Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Menlo Logistics Keen to Build on 2014 Growth in South Asia. DHL Supply Chain commits EUR 218m to develop logistics infrastructure in China. Here are some details from the press release: Airclic’s cloud-based mobile solutions help streamline and automate complex ‘last mile’ logistics processes.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 144

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Supply chain risks are reduced. As many as 58% of manufacturers say insufficient legal protection against intellectual property theft (technology pirating, etc.) With wages rising abroad, automation , a.k.a. Automation yields savings even in the first year. from abroad (mostly between 2010 and 2014, per Moser).

Cost Reduction Strategies 120

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FLEXE

MARCH 5, 2017

an online retailer focused on fast fashion for millennials, has gone from generating $85 million in revenue in 2014 to bankrupt in 2016… What happened? To accommodate the $100 million delta, the business sought a new logistics and fulfillment strategy that included investing in a 500,000-square-foot distribution center in Kentucky.

Price Reduction 31

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Elementum

MAY 27, 2015

Manufacturing technology is improving in the U.S., allowing for more automation and higher efficiency. supply chain, have forced manufacturers to consider reshoring a large portion of the production”. In response to Walmart’s reshoring efforts, General Electric is producing domestically made lightbulbs for the chain.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

Manufacturing Procurement United States Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies 60

Operations and Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

19, 2014 7:29 p.m. Primarily, that meant tweaking the software so the robots could move about a warehouse without running into one another or other objects, said one of the people. People familiar with the matter said the Kiva robots have been deployed at warehouses in California, Kentucky and Texas, among others.

Warehousing 40

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