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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. Tompkins Robotics – Expanded its reverse logistics capabilities in 2018.

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Accessing Bathrooms

Cathy Roberson

(Source: Reddit ) There’s been a lot of supply chain pains over the years, many of which are well documented – port congestion, capacity issues, rising spot rates, plunging spot rates, hidden fees, maxed out warehouses – just to name a few but one that I’m still trying to wrap my head around is access to bathrooms.

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Linking the Supply Chain and Reverse Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

What Exactly Is Reverse Logistics? Reverse chain article and permission to publish here provided by Glen Munholland at circularsupplychains.com. Their Cargo Carousel System links the supply and reverse chains with its ability to drop-off new merchandise and pick-up recyclables at the same time. GET our EBOOK HERE.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. US Air Force wants a commercial Rocket Cargo Vanguard to fly stuff anywhere on Earth. Intel turns to reverse logistics to create “circular economy”. If the project, called Rocket Cargo, goes as planned, it would take advantage of this fast-growing market.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Fetch Robotics Unveils Robotics System for Logistics Industry. Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. Norbert Dentressangle serves customers in retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemicals, agriculture, e-commerce and high tech. Infor Announces Major Enhancements to Supply Chain Management.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S. Companies are coping with rising costs to source and produce goods in China and other Asian locales.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. Driving the Maersk Shift.