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Is the Package Under your Tree?

Supply Chain Shaman

When your phone rings, and you and your supply chain team is called to the corporate office to talk about the expansion of your ecommerce strategy for 2015, here are my recommendations: 1) Embrace the Each. Manufacturers, today, are aggressively pursuing e-commerce strategies. Get Good at Having a Real-time Perpetual Inventory Signal.

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Top 12 New Logistics Startup Companies Making Noise

ShipBob

Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. More agile on fulfilling requests and custom solutions. Pros: Fast-paced atmosphere. Many are SaaS companies. Track record.

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

GlobalTranz

And on the subject of sustainability, SCDigest.com covered Walmart’s 2015 Sustainability report : Walmart, the world’s largest corporation, is fresh out with its 2015 sustainability report, the eighth such document it has produced. Disclaimer: This research has been done on behalf of the University of San Francisco Online.

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Alternatives to Blockchain in Supply Chain

Logichain Solutions

coli outbreak at Chipotle in 2015 or the E. Other tools for transparency include publishing sustainability reports, disclosing performance data against goals, to show impacts and progress of all sustainability activities. Rene Jacquat is the principal of LogiChain Solutions, LLC, based in San Francisco, United States.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

With the growing trend towards online shopping, e-commerce giant Amazon in 2015 turned to independent contractors—basically anyone with a car—to deliver parcels to homes and businesses. To get a better understanding of how the shared economy works within the supply chain, let’s take a look at some examples: Example #1: Amazon Flex.

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Alternatives to Blockchain in Supply Chain

Logichain Solutions

coli outbreak at Chipotle in 2015 or the E. Other tools for transparency include publishing sustainability reports, disclosing performance data against goals, to show impacts and progress of all sustainability activities. Rene Jacquat is the principal of LogiChain Solutions, LLC, based in San Francisco, United States.

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Alternatives to Blockchain in Supply Chain

Logichain Solutions

coli outbreak at Chipotle in 2015 or the E. Other tools for transparency include publishing sustainability reports, disclosing performance data against goals, to show impacts and progress of all sustainability activities. About the Author Rene Jacquat is the principal of LogiChain Solutions, LLC, based in San Francisco, United States.