the system to the end-user (to eliminate double-counting). Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 billion in 2019.

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Locus Robotics

JULY 5, 2019

Is deploying warehouse robotics to automate piece picking for fulfillment operations at an inflection point? Using warehouse robotics to improve today’s fulfillment industry is not at a simple inflection point. Bottom line, with the acquisition of Kiva and the deployment of warehouse robotics, Amazon created an “arms race.”

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2020

Chris Dolce ( @chrisdolcewx ) reports, “The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is off to a fast start with three named storms by early June.”[1] El Niño, a natural warming of sea water in the tropical Pacific Ocean, tends to decrease hurricane activity in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.”[3]

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Ware2Go

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A more cost-efficient solution in the long-term would be to outsource to a fulfillment partner who can distribute inventory much closer to those customers in order to lower TNT. It is also much more cost-effective to leverage an outsourced partner than to invest in your own warehouse.

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

Health is a primary concern for consumers who purchase meal supplements and other nutritional products. CNN reported Garden of Life RAW Meal Organic Shake & Meal merchandise was linked to 11 cases of salmonella infection. Consumers want to trust the labeling on supplements. Supplement Recalls.

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

Health is a primary concern for consumers who purchase meal supplements and other nutritional products. CNN reported Garden of Life RAW Meal Organic Shake & Meal merchandise was linked to 11 cases of salmonella infection. Consumers want to trust the labeling on supplements. Supplement Recalls.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 3, 2022

The devices are surprisingly inexpensive, costing $350-500 per vehicle per year depending upon the volume of devices purchased. These kinds of solutions have been available for a few years and customers report robust reductions in safety incidents. Here is how the yard works. Then, an Outrider robotic truck takes over.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Global trade has eased as warehouse inventories of retailers and manufacturers remain elevated,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said. have seen volumes drop dramatically also because of the slow pace of contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association.

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EMERGE App

JULY 3, 2018

These costs are typically customs duties, insurance and freight. But, wait, isn’t the selling or purchase price more important than landed costs? Why do we need to focus on these costs that make up a small proportion of the product’s overall cost? Landed costs can quickly add up as hidden costs.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2021

The middle mile is not the “first mile” – the distance traveled between an origin, like a warehouse, and the highway. And it is not the “last mile” – the distance between an exit off a highway to a destination site – a factory, warehouse, or store for example. Bad weather is an edge case.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool. Dick’s Sporting Goods reported its Q1 financials this week, beating expectations but lower its outlook. The more cautious outlook is driven by wage and inflationary pressures, as well as increased freight costs. North American Transborder Freight up 23.8%

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

Logility customers can now access warehouse and Accelerated Growth in Cloud Services Annual Contract Value and Subscription Revenue. NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. Omega Pharma International Nv, TBC DE Mexico S.A. million compared to $0.8 Trinseo S.A.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2022

It also provides predictive analytics that can tell the restaurant more about what kind of coffee its customers enjoy and when. According to recent reports, Walmart has increased the number of digital orders coming from its stores by 170 percent in the last year. Retailers take measures to contain baby formula shortages.

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Cross-border eCommerce is to grow 1 trillion dollars by the end of 2020 from previous years as per the report from the global consulting firm Accenture and AliResearch. The B2C affair is gradually overlapping the B2B segment as customers are willing to purchase products directly from foreign manufacturers and retailers.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Registration usually costs about $100 in most cases. You’ll also want to get a resale license if you plan to purchase your CBD product from wholesalers. Fulfill and ship customer orders You’ll need a system for warehousing your CBD products and managing inventory over time. Usually, small businesses go for an LLC.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Services Matias Offer on SCMDOJO Logistics Consulting Maritime Freight Sourcing and Procurement Logistics Technology Sourcing Executive Mentoring Guide: Matias, our supply chain consultant, has also created Maritime Freight Sourcing and Procurement Guide , which is available from SCMDOJO Academy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. The future robotics market looks strong worldwide as many sectors seek answers to labor shortages, the Interact Analysis report said. s CargoNet.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. Hurricane Ida struck the Gulf of Mexico in August 2021, destroying industrial installations for pharmaceuticals and plastics. In the case of manufacturers, it means procuring green and sustainable raw materials. Sustainable warehousing.

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RFgen

AUGUST 7, 2022

company’s peanut plant in New Mexico. The total cost of this recall is believed to have exceeded $1 billion after lawsuits. 38% of companies list inventory traceability as a top challenge, according to the 2022 Digital Inventory Report. Calculating the Cost of a Food Recall. Based on published reports.

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Vinculum

MAY 5, 2022

The Omni-channel and warehouse management systems market survey includes a brief idea about the organization. It provides in-depth information on the cost structure, gross margin, manufacturing set-up, network connection, selling price, actual value, service delivery, size, and share, and the entire development process in the broader term.

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Vinculum

JUNE 3, 2022

North America (United States, Mexico, and Canada). Google’s Omnichannel report mentions that the shoppers who buy from different platforms provide 30% customer satisfaction to enhance the value of the business in a significant way. The market runs using a business models like B2C, C2C, B2B, and B2C2C. SAP Hybris. Demandware.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

Mexico Warns U.S. Giant Warehouses Built at Rapid Pace in Fourth Quarter While Tenant Interest Declined (WSJ – sub. As Tim Higgins reports in the Wall Street Journal : As a legal dispute ensnares Uber Technologies Inc.’s It’ll Cut Off Nafta Talks If Tariffs Added (Bloomberg). 2016 North American Freight Numbers.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

According to a published report by The New York Times , ( Paid subscription or metered view ) GlobalFoundries will dedicate a portion of its production capacity specifically to produce semiconductor devices for General Motors needs. According to the report, GlobalFoundries now aims to submit a proposal to the U.S. East and Gulf Ports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

According to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics, nearly 180 million Americans shopped during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. Mexico to reinstate temporary tariffs on steel imports in 2022. million from 145.4 million last year.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2018

trading partners, including the European Union, Canada, and Mexico. Ranging from 10 to 25 percent, reports Ben Ames of DC Velocity , the markets have stood leery of this action. But warehouse managers can do something about it by using warehouse automation. Meanwhile, the prospects of another spike are on the horizon.

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Veridian Solutions

AUGUST 2, 2018

trading partners, including the European Union, Canada, and Mexico. Ranging from 10 to 25 percent, reports Ben Ames of DC Velocity , the markets have stood leery of this action. But warehouse managers can do something about it by using warehouse automation. Meanwhile, the prospects of another spike are on the horizon.

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BlueYonder

MAY 25, 2018

Electronics giant Best Buy said its inventories rose ahead of increasing sales in its most recent quarter, as the retailer made strides to position goods for both online and brick-and-mortar customers, despite higher supply-chain costs. According to the Wall Street Journal, Best Buy reported inventories on its balance sheet at $4.96

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BlueYonder

MAY 25, 2018

Electronics giant Best Buy said its inventories rose ahead of increasing sales in its most recent quarter, as the retailer made strides to position goods for both online and brick-and-mortar customers, despite higher supply-chain costs. According to the Wall Street Journal, Best Buy reported inventories on its balance sheet at $4.96

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3PL Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In this phase, the tariffs on imports from China were reduced or suspended in return of China agreeing to purchase $200 billion of U.S. It’s reported that this will be reviewed again under Section 301. Canada, and Mexico created a new trade deal to replace NAFTA called the USMCA. exports over the next 2 years.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Purchasing and supplier management. Warehousing. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. KPIs should comprise a handful of metrics that CAN be realistically monitored and reacted to on a continuous basis.

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