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The growing battle for space in logistics

Supply Chain Movement

Inventories increased sharply worldwide between 2010 and 2019. And that’s not to mention the inventory in stores, which is clearly still on the rise because more stores opened than closed in many countries last year. In today’s lengthy supply chains, goods are increasingly stationary rather than in motion.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Fall to Lowest Since 2010 (WSJ – sub. Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). which sells its platform under the name Dsco, acts like a middle man between the software systems that retailers and their suppliers use to track inventory and orders. Woolworths Ltd.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Those shipments can move directly to customers or move to several regional distribution centers (DCs) that serve as forward inventory locations and consolidation hubs servicing customers and channel partners. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe.

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Last-Mile Success - Closer and Faster

Cathy Roberson

The recent batch of retailers' earnings offers insights into the success that retailers are achieving in connecting the online and physical store, better known as omnichannel which was first coined around 2010. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, as well as a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World.

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How To Keep Your Supply Chain Moving Fast as Fuel Costs Rise

Elementum

manufacturing experienced its highest quarterly growth since 2010. Manufacturers of everything from clothing and food to construction equipment are shipping more cargo than usual. To optimize inventory and storage, identify and eliminate open spaces to make use of available floor-space and increase storage density.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Compliance with.

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. 1 comment: Inventory POS System. Wednesday, December 29, 2010 7:48:00 am. arviem, founded in 2008, has grown organically to become the leading service provider for real-time cargo monitoring. arviem real-time cargo monitoring. Stefan Reidy. 7:15:00 am. Newer Post.

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Omnichannel is another Word for Complexity

Enterra Insights

“117 such facilities were built across the United States from 2010 to 2016 for a total of 141.2 ” Burnson goes to note that e-commerce is having an impact on air freight hubs, maritime cargo, middlemen, and intermodal operations. This means moving inventory to make it closer to markets where it is sells. .”[4].