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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

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The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. We’ll explore their logistics empire, from warehouse robots to futuristic visions, and discover how they manage millions of packages daily. Ever wonder how Amazon gets your package to your door so quickly?

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Its best-known brands are Vans , Timberland , The North Face , and Dickies. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

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Welcome to A Day at ProMat 2023

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I was informed of a recent customer case – an apparel retailer located in Denmark. And work assignments can be dynamically prioritized by adjusting configurable rules such as ship date or order types. I was aware of the German Logistics Award presented to dm-drogerie markt for its use of the solution in its Brandenburg facility.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

For some online apparel retailers, returns now average 40% of sales. Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. The field is large and growing.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

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Water shortages burdened Panama Canal shippers with extraordinary delays and cost increases, serving as a reminder to greater consider changing climate and weather patterns in supplier contracting and logistics planning. These conditions could potentially impact supply chain logistics and transportation by sea, air, and land.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4-8, 2015)

Talking Logistics

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Pitney Bowes Expands Cross-Border Ecommerce Capabilities with the Acquisition of Borderfree. XPO Logistics Announces First Quarter 2015 Results. Growing Shipping Alliances Are Straining Major U.S. LeanLogistics Introduces LeanTMS Mobile for Network Carriers.

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Hollywood’s Top 10 Supply Chain Disaster Movies

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Logistics-themed disasters ( Poseidon Adventure, Airport, Airplane!, Deep Impact (1998) In Deep Impact , a comet strikes the earth, creating a mega-tsunami that devastates the Atlantic coasts of North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. The second rule avoids true stories and classic disaster movies.