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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Note that while the company drove improvement in margin, there is underperformance in inventory turns.

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Trends 2023: Retail

Enterra Insights

Retail journalist Ben Unglesbee writes, “Hey retailers, it might be time to ditch your stores, move your inventory to the metaverse, replace your staff with robots, switch from cash to crypto and invest all your profits in some blockchains.”[2] ”[2] Hopefully, his tongue was firmly planted in his cheek when he wrote that.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016)

Talking Logistics

I’m at Heathrow airport waiting to board my flight back to Boston, which is delayed by over an hour so far. Manhattan Associates: New Inventory and Fulfillment Capabilities Give Store Associates More Time to Deliver a Fulfilling Experience. E-Commerce Drives Surge in U.S. Warehouse Rental Prices (WSJ-sub. highway system.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

As a Boston fan, Tom Brady forever changed my sports landscape. The Boston sports landscape shifted after that first Super Bowl and became the city of champions, with 12 total championships (6 by the Patriots, 4 by the Red Sox, and 1 each by the Celtics and Bruins). This time, however, he says it is for good.

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29 warehouse & automation experts share insights on how warehouse robots will impact industry employment

6 River Systems

It also allows existing employees to spend less time lugging boxes or finding inventory and more time doing the more complex parts of their job that are difficult to automate. Those inventory systems require more attention because of this (a human gig), as do programming and maintenance.

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Saudi Arabia’s Top eCommerce Companies

Vinculum

According to Boston Consulting Group and Meta Platforms, the eCommerce industry in Saudi Arabia is anticipated to generate US$13.3 After its initial 2009 launch, the site quickly established itself as the most well-liked global marketplace for small companies and entrepreneurs to sell their goods. billion in sales by 2025. AliExpress.