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Prepping Omnichannel Retail Supply Chain Processes to Succeed In Peaks

Veridian Solutions

To stay successful, supply chain leaders need to understand a few things about preparing omnichannel retail supply chain processes to succeed in peak season. Challenges in Omnichannel Retail Peak Season. Without communication and reliable, standardized processes, the pursuit of an omnichannel retail supply chain will ultimately fail.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 29 – October 3, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Menlo Logistics Announces Launch of New Brand and Website. One of the early pioneers of software-as-a-service (SaaS) transportation management systems (TMS) was Nistevo, which was acquired by Sterling Commerce in May 2006 (Sterling Commerce had become an AT&T company in late 2005). North American Freight Numbers July 2014.

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Last mile costs rising fast

Cathy Roberson

In comparison, transportation and warehousing PPI increased 17.844 points for the same period, index based on 2006=100 and not seasonally adjusted. Note in the first chart, Standard Courier Services PPI Index, the sharp jump from December 2020, 373, to January 2021, 394. I wear a number of hats these days.