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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon Pharmacy, born out of the company’s 2018 acquisition of online pharmacy PillPack, allows customers to order prescription medications for home delivery, with free shipping for Prime members. Walmart Canada is piloting an automated receiving solution. In addition to stopping fake products from getting into the U.S.,

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Digitized Procurement: Your Setting-off Point to Autonomy

Jaggaer

They will have succeeded in transforming their procurement organizations to leverage artificial intelligence-based technologies to achieve autonomous procurement. Automated Procurement. All processes automated. Sourcing automation. Contract compliance automation. Requisition automation. Cognitive Automation.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 22, 2019

Stord

The use of predictive analytics in supply chain operations rose by 76% from 2017 to 2019 , according to survey data. 30% of respondents said they were using this technology today, compared to just 17% two years ago. Carriers increased their truck registrations by 40% in the second half of 2018 to keep up with spikes in demand.

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Nestlé USA and Enterra Solutions Sign Multi-Year Cognitive Computing Agreement

Enterra Insights

As part of the engagement, Enterra will harmonize siloed areas of the business, including category management and supply chain logistics into one company wide system. Most of the data analytics and modeling will be performed at Nestlé USA in Northern Virginia and Enterra’s offices in Pennsylvania. With 2018 sales of $9.7

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Freight Visibility and Control: Introducing the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)

Freightos

In 1744 , the Virginia and Baltick [sic] coffee shop in London was the go-to place for traders to discuss maritime pricing. Reliance on technology is progressing customer empowerment at the speed of light. Beyond functioning as a leading indicator, it’s emerged as one of the most common investment instruments. The driver?

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Top Supply Chain and Logistics Articles of 2019

PINC

In this article, Yearling covers how with the national warehouse vacancy rate hovering at record lows and warehouses bloated with inventory pulled in from China during 2018/2019 to get ahead of impending tariffs, companies could combine flexible storage options with advanced technology to create an end-to-end supply chain solution that works.

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The Importance of Confidence in Career and Life

JDA software

I moved back to Maryland while my husband got his MBA from the University of Maryland then to the Northern Virginia area where we still live today with our two kids who are 15 and 18. They wanted to hire me into sales but I had no experience and didn’t know enough about the software or the industry. Moving into software sales.