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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, Target said it will spend $100 million to build a larger network of supply chain hubs to speed up and lower the cost of delivering online orders. It already has opened nine, after testing the concept in its hometown of Minneapolis. Some companies are exploring full automation that requires few employees.

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Crime is Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Enterra Insights

References to the wild west are being made more frequently as criminal activity increases supply chain woes. s shares tumbled after the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain posted a decline in gross profit margin for the fiscal third quarter, citing organized theft and increased promotions.”[2] Footnotes. [1]

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

Supply chain management is a multi-faceted process with many stakeholders and even more moving parts. New technology aims to make the supply chain more efficient, yet investing in the wrong technology further complicates productivity while hindering profitability. Here’s some research on this topic.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

In my work with clients, customers bandy about the term “customer-centric supply chain.” Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. A customer-centric supply chain is easier to say than implement.

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Do People Skills Matter in the World of Logistics?

The Logistics of Logistics

Even as the industry is becoming more data driven than ever before and cutting-edge software is increasingly used to manage freight from start to finish, the development of your sales team is still important. www.Annholm.net is located in Minneapolis/St. People skills do matter. Paul Minnesota.

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Ripped from the Headlines: More Supply Chain Trends in the News

Talking Logistics

Lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret looks to uncover supply chain issues (Reuters) and Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (StarTribune). In today’s “Ripped from the Headlines” segment, I revisit these predictions through the lens of recent news articles.