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This Week in Logistics News (May 25 – 31)

Logistics Viewpoints

In 1985, after signing with my hometown Boston Celtics, he took Larry Bird, Robert Parrish, Kevin McHale, and a host of others on a field trip to catch a Dead show at the Worcester Centrum. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The company used the drone to complete autonomous inventory checks of the warehouse’s higher shelves.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. Uber, Aurora to expand self-driving truck ops in Texas to meet holiday rush.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Reverse logistics (returns, warranties) are more manageable closer to market. Obsolete and excess inventory carriage are more preventable. a move known as reshoring.

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29 warehouse & automation experts share insights on how warehouse robots will impact industry employment

6 River Systems

There’s no question that innovative technologies aid in logistics and supply chain management, but when it comes to the many labor-intensive processes that take place in the warehouse, some fear that robots could make human warehouse workers obsolete. But what does that mean for industry employment?

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Navigating Disruption in MedTech

QAD

.” – Joanne Mavroides, Director Supply Chain & Logistics at Abiomed. As an associate member, QAD sponsored an insightful panel discussion, which I was delighted to moderate alongside industry giants Max Kley, CEO of Freudenberg Medical and Joanne Mavroides, Director Supply Chain & Logistics at Abiomed. Systems.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

All of the above (and other down-stream KPIs and processes) are heavily influenced by the accuracy of a demand forecast: if the demand forecast is much more accurate, a company is more likely to have the right product, in the right quantities in inventory and will have less of the products in inventory that is not required. Louis, M.S.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™! An Interview with Skip Boothby!

Supply Chain Game Changer

He works from Boston and Palm Beach, and be reached at bryceboothby@gmail.com. Moving on, I joined a privately held printing company in Austin, Texas. This drove our decision to enter into sourcing services, vendor management and supplier owned inventories. Thanks Mike, for asking. It was a lot of hard work and fun.