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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. As part of the Pledge, Amazon is creating a more sustainable delivery fleet, and its work with Rivian is an important part of decarbonizing its last mile logistics as well as accelerating innovation that can help others reach net-zero carbon. Financial terms of deal were not disclosed.

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Is the “Autonomous Supply Chain” a Pipe Dream?

Logistics Viewpoints

This is combined with data from external sources on weather, logistics lead times, and sustainability performance. The company claims that for one global consumer goods company the solution was making 12,000 recommendations in a month; 74% of those recommendations were auto accepted. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint. To achieve this, VF has invested in their logistics infrastructure.

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SCM Best Paper Award Winners 2013 (1/2)

SCM Research

This year’s CSCMP Annual Global Conference took place in Denver, Colorado. The best paper published in the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management is The Impact of Individual Debiasing Efforts on Financial Decision Effectiveness in the Supplier Selection Process by Lutz Kaufmann, Craig R.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Global trade has eased as warehouse inventories of retailers and manufacturers remain elevated,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said. In 2021, Amazon said it had more than 200 million Prime subscribers globally. The post This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Social Networking, TMS, and Mega Trends: My CSCMP Conference Agenda

Talking Logistics

Are you attending the CSCMP Annual Global Conference later this month in Denver? It’s is one of the best conferences in the supply chain and logistics industry to learn and network. It’s best to come prepared, so here are some links to blog postings and Talking Logistics episodes related to the session topics.

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SCM Best Paper Award Winners 2014

SCM Research

This year, the CSCMP’s Annual Global Conference 2014 was held in San Antonio, Texas. As every year ( see my previous post from Denver last year ), several leading supply chain management journals have used this forum to present their best paper awards. Journal of Business Logistics, 34 (4), 301-318 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.12028.