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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. Three stages of building a sustainable supply chain.

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Say you purchase your coveted gadget online, eagerly tracking its journey from warehouse to your welcoming hands. Storage costs: Storage costs are notable for logistics companies dealing with perishable items like pharmaceuticals and food. The last-mile delivery stage is significant in the logistics supply chain.

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Pfizer Supply Chain Modernization Leading The Way In Healthcare

RFgen

This isn’t just a hopeful vision, but the prime objective of Pfizer’s supply chain modernization. The story of the Pfizer supply chain goes beyond just moving products. Efficient supply chain technology and manufacturing processes are two major factors that contributed to over $58.4

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Top 4 Mid-Mile Logistics Challenges and How to Solve Them 

Locus

In the intricate world of business and supply chains, middle-mile logistics emerges as the linchpin that governs the very pace of the process. Yet, within this intricate dance of logistics, a strict time limit looms large—a cutoff point beyond which a vehicle cannot linger at a warehouse.

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7 Ways Transportation Companies Can Improve Customer Experience

MercuryGate

Request Demo. It streamlines processes through supply chain automation and eliminates redundancy, promoting business profitability and helping to ensure companies can meet the needs for each tendered shipment. Centralize Supply Chain Management. Learn About Our Chief Technology Officer Meet Beth arrow_right_alt.

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Kitting in Manufacturing: Benefits & Best Practices

Unleashed

The role of kitting in supply chain management We’ve explored the benefits for manufacturers, but kitting offers advantages for each link in the supply chain as well. Kitting is a valuable tool for optimising supply chain management. This adds another layer of efficiency to your production line processes.

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Eight Key Takeaways From FreighTech 2018:TLV

Freightos

While our containers might get a little smarter, everything else will get much smarter, especially with regards to warehouse logistics. CommonSense, one startup that demoed, is systematically automating fulfillment, working down a laundry list of things that take human time at warehouses and building bespoke robots.