Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The United States publishes monthly advance economic indicators that can provide more recent and updated information. The report for August (released in late September) shows negligible changes in the aggregate. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Indexes The J.P. The HCOB Germany PMI , which registered 39.6

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 27, 2014

NPD Group reports that Millennials spent 81 percent of their shopping dollars in brick and mortar stores, and only 19 percent online. By 2020…[Millenial shoppers’] spending in the United States will grow to $1.4 Many stores now allow customers to view in-store inventory online, and in-store pickup of online purchases.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. The United States’ and Europe’s production of global semiconductors decreased from approximately 80% in 1990 to 20% in 2020. of small businesses in the United States.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 11, 2022

Last September, they increased their average starting wage in the United States to more than $18 an hour. These increasing labor costs occurred while Amazon was nearly doubled the size of their workforce over the course of two years. In many cases, Amazon can deliver these packages within hours of purchase.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

It collects and aggregates purchase order information from importers, as well as data from ocean carriers, ports, terminals and railways, all to provide supply chain stakeholders with an up-to-the-minute snapshot of logistics networks across the globe. from May’s 2.24 and Mexico, according to the notice.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2022

The company has established long-term power purchase agreements at the country level. As a result, Mars has been able to procure renewable electricity to cover the entire business in those specific countries. To that end, Mars started with a commitment to 100 percent renewable energy a number of years ago and is making steady progress.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 7, 2013

Annual Report (SEC Filing) is analyzed and simplified supply chain processes are constructed as below, Supply Chain Planning at Apple Inc. Information from the annual report is also used to produce the Apple Supply Chain Map. Apple Inc purchases raw materials from various sources then get them shipped to an assembling plant in China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For example, most people expect free next-day delivery for online purchases as a result of Amazon Prime. And more consumers are looking at sustainability as a key motivator for purchasing. Amazon, for example, has purchased over 100,000 Rivian electric vehicles for deliveries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2024

However, the juice for my newfound nightly routine soon became difficult to find, perpetually out of stock each time I tried to purchase it at the grocery store. Recent statistics have revealed a surge in sales across the United States , indicating a growing trend that has caught the attention of both consumers and retailers alike.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2024

Colombian drug smugglers are disguising cocaine as “fake coal” within major bulk consignments to try to dupe port surveillance operations, according to a new report. This means the company won’t need to purchase additional aircraft, but will bring additional pilots on board to handle the volume boost, according to Tomé.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Although Christmas still reigns supreme among holidays in the United States, Halloween is gaining ground. A year ago, journalist Christopher Wolf reported, “Spooky season is here, and it’s back in a big way. Now, this statistic has jumped to 6 in 10 costumes purchased for adults. With projected spending of $11.6

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Precoro

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Read about a venture capital studio that implemented procurement software to manage purchases for 10 portfolio companies in addition to their own. Redbud Brands went from not knowing if a purchase order was approved to making every payment in time. There was no tracking system in place on the procurement nor on the finance side.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. The United States and Iran have been engaged in indirect nuclear talks in Vienna that could lead to the removal of sanctions on Iranian oil sales. This week’s news will all center on this war. Russia Attacks Ukraine.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

Each year in the United States, the return of goods purchased for the holidays usually peaks on one day in early January; the volume is so significant the day has been designated National Returns Day. This year, due to an increased number of e-commerce purchases, retailers and shippers will experience National Returns Week.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

Retailers have always been curious about the paths consumers take when they decide something needs to be purchased. When the Internet and World Wide Web introduced consumers to online shopping (aka e-commerce), the path to purchase became much more complex. Today the digital path to purchase is growing in importance.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 30, 2021

As Tom Standage ( @tomstandage ), editor of The Economist ‘s ‘ The World in 2021 ‘, reminds us, the digital path to purchase is increasingly becoming the customer journey of choice. ”[2] Were that survey conducted today, I suspect an even larger number of consumers would report losing confidence in the supply chain. times India.”[4]

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Fortunately, the deep recession that many economists predicted didn’t emerge. Economics reporter Ann Saphir explains, “Americans borrowed more than ever on their credit cards in the [second quarter of 2023], with balances surpassing $1 trillion for the first time even as overall household debt loads were largely unchanged.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Therefore, the challenge to establish ranking method is to find more economical data source and unbiased metric. Country: interesting thing we've found is that the United States appear to be the powerhouse in supply chain management. We're sure some of you've been using Google Scholar to find related publications.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The tariffs under the act, excluding duty-free imports, were the second highest in United States history, exceeded by only the Tariff of 1828. Supply chain leaders were slow to adopt advances in Big Data Analytics. Procurement was operating in isolation from supply chain. – Technology Evolution Outpaced Adoption.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

In the case of oil, for example, the rise of shale oil production, especially in the United States, has significantly increased supply, which has put downward pressure on prices and has stirred up the debate again about “peak oil” predictions. Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2022

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023. During the quarter, SaaS subscription and/or software license agreements were signed with customers located in the following eight countries: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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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. Ship with Walmart (SWW) was previously available only for cross-border orders.

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Logility

APRIL 9, 2020

ERP systems do a great job managing transactional data but do not have the capabilities to provide an early warning to a disruption or analyze the situation through advanced analytics like simulations and what-if scenarios. Change purchasing and manufacturing plans days or weeks sooner. Just look back over the last couple of years.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 7, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with December 2024, Q4-2024 , and year-end global supply chain assessments as reported by various global wide PMI reporting. At the end of 2024, global manufacturing activity levels remained at a state of contraction amid international trade volume declines. for December, down from a 50.0

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Eisenhower who was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models. Efficiency and cost management. The Eisenhower Principle was founded by Dwight D. Agility and visibility.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Current State of the Retail Worker Shortage: Are Retail Workers in Demand? With reports of retail layoffs and overstaffing at companies (such as Walmart and Amazon) to cover Omicron-related staffing shortages, it would appear the shortage of workers may be abating. The risks surrounding the retail labor shortage aren’t new.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Dublin-based Evocco lets you track, improve, and offset the climate impact of your food purchases based on your receipt. Reports suggest it could be weeks before the ship is moved. The United States Postal Service has finally unveiled its long-awaited 10-year reorganization plan, which includes an expansion of parcel delivery services.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, drove the increase in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. Truck drivers report that maintenance issues are a constant nightmare. The average purchase order changes 3-4X before shipment.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2018

billion with FedEx’s purchase of GENCO Distribution System Inc., reports the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General. In conjunction with greater customer demands for low-cost, easy returns, shippers must understand the role of parcel in reverse logistics with greater resolve.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Company reported operating earnings of approximately $4.5 Logility announced the partnership with Visus LLC to support analytics customers and their digital transformation journeys.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. million for the same period last year, reflecting our continued transition to the Software as a Service (SaaS) engagement model. ATLANTA (August 25, 2021) American Software, Inc. million compared to $0.8 Logility, Inc.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 12, 2022

With Google reporting that omnichannel shoppers have a lifetime value that is 30% higher than those who only shop via one channel, getting your omnichannel strategy right is critical to creating a customer experience that drives profitability. . Buy online and return in-store (BORIS). Researching products in-store then buying online.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Background In early October, The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance agreed to a tentative deal on wages , temporarily ending a port strike that impacted 14 different U.S. A published report by Business Broadcasting Network CNBC titled: U.S. East and West Coast ports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

Chile has long been a hub of second-hand and unsold clothing, made in China or Bangladesh and passing through Europe, Asia or the United States before arriving in Chile, where it is resold around Latin America. Some 59,000 tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Most of the current repetitive processes like (forecasting, reports, purchase orders & Invoicing) will be automated using various technologies. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005, Cisco executives created a business continuity-planning dashboard to mitigate risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

Thomson Reuters purchased the global trade compliance vendor Integration Point in 2018. The Supply Chain Function The argument for having the global trade department report to the supply chain function is threefold. This results in detention costs and delays in producing goods and delivering them to customers.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 16, 2023

” They write, “Whether it’s at gas pumps or in grocery stores, people across the United States have been feeling a pinch in their pocketbooks. Across categories — but particularly in footwear, groceries, home improvement, and apparel — more lower-income consumers say they delayed purchases than those with higher incomes.

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