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Network Supply Chain Transformation at UScellular

Logistics Viewpoints

A centralized structure could provide standardization benefits that could deliver efficiencies through bulk purchasing, broader understanding of materials requirements, and more effective shipping practices. UScellular utilizes 13 warehouses across the US, positioned so that every network cell site is within 500 miles of a warehouse.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit. ? Talent shortages, especially limited drivers, will exacerbate the capacity crunch and result in shortages across warehousing and transportation simultaneously.? . Increasing fuel costs also play into the available capacity woes.?

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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. Warehouse vacancy rates sink to 27-year low. The lawsuits argue that the agency’s environmental analysis to justify spending up to $11.3 Do other warehouses follow suit and join a union?’ There has been a lot written about the need for shipping containers.

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Global Fulfillment Innovation Centers on ESG in 2023

ModusLink Corporation

ESG supply chain management is critical to maximizing the benefits of omnichannel ecommerce and warehousing and distribution services. Innovation in Warehousing and Distribution for ESG in Supply Chains New technologies and processes are improving ESG performance in warehousing and distribution.

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Regaining control: Inventory management best practices (Part four)

Kinaxis

Train your warehouse staff – I am frequently amazed (or, dismayed ) at the level of training supplied to workers in warehouses, or in shipping and receiving departments. Work to reduce data latency – Data latency in your supply chain systems can be a source of really big headaches.

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Demand sensing involves the use of the external data sources – particularly the latest sales and market data – to improve short-term forecasting and then be able to use that improved understanding of consumer behavior to improve their supply planning. For the largest retailers, short shipping results in fines and penalties. “I’ll

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KPIs to assist manufacturers and distributors with supply chain challenges

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference) methodology has six high-level business activities that define the supply chain – plan, source, make, deliver, return, and enable. Warehousing KPIs. They are used to measure how effectively the warehouse processes of receiving, replenishment, fulfilment and shipping perform.