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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. Iceland Gets On-Demand Drone Deliveries (BloombergTechnology). BluJay Solutions Raises up to $500 Million New Financing to Drive Accelerated Growth. Transplace Selects New Equity Partner TPG Capital. Convey Closes $8.25

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Supply Chain Resilience Core Capacities

MIT Supply Chain

For example, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland caused a primary loss of freight transportation capacity, but that loss also robbed many companies of supply capacity. Source: James B. warehousing space) to several years (e.g., Distribution to customers: Availability of distribution outlets to customers (i.e.,

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Reflective Thinking: Complexity

Logility

Source: Dictionary.com. The Network: Suppliers, distribution centers, warehouses, and all the points in between can begin to look like the route maps of some of today’s mega-combined airlines. com-plex-i-ty [k uh m- plek -si-tee]. noun, the state or quality of being complex; intricacy.

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How To Make Your Ecommerce Eco-Friendly

ShipBob

Freight movement is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions with last-mile freight a major contributor to local air pollution. Distribute your inventory to reduce shipping distance when possible. Blue Lagoon utilizes the healing effects of the famous Blue Lagoon in Iceland to create powerful skincare products.