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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The latest capability for merchants shows that the e-commerce giant is trying to control more inventory deeper in the supply chain before it’s sold. mile route from a small warehouse to a Walmart retail store in Bentonville, Arkansas. Gatik has covered a 7.1-mile

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Supply Chain Resilience Core Capacities

MIT Supply Chain

Part 2: Lessons from Comparing Disruptions In the previous post in this two-part series, The 7 Core Capacities of Supply Chain Resilience , we identified the core capacities that are the building blocks of supply chain resilience. Also note that for many companies, the Covid impact was a tale of two supply chains?—?essential

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

Talking Logistics

August is usually a quiet month for supply chain and logistics news, but not this year, especially the past couple of weeks. LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. Iceland Gets On-Demand Drone Deliveries (BloombergTechnology). The same is true for supply chains.

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Reflective Thinking: Complexity

Logility

On a recent webcast Noha Tohamy, research vice president, Gartner, posed several questions one should ask to help identify their distinct supply chain and sort through the complexity. Some of her questions included: Is demand or supply variability the issue you want to define your supply chain?

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How To Make Your Ecommerce Eco-Friendly

ShipBob

The ecommerce supply chain has unfortunately affected the environment and contributed to climate change. . Going green with your business doesn’t have to disrupt your entire supply chain but can improve it. . Distribute your inventory to reduce shipping distance when possible. Eliminate single-use plastics.