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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. Small businesses getting squeezed out in push for warehouse space. Earlier this week, I read a sobering report from the national Retail Federation (NRF) regarding shrink.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I have to go to the grocery store again today to replenish our inventory (yeah, I don’t shop for groceries online; as the son of a bodegero, I’m old fashioned that way.). Alexa Heads to the Warehouse (WSJ – sub. Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). Alexa in the Warehouse.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more.

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5 Disruptions Shaping the Digital Transformation in Distribution and Logistics

BlueYonder

In 2015, 41 percent of total sales came from online channels, the figure jumped to 60 percent in 2016, and CEO D.G. Its online channels in Germany, Japan and United Kingdom alone grew by 35 percent in 2016. Although, this improved from 2016, where it was at 65 percent. It actually doesn’t.” Data is Money.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. In a similar vein, their forecasts for the automotive market would have been on new automotive sales and dealer inventory. Include the supplier’s warehouse and manufacturing locations. I am not quite sure.

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5 Disruptions Shaping the Digital Transformation in Distribution and Logistics

BlueYonder

In 2015, 41 percent of total sales came from online channels, the figure jumped to 60 percent in 2016, and CEO D.G. Its online channels in Germany, Japan and United Kingdom alone grew by 35 percent in 2016. Although, this improved from 2016, where it was at 65 percent. It actually doesn’t.” Data is Money.

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How to Ditch Paper for Digital Inventory with Mobile Barcoding

RFgen

Why Inventory Should Be Digital. Embracing Digital Mobility for Inventory Management. Tips for Making Your Digital Inventory Mobile. Take the First Step in Your Digital Inventory Strategy. In the meantime, mobile barcoding is a cost-effective value-add for any digital inventory tracking system.