Damco Chooses LLamasoft as its Supply Chain Design Partner
Damco, part of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, one of the world’s leading providers of freight forwarding and supply chain management services, has selected LLamasoft’s Supply Chain Guru® and...
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Why the CMO Needs to Bond with the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO)
As the world of commerce continues to become more complex, volatile and socially transparent the need for a strong linkage between the CMO and the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) grows. In our...
View ArticleToys“R”Us, Canada partners with SCI Logistics to Open New DC
To better accommodate its customers in Western Canada, Toys“R”Us, Canada has partnered with SCI Logistics to open a new distribution centre in Delta, British Columbia. The 180,000 sq. ft. facility is...
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E-Commerce Success in Canada Depends on Power of Two
Customer demands for more rapid and cost effective e-commerce delivery seem to be increasing on a daily basis. In fact not a week goes by now without my speaking with retailers and etailers that since...
View ArticleBeware the Ship-From-Store Spin Cycle
Seems like every so often there’s a new trend that takes the retail and e-commerce world by storm and the latest of these seems to be Ship-From -Store. An omni-channel nirvana being pumped by systems...
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Emerging Options for Omni-Commerce Logistics Strategy
Every week I’m interacting with more and more e-commerce professionals whose day to day job is coming up with the best methods of delivering Omni-Commerce solutions for their customers. One thing I can...
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Emerging Options for Omni-Commerce Logistics Strategy
At SCI Logistics in addition to fulfilling millions of e-commerce orders on an annual basis, we also spend a significant amount of time studying the optimal methods of helping our customers serve...
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Expect MORE from Your Third Party Logistics Provider!
Contrary to what many procurement professionals may think, all third party logistics providers are not created equal. And as retailers are pulled further and faster into the omni-channel future the...
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Third Party is the Perfect Place for Logistics Professionals
There has been much discussion on what Logistics is and the emerging role and recognition of the importance of Logistics professionals within organizations. In fact a recent post of mine even asserted...
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Seven Signs Your Retail Business Needs an Omni-channel Makeover
Are your retail customers finding you less attractive lately? Consider your position on the seven signs shared below and you may decide your retail business needs an omni-channel makeover! This is not...
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All Third Party Logistics Providers Are Not Created Equal
My initial involvement in the Third Party Logistics business was early in 1993 when I became the first Director of Development for Tibbett & Britten Group in North America. Over the next several...
View ArticleDSV agrees to acquire UTi Worldwide Inc.
The DSV Group (“DSV”) today signed an agreement to acquire US based UTi Worldwide Inc. (“UTi”). UTi is a global, supply chain services and logistics company with revenue of USD 3.9 billion and 21,000...
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Profitable E-commerce is all about how and who leads your Fulfillment Operations
If you’re trying to figure out how to get more profitability from your E-commerce or Omni-Channel business you may want to look into this year’s Operations Summit in Cincinnati. I was surprised when I...
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Logistics is the new black!
There I said it… ‘Logistics is the new black.’ Over the last several years the word ‘logistics’ has subtly worked its’ way further and further into the common lexicon thanks to the massive marketing...
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E-Commerce Success in Canada Depends on Power of Two
Customer demands for more rapid and cost effective e-commerce delivery seem to be increasing on a daily basis. In fact not a week goes by now without my speaking with retailers and etailers that since...
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Ryder Places First Medium-Duty Electric Vehicle Order with Chanje Energy and...
Miami, November 2, 2017 —Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, announced today it has started to take delivery of...
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Fast is expensive but cheap is slow, until now
Whether it is a Ferrari vs. a Fiat or a Jet Engine vs. a Propeller, generally speaking, to move something quickly has a higher cost than to move it slowly. The ability to move fast at a lower cost is...
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When it Comes to ‘Logistics & Sourcing’ at RILA Supply Chain the World is...
One of the things I most look forward to when attending the RILA Supply Chain conference is all of the great retail global logistics & supply chain professionals and information to be found...
View ArticleThe Automated Local Fulfillment Imperative
Numerous times recently I’ve found myself saying (and tweeting) that… ‘Going forward Fulfillment automation is no longer just an option.’ Having been a contributor to many SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses,...
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Six Ways You Can Benefit Now From ‘Augmented Fulfillment’
Sure that all of you have heard of, and are at least somewhat familiar with, Augmented Reality (AR). Simply put, AR utilizes technology to provide additional insights and abilities in the real world,...
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