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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley (Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper), three urgent care centers, and more than 100 outpatient offices from Southeastern Pennsylvania to the Jersey Shore. Of course it would!

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Employee Spotlight: Jamil, Operations Intern

Stord

I was first introduced to the complex world of logistics and supply chain in one of my freshman courses at the University of Pennsylvania. Why did you choose to intern at STORD? So when I came across an article about STORD’s Series A funding and saw the opportunity for an internship, I reached out and the rest is history.

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4 Tips for Finding and Hiring Millennials for Supply Chain Careers

RFgen

Many millennials people view inventory, shipping and warehouse management jobs as grunt work and don’t recognize the potential of such positions or the training that goes into the career, according to Supply Chain Brain. Innovative Recruiting. People make assumptions about logistics jobs. Some people attend college online.

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4 Tips for Finding and Hiring Millennials for Supply Chain Careers

RFgen

Many millennials people view inventory, shipping and warehouse management jobs as grunt work and don’t recognize the potential of such positions or the training that goes into the career, according to Supply Chain Brain. Innovative Recruiting. People make assumptions about logistics jobs. Some people attend college online.

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Ecommerce Logistics: From Your Site to Their Doorstep

ShipBob

Ecommerce logistics refers to the processes involved in storing and shipping inventory for an online store or marketplace, including inventory management and the picking, packing, and shipping of online orders. Fulfillment is one of the most critical pieces of ecommerce logistics, which includes: Inventory management.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Of course, having a plan in place is only the beginning. The shortest of the top six took place in Eastern Pennsylvania and lasted almost 224 hours. DHL avoided this problem because it had planned for alternative freight methods in the event of a disaster and was able to enact the strategy when signs of an eruption began to emerge.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Of course, having a plan in place is only the beginning. The shortest of the top six took place in Eastern Pennsylvania and lasted almost 224 hours. DHL avoided this problem because it had planned for alternative freight methods in the event of a disaster and was able to enact the strategy when signs of an eruption began to emerge.