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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Germany, Belgium, Estonia and the U.S., Moving on, in another example of how the business models of technology companies and third-party logistics providers are merging, eBay Enterprise and Innotrac have joined forces to become Radial, “the largest omnichannel commerce technology and operations provider.”

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

Logistics services provider TNT runs a large distribution hub in Belgium. Warehouses are being designed to handle reverse logistics, dealing efficiently and ecologically with the increase in product returns generated by today’s omnichannel retail trends. Some choices, when based on these factors, can be surprising at first glance.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

as the advance of e-commerce continues, companies with an omnichannel approach are increasingly implementing specific order management systems. The advance of e-commerce in Europe is forcing companies with an omnichannel B2C and/or B2B approach to utilise a specific system for order management. American Samoa. Antarctica. Azerbaijan.

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Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Furthermore, while the combination of in-store and online shopping – omnichannel – has long been a feature of the retail world, it is only now really starting to impact the manufacturing sector. This shift to direct selling is making itself felt on manufacturers’ supply chains and their profitability. American Samoa. Antarctica. Azerbaijan.