article thumbnail

Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming

GlobalTranz

Significant energy goes into optimizing its distribution and delivery model. With distribution centers now within 2-days ground transport of most Americans, Amazon can carefully select the best combination of company-owned, public, and private delivery services to put the average package on your porch for under $4. I bet it will.

article thumbnail

The Green Corridor: Cures from the Sky! Healthcare Distribution is Driving Itself Into a More Environmentally Friendly Direction

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Healthcare Distribution is Driving Itself Into a More Environmentally Friendly Direction by Timothy Foote, Founder of Susymbio Healthcare and saving the environment do not at first seem a natural fit. Amazingly their blood delivery drone operation in Rwanda distributes 70% of that nation’s blood. The Green Corridor: Cures from the Sky!

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Distribution Management: Top 6 Factors That Influence Distribution Management Strategy

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

What is Distribution Management? Distribution management includes forecasting, transportation, warehousing, and delivery within the larger universe of logistics and supply chain management. Distribution management is an integral part of logistics. Successful distribution management utilizes: State-of-the-art information systems.

article thumbnail

Key questions to ask your pharmaceutical distribution warehouse provider

Kanban Logistics

When evaluating the 3PL provider in charge of your pharmaceutical distribution warehouse, safety is the name of the game. Key pharmaceutical distribution warehouse questions to ask a 3PL. Most 3PLs will use their warehouse management systems (WMS) to segregate products within the pharmaceutical distribution warehouse.

article thumbnail

Why is logistics training so important to Supply Chains?

Procurement Academy

Thus, training in logistics management is rightly prioritized by organizations as optimizing this process can lead to increased profits. It is clear that logistics training is a fundamental factor to successfully manage any company’s operations. Distribution Logistics. Key aspects of logistics include: Production Logistics.

article thumbnail

Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World

Logistics Viewpoints

AutoStore in action at a Medline Distribution Center AutoStore has a lot of buzz surrounding it. And through that, we’ve invested more than $2 billion back into our manufacturing footprint, our distribution footprint, and technology and systems to make sure that we’re continuing to be very resilient.”

article thumbnail

Editor’s Choice: A Cybersecurity Planning Framework

Logistics Viewpoints

It is important to have a robust incident response plan in place for your distribution operation in the event of a cybersecurity breach. Protect Protect focuses on mitigating cybersecurity risks through a range of measures, including employee training, access controls, encryption, firewalls, and other security technologies.