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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles. The move, which goes into effect May 1, is part of the Postal Service’s 10-year plan to reduce more than $100 billion in projected losses.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

Dematic offers a full-range of warehouse automation solutions and subsystems including pallet load AS/RS, mini-load, shuttle systems, AutoStore consulting and implementation, high-speed conveyor and sortation, pocket sorters, palletizing and depalletizing, AGVs, and the Dematic IQ software portfolio. According to Greg Conner, Sr.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. increase from the previous year, higher than the estimated 18.3%.

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Plan for greater success: What experts said at Quintiq World Tour Singapore 2015

DELMIA Quintiq

How do you know that your planning software is no longer enough and you should look for something more? Charlie Macdonald (Industry Executive for Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics, Telstra): We’re on this journey of transformation towards customer centricity. Freight Exchange is a software platform for excess freight capacity.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Analysts from Rootstock Software note, “When a supply chain is transparent, it is visible to management, and the operation can be more proactive in avoiding anything that will impact the brand. 4] Staff, “ Supply Chain Transparency; a manufacturing ‘must do’ Part 1 ,” Rootstock Software, 21 August 2017.

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Speed Bumps on the Road to Growth for China’s 3PLs

MIT Supply Chain

Good transportation links a logistics strength in China. This growth is strongly encouraged by the Chinese government, which aims to develop the country into a premium integrated transportation and logistics hub with supply chain management competence to strengthen China’s position in international trade.

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Want to Succeed at a Large Firm? Become an Entrepreneur

Logistics Viewpoints

Those sites are primarily located in China, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, and the United States. While managed transportation – the outsourcing of transportation planning – is a billion dollar plus market, planning-as-a-service in supply chain planning remains a small market.