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5 Years Later: 3 Things COVID-19 Changed in Supply Chain And 2 It Didn’t 

BlueYonder

The pandemic showed vulnerabilities in the supply chain, which were amplified by subsequent eventssuch as the Red Sea tensions, which caused cargo traffic to fall from around 5000 containers per day in November to 2000 in December 2023. 2 trends that have returned to normal 1.

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Sweating Your Assets With ASRS

Supply Chain Brain

With unpredictable shifts in consumer behavior, seasonal spikes, and mixed fulfillment models like omnichannel, adaptability is no longer a nice-to-have; it’s a requirement. Brick and mortar stores are becoming a thing of the past, while DTC is increasing, and it’s all becoming faster.” Featured Product Popular Stories U.K.

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Last-Mile Transportation Explained: What It Is & Why It Matters in 2025

Locus

Logistics leaders are investing in dynamic systems that adapt to live constraints, especially as customer expectations and delivery speed demands grow. In logistics, last-mile transportation functions much the same way, it determines whether the delivery promise is kept or broken. Related reading: What is Last-Mile Delivery?

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Omnichannel Logistics Solutions Takes the Supply Chain To The Next Level

GlobalTranz

How technology in logistics grew throughout 2016 is not limited to the technology that delivers products or enables better, faster picking processes. But, you need to understand where the investments focused, how they relate to improving supply chains and why they are essential to omnichannel logistics solutions.

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Is Inventory Optimization a Key to Omnichannel Survival?

ToolsGroup

He says that the majority of omnichannel retailers use a hybrid strategy—filling online orders from both stores and distribution centers. Omnichannel retailers without inventory optimization (IO) tools are running out of time in their battle with Amazon as the e-commerce giant continues to invest in technology to lower costs,” Cooke says.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 3-7, 2015)

Talking Logistics

This was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, which is typical for August, so let’s go straight to it: Macy’s expands same day delivery to 17 cities as it challenges Amazon ( Reuters ). Cargo Chief Cracks the Code on Transportation Capacity. Cargo Chief Cracks the Code on Transportation Capacity.

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The Future of Autonomous Supply Chains Part 1: Autonomous Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

The rise of e-commerce and omnichannel retailing has increased the complexity and speed of supply chain operations, creating the need for more flexibility, agility, and responsiveness. Rolls Royce predicts that lighter unmanned vessels will burn 15 percent less fuel.