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This Week in Logistics News (November 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

FreshDirect is expected to retain its current branding and continue to operate out of New York City. FreshDirect has a reputation for innovative technology deployment, and recently initiated an advanced microfulfillment center automation project with Fabric to support customers in the Washington DC area.

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Breaking Tech News- Thoma Bravo’s Announced Acquisition of Anaplan

Supply Chain Matters

In this special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech , we highlight news of the acquisition of business planning technology provider Anaplan by private equity firm Thoma Bravo. The Announcement. per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $10.7 Added Background.

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Like Amazon, Your Success Depends on Logistics IT

Supply Chain Collaborator

As two of the world’s largest retailers, Amazon and Walmart wage a battle royale for supremacy, the role of logistics IT and supply chain automation technology comes into stark relief. The short answer: transportation logistics technologies are essential to extending an organization’s advantage over its competitors.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- August 17 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule format follow-up relative to the updating of our prior supply chain management published developments we have shared with readers. Supply Chain Driven Inflation Moderates in July. Added Manufacturing Disruption in China.

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Eliminating Real-World Bottlenecks using AI from Silicon Valley to Mars

ThroughPut

Operational bottlenecks in the form of downtime, production quality issues, and process delays can emerge anywhere, at anytime, along your supply chain, creating an irreparable dent to your revenue streams. According to McKinsey, Supply Chain Management is in the top three areas to benefit most from AI adoption.

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How the Coronavirus is underscoring the relevance of Global Supply Chain throughput: From the Frontlines of Yokohama, Milan, and Southern Florida

ThroughPut

Some are concerned about a pandemic, others about the deceleration of the global supply chain and its effect on their bottom lines, and yet others about their employees, customers and families. This role became the foundation of my real-world supply chain background, where I eventually became specialized in high-risk operations.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 28 – August 1, 2014)

Talking Logistics

New Breed specializes in services for omni-channel distribution, reverse logistics, transportation management, freight bill audit and payment, lean manufacturing support, aftermarket support and supply chain optimization. .