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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

In the past five years, companies have 5-10X the number of AGVs in their warehouses, but 40-60% more planners in corporate. We have successfully reduced warehouse labor, but planning is more labor intensive today, and less effective. Planning Needs to Change. Performance Declines.

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2019 Logistics & Supply Chain Events to Attend in the US

EazyStock

Savannah, Georgia. The International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) brings an extensive network of warehouse logistics leaders together with warehousing suppliers in this three-day trade show. If you’re looking to improve your warehouse logistics, this event is the right choice for you! Phoenix, Arizona.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Dale Rogers, a business professor at Arizona State, gave a presentation with his son Zachary Rogers, a business professor at Colorado State, during which they said that winter-holiday returns in the United States are now worth more than $300 billion a year. Liquidity Services operates eight regional warehouse-size facilities in North America.

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ScottsMiracle-Gro Improves Distribution System in Sustainability and Customer Service

Supply Chain Network

warehouse will be added to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s operation in Lebanon, Conn. By installing a warehouse in this region, the Company expects to improve its environmental footprint by reducing the number of miles traveled within its distribution network while also reducing costs and improving its customer service levels.

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The Growth of E-Commerce and What It Means for Retail Jobs

BlueYonder

This week: how the growth of e-commerce is shifting the retail job market; an autonomous and unstaffed mobile retail space is in the prototype phase in Shanghai; and why warehouses may make a good testing ground for autonomous driving experiments. First the warehouses, then the roads. The outsized effect of e-commerce on retail.

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The Growth of E-Commerce and What It Means for Retail Jobs

BlueYonder

This week: how the growth of e-commerce is shifting the retail job market; an autonomous and unstaffed mobile retail space is in the prototype phase in Shanghai; and why warehouses may make a good testing ground for autonomous driving experiments. First the warehouses, then the roads. The outsized effect of e-commerce on retail.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Warehouses in New York and New Jersey are reopening in the next 30 days. Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, and Florida all still desirable locations for carriers. Shippers should expect pre-pandemic operations in Arizona. Georgia made headlines after being the first state to lift virus-related restrictions on businesses.