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Distribution Center Robots: How Robots Continue to Power the Distribution Center

GlobalTranz

Spurred by the record-breaking growth of e-commerce and rising labor costs, robots can have a very positive impact in distribution centers when implemented correctly. As explained by Clint Raiser of Logistics Viewpoints , e-commerce retail sales have grown at 15% annually, doubling in size since 2012.

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Capgemini’s 2012 3PL Study Provides Great Insights

The Logistics of Logistics

The brilliant minds at Capgemini ( [link] ) have released their 2012 3PL study. In the supply chain sense, a control tower is a location that provides visibility into inbound and outbound distribution flows—much as a control tower coordinates the movement of aircraft to and from an airport. Check out the complete 3PL study at [link].

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Supply Chain Management – A 2012 Priority

Logility

ChainLink Research and SupplyChainBrain just released “ Business Priorities 2012 – Research and Results ” which takes a look at where companies will invest in the coming year. And yet, our respondents do expect business expansion and intend to invest to make it happen in 2012.”

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Modernizing the Warehouse with Andy Johnston

The Logistics of Logistics

About Andy Johnston Andy Johnston joined GEODIS in 2012 and currently serves as the Senior Director of Innovation for the Americas region. Andy is the Senior Director of Innovation at GEODIS , a leading global logistics provider acknowledged for its expertise across all aspects of the supply chain. 6 in its sector across the world.

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Four Decades of Supply Chain Management

Enterra Insights

Micro Supply Chain Management (Micro-SCM) could then be construed as the non-global activities concerned with planning and controlling the rates of purchasing, production, distribution and related capacity resources to achieve targeted customer service levels within a company. Below is her top ten list of supply chain worries in 2012: 1.

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SCM Best Paper Award Winners 2012 (1/2)

SCM Research

The conference offers a unique opportunity to meet many researchers, whose faces are obscured behind references for the rest of the year.

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SCM Best Paper Award Winners 2013 (2/2)

SCM Research

First, the Decision Sciences Journal has selected the article Managing Differentiation-Integration Duality in Supply Chain Integration by Terjesen, Patel and Sanders for its Best Paper Award for 2012. Finally, the judges for the 2012 Harold E. Disentangling Customer Loyalty in Indirect Distribution Channels. part 1/2 ).

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