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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s division with a time of 2:05:54, for an average pace of 4.8 Helen Obiri of Kenya won the women’s division with a time of 2:21:38. With increased emphasis on sustainability, I am often asked about sustainability “levers” that can be pulled in warehousing and fulfillment.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

People are still worried about having efficiencies in their warehouses, making sure they’re laid out properly, and having the right processes. A lot of companies now will have regional hubs with just smaller satellite warehouses in each country. It comes down to understanding of technologies, systems, and analytics.

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In the crosshairs: Real-time logistics visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FourKites or Shippeo), offering delivering visibility that is “good enough” or “superior” compared to the status quo and business intelligence (BI) / predictive analytics. a) covering more modes of transport and use cases, b) increasing the geographical footprint, and c) enhancing analytics capabilities.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Warehousing. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing.

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