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The introduction of E-Procurement.

ModusLink Corporation

The introduction of E-Procurement: Price and availability are not the only factors to be considered in a purchasing decision, especially now that a strong supply chain has become an unmissable element for every company in today’s business climate (Namulo, 2017).

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Grocery Shopping and Inflation, Part One: Impact on Grocers

Enterra Insights

Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported, “The food-at-home (grocery store or supermarket food purchases) CPI increased 1.1 ”[3] He notes, “Grocery prices stagnated from 2015 through 2019, but have increased during the pandemic. ”[1] His prediction proved accurate. In November, the U.S. from the year prior.”

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This Week in Logistics News (June 1-5, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Key Software Systems Revolutionizes Technology in Last Mile, Same Day Delivery. New Software Helps Local Delivery Firms Provide Same-Day Service (WSJ – sub. On the technology front, a hot space right now is local/same-day delivery solutions. UPS Online Shopping Study: Empowered Consumers Changing the Future of Retail.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

MercuryGate extends invoicing and document management solution with HubTran integration. SAP Launches Enhanced Supply Chain Execution Software for Faster Logistics Planning. HighJump Partners with Advantage2Retail to Bring Best-of-Breed Warehousing Software to Retailers. SMC³ Unveils New Version of BatchMark XL Analysis Tool.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 21-25, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Meanwhile, in the Wall Street Journal this week, Loretta Chao writes about how rising costs and regulations, including the pending electronic logging devices (ELD) rule , are negatively impacting small trucking companies and owner-operators. In this case, what’s good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 23-27, 2015)

Talking Logistics

DHL launches next phase Resilience360 risk management tool to help customers avoid global disasters. Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – January 2015. The company announced this week enhanced new capabilities to its risk management solution Resilience360. enVista Announces Record Revenue for 2014. in January.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 3-7, 2015)

Talking Logistics

XPO Logistics Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results. This week the big news is that Macy’s is expanding its same-day delivery service to nine additional markets (for a total of 17 markets) for products purchased online at macys.com, bloomingdales.com and on both brands’ mobile-enabled websites. Same-day delivery makes the news again.