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This Week in Logistics News (October 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is installing camera-studded inspection stations equipped with artificial intelligence-powered technology called AVI, or automated vehicle inspection, at hundreds of its distribution centers worldwide. The Atlanta-based company said the acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

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Preparing Your Supply Chain for 2023 – 4 Areas of Focus

Logility

So far, governments have left companies to manage the supply chain challenges on their own – for the most part. Then we saw a glut of inventory hit the shelves in late summer when those bottlenecks were addressed. Germany, South Africa, and South Korea were abundant in 2022. Governments may start to intervene 1.

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Supply Chain Shortages Hit the Customer Where it Hurts

Logistics Viewpoints

That same year, the H5N6 flu strain struck South Korea, which resulted in authorities exterminating about 17 percent of the national flock of chickens and 28 percent of ducks. The company issued a half-hearted apology and said it hoped that the supply of cascabella peppers would return to nomal after the next harvest season.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Overstock is ready to take advantage of inventory glut. However, the company announced earlier this week that Amazon Prime customers in Lockeford, CA, will start receiving package deliveries by drone later this year. The company is trying to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. That may help Overstock rebound from a rough stretch.

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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

The report authors specifically noted: “ Demand remains soft but shows signs of improvement, and production execution is stable compared to December, as panelists’ companies continue to manage outputs, material inputs and labor costs.” Quicker declines in finished goods inventories and a softer reduction in pre-production stocks were noted.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #10 Failure to adequately train your supply chain planning staff

Kinaxis

by John Westerveld Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. A bad decision can result in missed orders, significant inventory, or scrapped materials. Why is this a problem?

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.