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Amazon supply chain management pushes retail to the limit

Kinaxis

When it comes to supply chain excellence, particularly in the retail sector, there is one behemoth dominating the landscape: Amazon. Amazon supply chain management is driving innovation and change at a pace that’s putting the pressure on other businesses to find a way to keep up, or fold.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

But what happens to the “Super Bowl Champion” apparel, or really from any major sporting event, for the losing team? What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. The ongoing freight backups at maritime ports is disrupting global supply chains.

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The State of the Retail Supply Chain in 2022 and How Shippers Can Mitigate Risks Through Data

Intelligent Audit

Retail supply chain management has always been a complicated and complex process. But in the timeframe between 2020 to 2022, a volatile supply chain market showed the weakness in outdated, legacy supply chain execution built on rigid technology or lacking any accurate data that can improve overall decision-making.

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The Great Store Redo

Cathy Roberson

Overtime offers up to 75% off apparel, footwear, and equipment from Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, and other brands. Warehouse locations feature up to 90% off of "customer-favorite footwear and apparel brands. Supply Chain Implications Smaller stores typically mean less inventory. Because most customers want… fast.

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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Turkey has 91 airports with paved runways, many of which are capable of handling jets and cargo planes. Twenty heliports can help with the speedy delivery of air freight when necessary. Agriculture makes up 6.8% of the GDP, but the sector employs 18.4% of the workforce.

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Are We Losing Our Jobs to Robots? Each 1 Costs 6 Jobs, a New Study Says

BlueYonder

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. Wal-Mart is beating the pants off Amazon in apparel, and it’s fighting to keep it that way. which is also making a push in the apparel arena. which is also making a push in the apparel arena.