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Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As a result of shifting manufacturing networks across the world, distribution networks will change substantially in the next few years. In his career Luc has held numerous workshops and trainings, presented in leading conferences in Asia Pacific and has written various articles about SCM.

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The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”

Talking Logistics

Our survey results align with the findings from the WERC DC Measures 2018 Study : In 2018 almost 35% [of the 549 survey respondents] are still not using a WMS [warehouse management system] to manage the warehouse. It takes a lot more time, money, and resources to accomplish than simply investing in “supply chain visibility” software.

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Top 12 logistics influencers on Twitter

DELMIA Quintiq

Just like Morai Logistics, Cerasis provides logistics and manufacturing insights to industry peers and shippers through regular in-depth blog posts. Steve Banker is the service director of the SCM team at ARC, a Forbes contributor, and a co-writer for the Logistics Viewpoints blog. DC Velocity. Here’s a must-read. Steve Banker.

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The Move Toward the Middle: SCM World’s Kevin O’Marah Discusses the Impact of Omni-Channel on Supply Chain Management – Part I

BlueYonder

Digital demand and omni-channel shopping are radically changing supply chain practices for both retailers and manufacturers. Supply Chain Nation asked Kevin O’Marah, chief content officer for SCM World, for his insights from their recent research and report on this topic. A large DC a few years ago might have been 500,000 sq.

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Is Your Supply Chain Skating to Where the Puck Is Going to Be?

BlueYonder

Manufacturers may bypass a finished goods distribution center (DC) and go direct to the consumer. Also, during high promotional periods or times of high seasonality, many manufacturers are going direct to their retail customers to streamline the shipment of goods. View the SCM World Supply Chain Execution infographic.

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Augmented Reality (AR) is the Future of the Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Most people know the stuff they buy at the store is not made there and would likely come from a manufacturer. I started my industrial engineering career in a hot Southeastern ambient distribution center (DC) where innovation consisted of adding conveyor and sorters at several hundred dollars per FOOT! How do the products get there?

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Matrix Commerce is Coming Will You Be Ready?

Supply Chain Network

What this means for the retail logistics executive is that in conventional terms he or she will need to make a bet every year on what the ratio between store and e-commerce delivery will be and adjust their DC & Fulfillment networks accordingly. Undoing Thirty Years of DC Network Consolidation.