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The Warehouse Execution System: A New Competitive Imperative

Logistics Viewpoints

The rise of e-commerce has led to higher volumes of smaller orders that need to be fulfilled and shipped individually. But, at the same time, labor shortages represent a crushing obstacle to getting daily work done. It matches labor, equipment, and other resources accurately with order volumes, in real time.

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Just-in-Time vs. Just-in-Case Procurement During Supply Chain Disruption

Ware2Go

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case inventory strategies. . At that time, 31% had raised prices on end consumers to offset the negative impact. What is just-in-time procurement?

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Will Cloud Computing in Logistics Replace On-Premises Systems for Good?

Logistics Viewpoints

By combining the vertical integration across several system levels of a single location with the horizontal integration across a logistics network. It helps provide data and images, train neural networks, as well as validate, manage, and roll out generated models to the customers’ systems. How cloud computing is used in logistics.

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Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

Weisenberger is leading their digitally enabled shipping initiative, she works in distribution operations rather than transportation. FourKites is a leading provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions. This is one of the company’s first steps to their digital transformation in shipping. Weisenberger explained.

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Just-in-Time vs Just-in-Case Procurement During Supply Chain Disruption

Ware2Go

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case procurement strategies. At that time, 31% had raised prices on end consumers to offset the negative impact. What is just-in-time procurement?

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The Give and Take of Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

Multi-carrier parcel shipping technology empowers fulfillment teams. Multi-carrier parcel shipping technology gives merchants the functionality they need to roll out these offerings and better serve customers. According to Digital Commerce 360 , U.S.

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Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Shipping

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Shipping How the Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor Project is Helping to Reduce Shipping Emissions in Practice by Refke Gunnewijk Sustainable long-haul transport is one of the biggest challenges on the way to a carbon-neutral society.