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The Warehouse Execution System: A New Competitive Imperative

Logistics Viewpoints

In today’s fast-paced, hyper-competitive, omni-channel world, warehouses play a critical role in maximizing service and fulfilling the ambitious customer promises that are required today. Warehouses also represent an enormous cost center. Volatile demand means warehouses need to pivot quickly when order volumes change.

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The Evolving Warehouse: Prepare Your Warehouse for Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

The pandemic halted many supply chains last year, closing factories and stores, and limiting manufacturing and distribution operations. Construction of manufacturing plants and new warehouse sites were also postponed or canceled entirely due to market uncertainty.

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Supercharging Fulfillment for a More Efficient, Customer-Centric Supply Chain

BlueYonder

It’s easy to think about fulfillment as comprising the final steps in the supply chain, but the truth is that the conditions faced in warehouses and delivery vehicles are determined much earlier in the supply chain than in the last mile, so to speak. Adopting a customer-centric approach can help achieve this.

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing. But the real financial value of advanced technology resides in its ability to sense real-time demand and monitor supply availability ?

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Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023. by Dr Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Flexibility for Resilient and Optimised Logistics and Supply Chain.

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Creating a Green Marine Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Seventy-one percent of the surface of our “blue planet” is covered by oceans which is also reflected in the fact that 80% of goods are moved via sea transportation within the global supply chain [1]. It allows operators across the supply chain to track vessels at every point in the journey. from originally 3.5%

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Increasing Supply Chain Performance in the Digital Era

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Increasing Supply Chain Performance in the Digital Era. Feature Article by by Körber Supply Chain. A global benchmarking survey by Körber Supply Chain reveals how businesses are seeking to better understand the key factors that shape complexity in the supply chain post-covid.