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This Week in Logistics News (November 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

Merchants Fleet to purchase 18,000 BrightDrop Electric Vehicles. Port of LA reports another 900,000+ TEU Month, backlog decline. BrightDrop, a new General Motors business focused on electric delivery vehicles, announced that Merchants Fleet plans to expand its purchase to 18,000 BrightDrop electric vehicles.

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The Rise of Logistics Technology in E-Commerce

GlobalTranz

and the compounded annual growth rate is expected to stay at or above 10 percent over the next half-decade, reports William B. New Business Models Reduce Operating Costs. For example, Nutrisystem uses a 150 unique SKU system to reduce overhead and ensure orders are sent out as soon as possible, reports Inbound Logistics.

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Considering the Impact of Brexit on Global Supply Chains

NC State SCRC

In a recent ISM press release , a “quick poll” of purchasing executives suggests that they were most concerned about financial market uncertainty and currency movements. This indicates a flight to safety, as equities are viewed as much more volatile. Secondly they were concerned about global growth overall.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2023 and Enhancements for QAD Adaptive Applications

QAD

This includes integrating multi-currency, multi-GAAP, and multi-entity financials, implementing best practice purchasing, and utilizing real-time data and flexible analytics. Updates in the past few months address new requirements for Brazil, India, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, United States and other global regions.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Services Matias Offer on SCMDOJO Logistics Consulting Maritime Freight Sourcing and Procurement Logistics Technology Sourcing Executive Mentoring Guide: Matias, our supply chain consultant, has also created Maritime Freight Sourcing and Procurement Guide , which is available from SCMDOJO Academy.

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Managing Outsourcing Risk: A New Framework for Banking and Beyond

Jaggaer

A lack of transparency in the procurement of outsourced services can also lead to a number of other challenges, putting banks at risk for corruption and fraud. . How Integrated Procurement Software Solutions Can Help Banks Get Compliant . Procurement has a central role to play in helping banks get compliant with the new regulations.

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Savant Talks – International Expansion with Made.com

Savant Events

Made.com announced earlier this year that it will expand its business to Portugal, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Denmark. Beside the pure metrics, do you see cultural differences being reflected in different purchase behaviours? Here’s what we talked about! What are the cultural differences that impact the expansion process the most?

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