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This Week in Logistics News (November 26 – December 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

The application, called AWS Supply Chain, was introduced at the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas. billion consumers isn’t immune to Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy’s cost-reduction campaign. Ninety-six hours before a strike date, chemicals are no longer transported.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Congratulations to the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Denver Nuggets. The collapse of a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will cause “major disruption” in the region just as the summer travel season begins, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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A Holistic Smart City Strategy Requires a Digital Twin

Enterra Insights

Brent Biddulph ( @BrentBiddulph ), Managing Director, Retail & Consumer Goods Industry at Cloudera, explains, “A digital twin is a virtual replica of a real-world entity, which could be anything from a city, building or physical product to a service or a process. What is a digital twin?

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Together, Blue Yonder and Microsoft Are Redefining Supply Chain Digitalization 

BlueYonder

If you watched Mark Kurtz’s presentation at ICON Las Vegas , you got a preview of the kinds of dramatic innovations Blue Yonder and Microsoft are focusing on. Inventory, transportation assets and store resources aren’t invested until plans are agreed on by all stakeholders.

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Blue Yonder is a Leader in the Inaugural Nucleus Research WMS Technology Value Matrix

BlueYonder

This honor comes after Blue Yonder was named a Leader in the Transportation Technology Value Matrix 2023 earlier this year! Companies are finding gaps in their transportation to warehousing handoff. Blue Yonder’s WMS , a SaaS solution, empowers businesses to deliver consistently high service at a value-driven cost. In Charles A.

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The New JDA Flowcasting Solution

BlueYonder

We’ve gone through several iterations of how to effectively balance supply and demand in the retail/consumer goods supply chain. Historically, a consumer goods firm did forecasting based upon historical shipments. Various forms of retail/consumer goods forecast collaboration have emerged to help cure the disease.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. Delaware contains a large number of ports and freights, making intermodal transportation a good choice. Florida embraces a multimodal transportation system, moving over 770 tons of freight annually. Washington.