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Online Platforms Offer Ocean Freight Services to SMBs

Cathy Roberson

Consumers have embraced e-commerce for price comparisons, ease of purchase anytime and anywhere, and for those participating in subscription services such as Amazon Prime, free shipping, and other benefits. In 2017, for example, Maersk began offering services to Chinese shippers on Alibaba's OneTouch booking website.

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Understanding the Bullwhip Effect: Causes, Examples, and Strategies for Prevention

RFgen

Referring to the post-2008 period, he notes: “Sales are rising rapidly from 2017 through 2018. This is often done to take advantage of economies of scale, such as quantity discounts or reduced shipping costs. Implementing supply chain management software can provide real-time visibility and facilitate accurate forecasting.

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Trends in Logistics Technology, according to Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

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1H 2025 Supply Chain in Numbers and Charts

Supply Chain Digest

One measure of the health of the US manufacturing sector is the US Purchasing Managers Index from the Institute of Supply Management. it means US manufacturing output is barely above the baseline year of 2017 levels (index = 100) now eight long years later. growth for all 2025, 2.8% for overall global growth, and 4.0% in February.

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Gartner on what Execs were Saying at Its 2025 Supply Chain Conference

Supply Chain Digest

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

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To Plan the Supply Chain, or Not

Supply Chain Digest

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

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Amazon Soon to Realize Important Robotics Milestone

Supply Chain Digest

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.