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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. This means supply chain and logistics professionals need to distinguish between more frequently purchased products and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. There are Also Commercial Reasons. The Road to Agility and Resilience. A Positive Example.

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It’s Not Too Early to Prepare for Holiday Returns, Part One

Enterra Insights

Customer returns also fit this definition and make up a large percentage of reverse logistics concerns that retailers and logistics organizations handle. Often, retailers consider a product’s supply chain to be complete the moment that it is purchased or received by a consumer. But this isn’t always the case. ”[3].

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Omnichannel is another Word for Complexity

Enterra Insights

Consumers now take the digital path to purchase more often than not; but, they don’t care what retailers call their shopping journey or what strategies companies use to make the shopping journey a seamless one. ” Once a consumer completes his or her digital path to purchase (i.e., ’ They simply just shop.”[1]

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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

And while this definitely points to an industry making strides, a recent Procurious survey found that 75 percent of women in supply chain experience gender-based adversity. According to a recent report, the company canceled, closed, or delayed 99 fulfillment facilities, impacting nearly 32.3 FedEx Express moves an average of 6.3

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Defining visibility

Cathy Roberson

However, in defense of logisticians, perhaps the definition has evolved over the years thanks to the complexity of today’s supply chains and the adoption of cloud-based systems, AI, and machine learning. So, I went to where the experts hang out, Twitter (😉), and asked, “What's your definition of supply chain visibility?

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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

market, and as reported by the Wall Street Journal yesterday: Since the shipping company filed for bankruptcy protection in a Seoul court Wednesday, terminal operators, ports, cargo handlers, truckers and others have refused to handle its cargo, for fear they won’t get paid. Hanjin handles about 7.8 Speaking of 3PLs, C.H.

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Understanding First-Mile Delivery & Why it’s Important for Your Store

ShipBob

Some of these inefficiencies often start with improper purchase ordering. The analytics are super helpful. Receive and unload stock: meet with the shipper and unload the necessary cargo; double check inventory received against paperwork. It definitely helps me with inventory management and seeing what’s going on.