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Mastering Profitable Omni-Channel Logistics, Despite Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

Lacking clear information, retailers, manufacturers and their logistics partners frequently made less-than-profitable fulfillment and delivery choices in 2020 and 2021 that eroded their profit margins. The Digital Warehouse, Fueled by Optimized Labor. Transportation: Moving to a Digital Environment.

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ThroughPut Inc. Announces Partnership with project44 to Unleash AI-Powered Supply Chain Capacity and Profitability?

ThroughPut

“Partnering with project44 allows us access to true lead time data, which complements how we recalculate material and inventory needs from a demand change perspective,” said Ali Raza, CEO of ThroughPut Inc. As a result, many businesses are unable to optimize a crucial part of their working capital – their inventory. ThroughPut.ai

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Amazon Prime Now – The Cost of Expediting the Last Mile

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

  Currently, Amazon’s outbound supply chain is comprised of fulfillment centers, sortation centers, and warehouses that specifically serve Prime Now customers.   In recent years, Amazon has been spreading its warehouse facilities more evenly across high density regions of the US.

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Outdated Supply Chains Can’t Meet Consumers’ “Need-It-Now” Mentality

FLEXE

Inventory was sent in scheduled, bulk shipments and the destination was a shelf, not a doorstep. From new data sources for planning to forward-stocked inventory to better issue resolution, adapting your last-mile supply chain to be customer-centric requires that you: Anticipate demand: know your customer and her expectations.

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Five Advanced Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

For logistics teams seeking to manage volatility and deliver more predictable, profitable results, five advanced technologies should be in their toolkits: digital control towers, warehouse task automation, warehouse robotics, dynamic price discovery and digital freight bidding. Warehouse Task Automation.

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Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Today, companies are realizing that having excess inventory, logistical expediting, and promotions without tight supply chain execution, without unifying logistics, and without a scientific basis may not be the solution and. In fact, it may lead to increased variable costs. At SodaStream, which provides 1.5 Leverage Digital Journeys to Win.

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Halal Cluster Network: Connecting regional halal clusters

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The new concepts require: • Digital supply chain execution capabilities in transportation, warehouse, labor and fulfillment. • Digital control towers fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), data science and analytics. Strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management. Effective pricing and promotions management.