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The Race for Last Mile Drones

Logistics Viewpoints

One of the most difficult and expensive aspects of the supply chain is last mile and home delivery. However, from a customer experience standpoint, it is also the most memorable and possibly important. The company has developed a fleet of last mile drones for small package delivery in the US, Australia, and Finland.

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Broman Group Chooses RELEX to Automate its Replenishment Processes

RELEX Solutions

Broman Group , a Finnish automotive spare parts and accessories company, has chosen RELEX to improve its supply chain processes. By using RELEX’s automated replenishment tools, the company will be able to release more time and resources to business development and reduce capital tied up in inventory.

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Speed Bumps on the Road to Growth for China’s 3PLs

MIT Supply Chain

This growth is strongly encouraged by the Chinese government, which aims to develop the country into a premium integrated transportation and logistics hub with supply chain management competence to strengthen China’s position in international trade.

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RELEX Takes Stake in Zenopt to Offer Workforce Optimization to Retailers

RELEX Solutions

New partnership recognizes that managing labor efficiently helps reduce costs and improve customer service. Zenopt’s technology adds additional key capabilities. It optimizes workload by timing different tasks efficiently around customer flows and other fixed workloads.

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Supply Chain Management:Leveraging Social Media for Improving.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

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Customer Voice: Towards Forecast-based Workforce Optimization

RELEX Solutions

With the right system and smart algorithms in place, though, retailers can optimize work shifts for each department based on 1) customer volume per store at any given time of any day, as well as 2) what products they will likely purchase. Managing the change. Historically, our employees have been used to a very structured work shift pattern.

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Case Hankkija: Full-service Agricultural Store Chain Transforms Its Procurement Process

RELEX Solutions

Hankkija piloted RELEX’s supply chain planning solution in late 2012 and, after seeing positive results, implemented it for its spare parts replenishment in 2013. After being taken over by Danish Agro, Hankkija took responsibility for its supply chain management and purchasing, previously handled by its former parent S Group.