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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Before taking her current position, she served in several capacities including Seagate’s product design and manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Singapore.

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4 Logistics Technologies That Add Flexibility and Give Consumers What They Want

FLEXE

Pop-up fulfillment adds complimentary fulfillment capacity for eCommerce during peak periods. Retailers can pop-up capacity when and where they need it. In 2004, only 38% of Amazon’s fulfillment capacity was within 200 miles of a major metropolitan area. Pop-up Fulfillment. On-demand Storage. On-demand Transportation.

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4 Supply Chain Technologies that Add Flexibility and Give Consumers What They Want

FLEXE

Pop-up fulfillment adds complimentary fulfillment capacity for eCommerce during peak periods. Retailers can pop-up capacity when and where they need it. In 2004, only 38% of Amazon’s fulfillment capacity was within 200 miles of a major metropolitan area. Pop-up Fulfillment. On-demand Storage. On-demand Transportation.

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4 Ideas To Make Your Supply Chain More Agile and Give Consumers Flexible Shopping Options

FLEXE

Pop-up fulfillment adds complimentary fulfillment capacity for eCommerce during peak periods. Retailers can pop-up capacity when and where they need it. In 2004, only 38% of Amazon’s fulfillment capacity was within 200 miles of a major metropolitan area. Pop-up Fulfillment. On-demand Storage. On-demand Transportation.

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The World’s Largest Brands Are Using Inventory Accuracy and Yard Automation to Fight COVID-19 Chaos

PINC

In an uncertain world where supply chain disruption is becoming a certainty, here’s how good inventory management enabled by automation can help companies gain the supply chain visibility they need to keep the wheels turning. ” Maintaining the Right Inventory Balance. “For a majority of U.S. ” A Better Way. .

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

He was the hero of the curse-reversing 2004 team that came back from a 3-0 deficit to the Yankees in the ALCS with a walk-off homer and another walk-off single. Ortiz was a larger-than-life figure in the Boston sports scene for 14 years, with more memorable moments than anyone other baseball player I can think of.

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Tesla and the Future of the Trucking Industry

Elementum

Trucking is the main means for freight transportation in the United States. from 2004 to 2014, with HCVs comprising 67% of market share. The company states that “The truckload freight environment thus far in 2016 has been challenging (due to) excess industry capacity, excess customer inventories, and sluggish demand.”