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This Week in Logistics News (May 30 – June 3, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Wal-Mart says it is 6-9 months from using drones to check warehouse inventory (Reuters). One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2016 was that drones would have a breakout year — not in delivering packages to consumers, but in yard and warehouse management.

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Five Signs Your Business Needs a Fulfillment Partner

Ware2Go

Over time, those costs will add up and negatively impact margins. A more cost-efficient solution in the long-term would be to outsource to a fulfillment partner who can distribute inventory much closer to those customers in order to lower TNT. They should also accurately report on inventory management.