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Will Trucking Challenges Transform JITS in North America?

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JITS is the acronym for “just-in-time-sequence,” a common supply chain practice in the automotive industry that eliminates or significantly reduces the need to maintain parts inventory at the assembly plant. Cost savings in warehousing and floor space along with associated reduction in personnel required. But why just in North America?

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

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Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Inventories at U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

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Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. As early as 2025, at least 50 percent of new Porsches sold will include an electric drive. FedEx invests $2 billion in sustainability initiatives. Porsche calls on its suppliers to use 100% renewable energy. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 3)

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It remains the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy, with a plan of powering its operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025 – a full five years ahead of its original target. Moller – Maersk is turning to flying drones to manage inventory counts in its warehouse network, the Danish firm said.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

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That assessment comes as a result of 10 months of subdued demand, inventory de-stocking, and high interest rates, the New Jersey-based company said in its “The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index.” The logistics provider has already deployed 3,000 AMRs globally with over 2,000 in North America.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. The auto industry makes up less than 9% of chip demand by revenue, and that figure is expected to increase by 10% per year until 2025. Reuters ).

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Can You Have Both Direct To Consumer & Traditional Retail ?

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As per an Analyst called Kantar, analysts forecast that by 2025 the majority of the grocery purchasing will be done digitally in Asian countries. In contrast, North America and European counties will gradually shift to a digital platform to serve the shopping purpose in broader aspects.