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This Week in Logistics News (September 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

to increase stake in India’s Flipkart H-E-B opens its biggest e-commerce fulfillment center ever NRF Announces Acquisition of Reverse Logistics Association Rockwell Automation announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ontario, Canada-based Clearpath Robotics.

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A Tale of Two Industries: Surprising Demand Spikes amid Supply Chain Disruption

ToolsGroup

sells and deploys ToolsGroup software to companies in The Netherlands, Belgium and Turkey. You definitely need digital supply chain planning that can model and sense your demand, so that you have enough lead time to react appropriately. My company Advancetics B.V. are often counterintuitive.

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Logility to Acquire ChatGPT Technology Provider Garvis

Supply Chain Matters

In this posting we highlight today’s announcement by supply chain planning technology provider Logility indicating a definitive agreement to acquire Garvis , described as a visionary startup that combines large language models (LLM’s) with AI-native demand forecasting.

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Bol.com versus Amazon

Supply Chain Movement

This became clearer than ever to me in October, when I was asked to give a short presentation about the e-fulfilment strategies of leading companies during Bol.com’s webinar for its most important sales partners in the Netherlands and Belgium. That’s one thing that Amazon definitely doesn’t do.

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Where Would We Be Without All of the BullS&%T?

Supply Chain Shaman

It seldom snows in Belgium: the city sits in anticipation. Specifically, I will focus on the lack of clear definition of control tower, cognitive computing, connected planning, and concurrent planning. It is a concept that sounds good, but due to lack of definition never goes anywhere.). I cannot sleep. I hate jet lag.

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Where Would We Be Without All of the BullS&%T?

Supply Chain Shaman

It seldom snows in Belgium: the city sits in anticipation. Specifically, I will focus on the lack of clear market definitions of the terms control tower, cognitive computing, connected planning, and concurrent planning. It is a concept that sounds good, but due to lack of definition never goes anywhere.). I cannot sleep.

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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Clarity of supply chain strategy and a clear definition of supply chain excellence. Trusted names like Sears, J.C. A large U.S.