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How to Ensure Effective Third-Party Deliveries and Excellence in Your E-commerce Logistics Operations

Locus

But how do they ensure effective third-party deliveries and excellence in their e-commerce logistics operations, given that they outsource last-mile logistics to third-party providers? Appleā€™s D2C sales grew from 29% in 2018 to 38% in 2022. But rather than depending on one, modern enterprises make use of both.

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. As a result, organizations struggle with how to move forward. Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. They are just too risky.

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A Story of Throwing the Baby Out With The Bathwater in Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

An enlightened leadership team wanted to be sure that the organization knew how to make money through bi-directional orchestration of the bill of materials. Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat.

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Trends, Technology and Sustainability in Focus at LogiSYM MENA 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Responsible for 8% of global greenhouse gases, the fashion industry is a major polluter, especially with the onslaught of ā€œfast fashionā€, where people will buy clothes for an Instagram photo and then never wear them again. LogiSYM Magazine – January/ February 2018.

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Amazonā€™s Freight (Train) Is Coming

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This article is from Steve Bettwy , Vice President – Quality and Business Continuity, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement at Direct Supply. Amazon announced that it shipped 5 billion items through Prime alone in 2017, and some analysts estimate it will ship over 4 billion packages in 2018.

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Machine Learning and the Business of Tomorrow

Enterra Insights

Although many organizations are already using machine learning successfully, most organizations are just getting started and few of them have mastered how to apply machine learning to pressing business challenges. 2] Nipa Basu, “ 3 ways to make machine learning in business more effective ,” TechTarget , October 2018. [3]

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Machine Learning and Digital Transformation

Enterra Insights

Whereas [some companies] embrace ā€˜being digitalā€™ ā€” this is ā€˜digital transformationā€™ at its best ā€” itā€™s a total paradigm shift in the culture and operations ā€” itā€™s not just about buying the latest digital tool, but about creating a new system, new cadence, new mindset.ā€[7]. Datamation, 3 January 2018. [6] Footnotes. [1]