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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

Department of Transportation, which has selected 37 projects to be given funds made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s (BIL) Mega Program and the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program. The Dallas Forth Worth-headquartered airline registered a 6.7 The money is coming through the U.S.

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Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

ToolsGroup

Retail returns occur when a customer returns the purchased items to a seller in exchange for a refund, store credit, or a similar product. Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. 84% of buyers read the return policy before making an online purchase.

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Why Supply Chain Managers & Procurement Should Collaborate

GlobalTranz

The roles of logistics and procurement in an efficient supply chain cannot be overstated. According to Paul Myerson , reports Industry Week, up 70 percent of a company’s costs come from procurement and logistics operations. So, why do supply chain managers not take advantage of this data with respect to procurement?

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The Impact of Collaborative TMS on Supply Chains Bottom Line

Turvo

It is a new shipper-carrier collaboration approach to enhance supply chain visibility, reducing transit times, and inventory-carrying costs for retailers and suppliers while improving carrier asset utilization levels. . As a result, there is often excessive inventory and under-utilized carrier capacity.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Marten Transport Ltd. Many shippers have effectively elected to toss to the wayside any talk of partnerships, relationships, cooperation, collaboration, etc. ,” the report read [emphasis mine]. Analysts at Stifel Inc. Hub Group Inc.,

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013)

Talking Logistics

I went to Home Depot earlier this week to return a purchase, and the customer in front of me wanted to exchange a defective power tool with the same model, but he couldn’t find any on the shelf even though the store’s inventory system said 5 units were in stock. Manhattan Associates Launches 2013 Inventory Optimization Release.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11-15, 2013)

Talking Logistics

The service will begin in Los Angeles and New York on November 17, with plans to expand it to Dallas, New Orleans, Houston, Phoenix, and other cities next year. to Dallas,” the article reports, “[Mr. transportation trucking USPS' On a recent trip from East Rutherford, N.J.,