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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

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Nike Earnings Reflect Supply Chain Disruption Complexities. In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. Walmart Opens First of Four Next Generation Fulfillment Centers.

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Will the Internet of Things (IoT) Help Eliminate Information Latency and Deficiency in Supply Planning?

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by Prasad Satyavolu Last week, Trevor Miles wrote “ SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change ” and it made me recall the dozen or so articles I’ve read recently on the Internet of Things (IoT). Demand management General News Inventory management Sales and operations planning (S&OP) Supply chain management'

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Retailers Embrace Gig Economy Fulfillment

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Target acquired Shipt in 2017 to provide the foundation of its same-day delivery. Business intelligence helps merchants adapt to consumer behavior shifts, like it has helped countless others navigate supply chain disruptions and other challenges. How can we strategically house inventory to better support gig integration?

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Supply Chain Shortages Hit the Customer Where it Hurts

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However, before we go congratulating ourselves too much, supply chain shortages are still hitting the consumer where it hurts – in their wallet (and their taste buds). In October of 2019, I wrote about the food supply chain being at risk. Avian flu continues to be a thorn in the side of the poultry industry.

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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

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The 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo was one such opportunity. About three hundred supply chain professionals from various pockets of the world representing manufacturers, retailers, logistics providers, and technology vendors took part in the summit. It made me pause and reflect.

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Molex Prizes Agility

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While not completely protecting them from the supply shocks that occurred during the pandemic, it allowed them to respond to their customers with greater speed and agility, manage costs, and provide options when a supply chain disruption occurred. Molex Realizes it Needs Better Visibility.

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Supply Chain Talent Matters More than Ever

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Their global team is talking a minimum of once a week in terms of the global supply and demand situation. When a supply chain disruption occurs, it is not uncommon for complex equipment and automotive manufacturers to have different plants in their company fight each other for the same components.