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Takeaways from SMC3 Jump Start 2018 Conference

Talking Logistics

The 2018 supply chain conference season kicked off for me last week. at the SMC3 Jump Start 2018 conference in Atlanta, GA. Stronger Economic Growth in 2018. On the first day, economist Dr. Don Ratajczak from Georgia State University and Benjamin Hartford, Sr. LTL Meets Real-time Visibility.

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

Five Forces Reshaping Logistics as We Know it. Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Forget what you knew about logistics. In fact, the on-demand industry was estimated to account for $75 billion in 2018. [1]

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. Tompkins Robotics – Expanded its reverse logistics capabilities in 2018.

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Transportation Trends: What’s Going on in the Trucking Industry?

PINC

A perennial top industry issue, the driver shortage ranked as the industry’s top concern for the second consecutive year in 2018, according to ATRI. during the same period in 2018, and a 3.1% Following on its heels was Georgia-based Ready Trucking, which had 108 power units and 91 drivers. economy remains strong in 2019.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. percent above its January 2018 baseline, up from 25.2 terawatt-hours of solar electricity annually — with the greatest potential in California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Georgia, per the report. The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

I have long argued that third party logistics providers (3PLs) should set themselves apart from the competition by fully harnessing the power and value of their customer and employee communities. For Walmart, the answer depends on aggressively growing both its physical and digital assets.

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Will the Circular Economy Ever Go Mainstream?

Enterra Insights

These elements include Product Design, Procurement, Production, Logistics, Consumption, Waste management and Supply Chain Technology.” It is important to be aware of your current logistical process.” ” Consumers are going to have to play a significant role in helping to make logistics more sustainable.