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This Week in Logistics News (February 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. That’s exactly what Amazon is doing as it with its “Ships in Product Packaging” (SIPP) program, which, as the name suggests, allows products to ship in their original box or bag without any added Amazon packaging. The growth in logistics hiring came as the broader U.S. and Canada.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to the annual consumer survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, approximately 76 percent of US adults are expected to celebrate Father’s Day. And now on this week’s logistics news: Amazon says it will launch drone deliveries this year. And to celebrate, they will spend.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Container shipping rates could raise import prices by 11%. Merchants Fleet to purchase 18,000 BrightDrop Electric Vehicles. Port of LA reports another 900,000+ TEU Month, backlog decline. Port of LA reports another 900,000+ TEU Month, backlog decline. between now and 2023.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. Using Analytics In the World of Gray.

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Inbound logistics requirements for the new automotive supply chain

The Network Effect

Today I want to discuss inbound logistics requirements. Earlier we discussed the fact that the “procure to pay” business transaction cycle includes transportation events such as tendering, pick up, in transit, dock scheduling and deliver along with full track and trace. And this isn’t limited to process execution.

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ZF’s Transition from Lean to Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

ZF is a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry. While most of their sales are to automotive OEMs, they also sell components that go into other products – trucks and busses, wind turbines, tractors, construction equipment, etc. ZF transforms those purchased products into over 2,000 products.

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Agile Strategic Sourcing for a Resilient Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As a result, organisations have had to rely on a larger number of suppliers and third-party logistics to meet this demand. Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market.