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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Onshoring: Manufacturers capitalise on goods ‘made in the USA’ ( Financial Times ). Decaying Bridges, Highways Raise Costs for Truckers, Manufacturers ( Wall Street Journal ). Another customer is John Lewis Partnership, which is featured in a case study video. The press release mentions Restoration Hardware as a customer.

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A Gartner Summit Just For The Supply Chain Planner

DynaSys

Josh mentioned the time when DHL punked its competitors by videoing their delivery staff dragging cumbersome oversized packages with “DHL Is Faster” on the front to inconvenient drop points, to drive a viral campaign. Its Workbench ties together the data from these sources for ease of use and access by their planning teams.

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Activant Anticipates More Virtual Collaboration in B2B Distribution

Supply Chain Network

Distributors and other participants in the chain need to engage across a broad set of constituents, and are looking to have the same kind of individual empowerment that is currently available in the consumer IT space: information and video on demand, instant communication, and so on. SOURCE Activant Solutions Inc. Back to top.