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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more.

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LTL Rates, Capacity, and Fuel: The General Outlook for 2017

GlobalTranz

Since 2014, the shipping industry has suffered numerous setbacks. Unlike the all-time highs of 2014, 2017 will reveal an industry on the cusp of restoring order and LTL rates to acceptable, reasonable levels. But, additional trailers may cause additional problems with managing routes and dealing with an overstocked inventory.

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Where Do We Go From Here? Taking a Look at the 2016 State of Logistics Report

GlobalTranz

percent annually between 2010 and 2014. trillion in 2014. Changes in transportation and storage of inventory costs made up significant portion of the 2016 SOL. However, less-than-truckload shipping revenue rose 7 percent and small package shipping rose by 8 percent. Yet, the inventory cost increased in 2015 by 5.1

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Keeping Inventory Cool: Challenges of Temperature Control

RFgen

Proper temperature prevents certain inventory from becoming unusable and keeps consumables safe for customers. Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. Extreme Temperatures for Special Products.

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Keeping Inventory Cool: Challenges of Temperature Control

RFgen

Proper temperature prevents certain inventory from becoming unusable and keeps consumables safe for customers. Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. Extreme Temperatures for Special Products.

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The Internet of Things in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

… Traditionally, inventory counts [have been] a complex exercise done manually about once a year but RFID technology enables retailers to monitor stock monthly bringing accuracy from 60% to over 90%.” in 2014 to just 4 cents in 2019.”[6]. The average price of sensors has fallen from US$1.30 in 2004 to $0.38

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

Walmart would not have the ability to provide such low prices and have consistent inventory in the over 5,000 stores in the United States and over 1.3 The company expects to open four such giant facilities this quarter, as it aims to triple online sales by 2018, to $35 billion from $12 billion last year. Decades in the Making.

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