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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

Namely, we are entering the age of home delivery robots. One of the most difficult and expensive aspects of the supply chain is last mile and home delivery. As a result, autonomous vehicles have also been tested for home delivery. But this article will focus on the home delivery robots. Seven Home Delivery Robots to Know.

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Why Sustainable Home Delivery Results in Greater Sales and Profitability

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Second, the pandemic kicked online buying and home delivery into “high gear” as many consumers embraced its convenience and dramatically expanded the scope of their online purchasing. Isn’t home delivery supposed to be the antithesis of sustainability? Sustainable home delivery options result in lower costs to the retailer.

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The State of Home Delivery: Plenty of Room for Improvement

Logistics Viewpoints

This level of consumer activity has translated into record volumes of home deliveries. But, let’s face it: since the pandemic started, home delivery performance has not been great. Consumers are planning to buy more, but only a fraction cite improved home delivery performance. The frequency of home delivery failure is alarming.

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Home Delivery: What Can We Learn from Europe?

Logistics Viewpoints

Home delivery strategy, tactics and performance is one of the most hotly-debated areas of logistics. The pandemic has increased the importance of home delivery, but also decreased the quality of home delivery performance. We decided to survey over 5,000 consumers across Europe to gauge their sentiments around home delivery.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

Supply Chain Shaman

“If chickens are coming home to roost, someone is suffering the unpleasant consequences of their bad actions in the past. The chickens have come home to roost. The post When The Chickens Come Home To Roost appeared first on Supply Chain Shaman. ” [link]. Make supply chain flows the heart of your business systems.

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When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

Supply Chain Shaman

“If chickens are coming home to roost, someone is suffering the unpleasant consequences of their bad actions in the past. The chickens have come home to roost. On the other hand, we must take responsibility for supply chain leaders failing to deliver a resilient supply chain equal to the COVID-19 challenges. ” [link].

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S&OP Reimagined: Overcoming the New Normal with a Revamped S&OP Process

Speaker: Fernando Penteado, CPSM - Supply Chain and Logistics Executive, Global Markets Expert, and International Speaker

Now, as a variety of disruptive events cause supply chain challenges, companies are contemplating bold moves to keep business moving, including moving sourcing and manufacturing closer to home markets and maintaining a larger reserve stock to help manage the fluctuations in supply and demand.

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Leading Successful Change to Remote Training

Speaker: Dr. Britt Andreatta, PhD, CEO, 7th Mind, Inc.

This month, unprecedented numbers of workers have set up offices in their homes, in an attempt to flatten the curve of COVID-19. Meetings that were previously being held in conference rooms have been moved to conference calls and online meetings.