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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I have to go to the grocery store again today to replenish our inventory (yeah, I don’t shop for groceries online; as the son of a bodegero, I’m old fashioned that way.). Alexa Heads to the Warehouse (WSJ – sub. Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions.

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The difference between supply chain and logistics explained

Unleashed

The life of coffee begins with growers in the likes of Brazil or Vietnam. In between those stages you have warehouses, distributors and shipping providers, who look after the movement and storage of the beans at each phase of their existence. Inventory days of supply. Read more: The Remarkable Supply Chain of the Coffee Bean.

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Is Warehouse Robotics at the Inflection Point?

Locus Robotics

Is deploying warehouse robotics to automate piece picking for fulfillment operations at an inflection point? Using warehouse robotics to improve today’s fulfillment industry is not at a simple inflection point. Bottom line, with the acquisition of Kiva and the deployment of warehouse robotics, Amazon created an “arms race.”

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5 Things You May Have Missed in Supply Chain News

BlueYonder

Add onto that the worker shortages in warehouses and trucking, and we are in for a wild ride this holiday season. Big clothing brands are all feeling the pain, with inventory that is severely delayed and often with no estimated arrival dates. There’s a perfect storm in the supply chain, and it’s going to affect your holiday shopping.

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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

Kinaxis

Innovation in the warehouse: Markus Kückelhaus of DHL trend research, in two separate panels gave very compelling presentations on the innovation DHL is driving in the warehouse. Through the pilots that DHL conducted, AR is showing tremendous productivity gains in the warehouse such as a 25% gain in picking productivity.

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How Product Teams Contribute to New Product Introduction (NPI) Success

Arena Solutions

The finished goods (FG) warehouse and distribution plans. Sales regions—there are different considerations if you’re selling domestically than there are if you’d like to expand your customer base to Europe, China, India or Brazil). Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) —for purchasing, inventory, order administration, and finance.

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10 Best Practices for Inventory Cycle Counts

EMERGE App

They’re disruptive I know but they’re an essential part of maintaining inventory accuracy. Here, we’ll introduce inventory cycle counting and show you how it can complement your annual stock take exercise. Firstly, we’ll cover exactly what is meant by an inventory cycle count or cycle counting.