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Logistics Industry’s Slow Economic Comeback Continues in Spite of Challenges

Supply Chain Network

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) released its 22nd “Annual State of Logistics Report®,” presented by Penske Logistics, today at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The report reveals that business logistics costs rose to 8.3 business logistics system jumped up 10.4

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Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Supply Chain Shaman

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Their processes cannot ship and track the EACH and the outsourcing to third-party logistics is too expensive. As a result, unit picking, shipping and returns is redefining warehouse management and transportation processes. What does this mean? Customers are buying less.

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Supply chains on film

Supply Chain Movement

A growing number of scenes in films and television programmes – and even entire films and TV series – are about logistics and supply chain management, and media productions are going ever deeper into those business roles. In earlier decades, films did not feature logistics or supply chains. Hollywood as inspiration for managers.

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Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Logistics and Distribution. Sometime in 2005, I had ordered a birthday gift hamper for my friend from one of the web based retailer in US, to be delivered on her birthday, which happened to be a couple of week later. As, there is no postcode change in this case, there is no change in inventory sourcing warehouse and delivery van route.

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7 Distribution Operations Issues Highlighted in Industrial Distribution’s 68th Annual Survey

GlobalTranz

In 2005, 73% of distributors were family owned. About a third of the respondents report using cutting edge technology like warehouse and transportation management systems , demand forecasting, and ERP. When compared to 2009, when 68% reported having to reduce the size of their staff, these numbers are very encouraging.

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Logistics Startup: FLEXE and Pop-up Warehousing

Techgistics

Today's innovations from startups could be the source of transformation that shapes the future of logistics. Take Uber for example, a car service start up founded in 2009. Are there any start-ups out there that could have this type of impact in Logistics? FLEXE’s platform includes more than 400 warehouses in North America.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics.