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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

In other Amazon news, the company has adjusted its Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) seller capacity for the peak season. This temporary shift in emphasis from receiving shipments to fulfilling customer orders will ensure faster delivery speed and maximize your sales potential during the holiday season.”

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Survey Points to Little Signs of Traditional Peak Period Ocean Container Demand

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a recent technology provider survey indicating that there appears to be little signs of traditional second-half peak period demand for container shipments. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Lessons Learned from 2021 Peak Season for 2022 Planning

Intelligent Audit

After a strong start to the quarter in inventory receipts and product sell-through, we experienced unexpected inventory receipt slides in key categories due to extended port and transportation delays. Follow the Intelligent Audit blog for more insights from the world of logistics and supply chains. Q4 sales of $16.4

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5 Reasons Why You Need Procurement Planning Software

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Introduction: Procurement Planning for Distribution-Intensive Businesses Procurement planning is not a widely recognized category of supply chain software, but it should be. For more details, including a description of research done at MIT and Georgia Tech, see my blog Inventory Balancing: Research from Dell and Boston Scientific.

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The 18-month outlook points to recovery, albeit (semi)disrupted

Resilinc

Supply chain disruptions will not abate significantly from the H1 2021 peaks chronicled by Resilinc’s EventWatch. This is usually due in part to the Atlantic hurricane season, but this year, COVID-19 outbreaks and the unrelenting congestion in logistics are compounding the usual seasonal trends.

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Fulfill Your Workforce Potential

BlueYonder

This blog was written by Dave Hamilton with contributions from Kim Hill , Bill Bozeman , Josh Buck , and Steve Kish Managing labor today is difficult. Category Management – Space Planning – Planograms: Seasonal and promotional display resets are very labor intensive.

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Logistics Challenges Involved in Home Services and How to Overcome Them

Locus

Home repairs and maintenance, installations, healthcare , diagnostics, beauty services, childcare and elderly services all fall under this category. Handling shortages: Resource availability is dependent on many conditions and shortage is common, especially during peak season or black swan events such as the pandemic.