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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart Canada is piloting an automated receiving solution. The Canadian subsidiary of Walmart is introducing material handling robotics and automation technologies into its distribution network, kicking things off by piloting an automated receiving solution at its regional distribution center (RDC) in Calgary, Alberta.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. Simmons Foods Simmons Foods is a farm to fork poultry manufacturer. We did not have a great spot tool.” The freight market is mercurial.

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Consumer Demand Variability Biggest Supply Chain Disruption, Execs say

USC Consulting Group

Yet for business leaders – especially manufacturers and shippers – the words “unpredictability” and “uncertainty” will likely epitomize 2020, as they’re something organizations continue to experience as the country and consumers emerge from the nationwide lockdown amid supply chain disruption.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant’s supply chain excellence. million employees without a focus on good supply chain management. ” The Key’s To Walmart’s Supply Chain Management Excellence over the Year. ” Walmart states early on.

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Celebrating National Supply Chain Day – and Its Link to You

BlueYonder

Tomorrow, April 29, is National Supply Chain Day. According to the National Day Archives website: “National Supply Chain Day is a day where all companies leading in supply chain can come together to spread knowledge, share recent upgrades and new tech in their supply chain and connect.”.

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Faceless AI Will Not Relegate the Social Side of Business to the Past

MIT Supply Chain

Supply chain management is a people business and will remain that way even amid the rise of AI and automation. My previous blog post explains why the flexibility of human workers will play a critically important role in the automated workplace of the future. I use the structure of supply chains to illustrate the point.

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How Ford is Implementing Big Data into its Supply Chain

RFgen

Bringing big data into the supply chain is not always as simple as buying the right software. A company first has to build a foundation of mobile data capture technology that can accurately record the information big data relies upon. This means major changes to the way that organizations are structured.