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This Week in Logistics News (April 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

It also provides predictive analytics that can tell the restaurant more about what kind of coffee its customers enjoy and when. The Port of Los Angeles , the nation’s busiest, on Tuesday reported record first-quarter volume as anxiety builds ahead of the July 1 expiration of the labor contract covering some 22,000 West Coast dock workers.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Now, Walmart is also implementing robotic automation in its Canadian distribution network, with goals including making the process of getting products from trailers into the facility 90% faster than doing it manually in an effort to boost productivity, reduce strain on associates, increases shipping accuracy, and enhance data and analytics.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

The answers lie in investments in supplier development teams, the simplification of the bill of materials and product platforms, and analytics to forecast requirements based on consumption. The port of Los Angeles shows a slowdown. Industry leaders invest in analytics to better use outside-in signals. Prepare for a slog.

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TruConnect Partners with Stord to Unlock a Best-in-Class Supply Chain Experience and Enable Continued Growth

Stord

Los Angeles, CA and Atlanta, CA, October 11, 2022 -- TruConnect , the U.S.’s In addition, TruConnect orchestrates its operations through the Stord One Commerce software platform, accessing greater visibility and analytics to further optimize its supply chain.

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These Top Manufacturing Technology Trends will Fuel a Focus on Customer Experience in 2018

GlobalTranz

Furthermore, manufacturers, especially small to mid-sized manufacturers, are likely to begin exploring drone delivery options, following the recent announcement from the Los Angeles Times that Google and UPS will begin looking into drone delivery as well. Adoption of Analytics Will Increase.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The answers lie in investments in supplier development teams, the simplification of the bill of materials and product platforms, and analytics to forecast requirements based on consumption. The port of Los Angeles shows a slowdown. Industry leaders invest in analytics to better use outside-in signals. Prepare for a slog.

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We Are In Trouble. Raise the Red Flag. Be Proactive.

Supply Chain Shaman

In Los Angeles, due to the trade deficit between the United States and China, 3.5 In most cases, this means that you will have to augment traditional systems with better analytics. The realization of the cost to state and local governments is just beginning. Budgets will tighten with less funding on supply chain infrastructure.