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Winning Supply Chain Procurement Strategies for 2022

Ware2Go

The 2021 holiday shopping season was characterized by high freight rates, elevated lead times , and over-crowded warehouses. At current warehouse storage rates , merchants may end up paying more to store their inventory than they can make back in profits once it’s sold. On the other hand, a Just in Case model is capital-intensive.

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How Retailers and CPG companies are benefiting from next-gen Control Tower and S&OE

o9 Solutions

Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem. While the above may sound like a dream that is many years out, many retailers and CPG manufacturers in the grocery, apparel, electronics, beauty, luxury and food & beverage segments are already using the 3Ws to drive significant improvements to their businesses. What is likely to happen?

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Building the Business to Consumer Superstar: Getting to the Promised Land with Supply Chain Control Towers and S&OE

o9 Solutions

Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem. While the above may sound like a dream that is many years out, many retailers and CPG manufacturers in the grocery, apparel, electronics, beauty, luxury and food & beverage segments are already using the 3Ws to drive significant improvements to their businesses. What is likely to happen?

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon introducing warehouse overhaul with robotics Climate change stress test coming for Amazon sellers and suppliers US will tighten curbs on China’s access to advanced chip tech S. Amazon launched the system this week at one of its warehouses in Houston. So maybe this functionality will help to get people outside more.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

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The deliveries will take place in Texas, with Waymo’s Class 8 autonomous truck hauling goods along Interstate 45 between facilities in Houston and Dallas, which was the route used by Waymo and JB Hunt during the original pilot last year.