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

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

” He replied, “You probably don’t know much about supply chain, but I am leading a supply chain team for a company that sells tools to Home Depot. ” I smiled, and responded, “I know a little about supply chain. How are things going for you? The reason?

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Parcel Volumes Decline But Revenue Increases for FedEx and UPS

Intelligent Audit

In addition, both carriers have invested heavily in automation to improve efficiencies and reduce their costs. For example, during Cyber Week, this technology helped keep 1.9 million Ground economy packages out of constrained sorts.”. In addition, many are expanding service areas.

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Good News For Workers In New (and Old) Distribution Centers

Lucas

Shiny new fulfillment centers built by Zulilly, Amazon and WalMart (among others) are creating thousands of new jobs in the shadows of shuttered manufacturing plants in places like Bethlehem and Allentown, Pennsylvania. According to the survey, 90% of DC managers say it is getting harder to hire hourly workers.

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Good News For Workers In New (and Old) Distribution Centers

Lucas

Shiny new fulfillment centers built by Zulilly, Amazon and WalMart (among others) are creating thousands of new jobs in the shadows of shuttered manufacturing plants in places like Bethlehem and Allentown, Pennsylvania. According to the survey, 90% of DC managers say it is getting harder to hire hourly workers.

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How Will Peak Season Logistics Management Evolve During Disruption?

Turvo

As a result, supply chain leaders must know how the management of a frictionless supply chain must evolve throughout this unprecedented disruption. Supply chain innovations have hit record levels in attempting to meet the demands of e-commerce amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It is that simple.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, PA and in Washington, DC from March 4, 1799, to March 4, 1801, during the last two years of John Adams’ presidency. The Residence Act of July 16, 1790 put the wheels in motion to move the capital, but it took almost a decade for the capital to move to Washington DC.