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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Water levels falling in the Rhine, the Loire, and the Colorado River. To put this in perspective, if they had no planning system and no planners and just assumed that they would ship based on prior shipments, the forecast would be better, and the inventory levels more accurate. Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Some mornings I would ride my rocket ship, evading asteroids and alien cruisers along the way, and I would barely make it to school on time (I mean, the space station), with just enough fuel to make a safe landing. Announces Cloud-Based Marketplace Services and Platform Innovations. One Network Delivers Real Time Value Network 17.0:

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Dale Rogers, a business professor at Arizona State, gave a presentation with his son Zachary Rogers, a business professor at Colorado State, during which they said that winter-holiday returns in the United States are now worth more than $300 billion a year. “So The winner paid $925, shipping not included.

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The Impact New Technologies Have on the Supply Chain

BlueYonder

All of us supply chain professionals are facing this unprecedented wave of innovation faster than ever. The whitepaper focuses on five innovative technologies that could greatly impact the supply chain. I highly recommend everyone use this whitepaper to navigate and develop your own innovation roadmap. Supply Chain Innovation.

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The Impact New Technologies Have on the Supply Chain

BlueYonder

All of us supply chain professionals are facing this unprecedented wave of innovation faster than ever. The whitepaper focuses on five innovative technologies that could greatly impact the supply chain. I highly recommend everyone use this whitepaper to navigate and develop your own innovation roadmap. Supply Chain Innovation.

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Veho Raises $170M to Reach $1.5B Valuation

Multichannel Merchant

locations with hubs from Chicago east to Washington, DC, as well as Florida, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Utah, with plans to reach national coverage by the end of 2022. Also taking part were The Chainsmokers Mantis VC Fund and the founders and CEOs of Allbirds, Everlane, FIGS, Harry’s, Flexport and Warby Parker.

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3 Ways to Put Together the Best Supply Chain Management Teams

RFgen

There is little organization between how employees communicate and work together, and this affects how quickly and efficiently the company can both ship products and exceed customer expectations. As you might imagine, this can cause delays in shipping and receiving, which ultimately damages the company’s bottom line.