Solution Design Mistakes For Inventory Availability That Could Be Costing You Millions

BY Cody Schwartz . 27 June 2019 . Omni-Channel Customer, Omni-Channel Inventory, Omni-Channel Store Fulfillment, Omnichannel, Retail Omni Channel, supply chain

For a retailer who generates $500 million dollars in online sales, where an average of 10% of total online sales are buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS), BOPIS can easily be a $50 million program.  With current BOPIS rejection rates…

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Top 5 Areas to Focus on When Minimizing Transportation Freight Costs

BY Tony Wayda . 12 June 2019 . supply chain, Supply Chain Intelligence, TMS, Transportation

The single largest logistics cost component in a supply chain are freight expenses.  Transportation conditions continue to become increasingly challenging driving up costs. Are you doing everything to control your freight costs? Here are 5 essential…

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The Pickup Imperative: BOPIS is no longer a “nice to have”

BY Zach Zalowitz . 29 June 2018 . ecommerce, Omnichannel, Retail, Retail Omni Channel, supply chain, Uncategorized

Every week I see articles come out about the “end of retail” or “retail apocalypse”, but with so many articles focusing on the importance of the customer in-store experience, we still continue to see retailers lack…

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TMS Thought Leadership in the News

BY Tony Wayda . 16 February 2017 . supply chain, TMS, Transportation

Innovation in transportation remains a key driver in the growth of eCommerce and Omni-Channel companies. Recent shifts have been focused on providing transportation and distribution services for small to medium sized companies.  The latest player to…

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Why your Omni-Channel Strategy will fail without a TMS!

BY Tony Wayda . 19 January 2016 . ecommerce, Logistics, Omnichannel, Retail, Retail Omni Channel, supply chain, TMS, Transportation, Uncategorized

At the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference going on this week, I can assure you that the hot topic is e-commerce and omni-channel distribution.  The staggering growth of e-commerce and demands of digital consumers are wreaking…

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Part 3: The House TMS Built!

BY Tony Wayda . 9 December 2015 . ecommerce, Logistics, Omnichannel, Retail, Retail Omni Channel, supply chain, TMS, Transportation

The House TMS Built! A trilogy by Tony Wayda Implementing a TMS is much like building a house.  In the first blog, we discussed the design and planning process as it relates to TMS.  In the…

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SCApath and New Course LLC Announce Merger

BY Evan McCaig . 16 November 2015 . Retail Omni Channel, supply chain

Leading Omni-Channel Consultancy Merges with New Course to Broaden Expertise DENVER, CO. – November 12, 2015 – SCApath, a leading consulting firm that specializes in designing and implementing supply chain solutions that enable omni-channel commerce, today…

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Building the Strategic Omni-Channel Team of Leaders

BY John Sidell . 13 November 2015 . Retail Omni Channel, supply chain

I am extremely excited to be merging the resources of my company, New Course LLC, with the seasoned professionals at SCApath. They are expert supply chain consultants from top to bottom, who deliver efficient implementations of…

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Part 2: The House TMS Built!

BY Tony Wayda . 9 November 2015 . Logistics, Omnichannel, Retail Omni Channel, supply chain, TMS, Transportation

The house TMS built! A trilogy by Tony Wayda Implementing a TMS is much like building a house.  In the first blog we discussed the design and planning process as it related to TMS.  In this…

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Ocean Carrier Downturn – What does it mean for you?

BY Tony Wayda . 5 November 2015 . Logistics, supply chain, TMS, Transportation

Maersk Line to Cut 4,000 Jobs as Market Deteriorates - WSJ Drewry: ‘Grim’ Outlook for Global Container Shipping Industry – Journal of Commerce World’s Commercial Shipping Fleet Grew at Lowest Rate in 10 Years in 2014…

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