Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

It was a very busy week in the world of supply chain and logistics, so let’s go straight to the news that caught my attention: FLEXE Launches Nationwide Next-Day Delivery. Airbus creates new commercial drone services start-up “Airbus Aerial”. Infor M3 Integrates to GT Nexus Supply Chain Network.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2017

I recently had a chance to interview a supply chain director from a mid-sized hospital in New York state, that was very insightful in helping me to think about the challenge around inventory management. What I learned helped me to understand why healthcare supply chains are in such a pickle today.

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Shipchain

APRIL 8, 2020

As critical workers, they must put themselves in harm’s way on the front lines to make sure that essential medications, supplies, and foodstuffs are readily available to our communities in this time of need. In particular, new and emerging technologies, like blockchain, can be beneficial.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 8, 2015

New York to London? Granted, it’s not the budget-friendly cross-border air shipping service I dream about for my occasional need to send documents overseas, but I hope it might pave the way for it. Are there ways it could benefit, or endanger, your supply chain? appeared first on The 21st Century Supply Chain.

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Logility

DECEMBER 2, 2020

automating the digital transformation of supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning, and New Generation Computing, Inc. (“NGC”), The apparel industry will do what it takes to eliminate the use of forced labor in the supply chain,” said Mark Burstein, president and chief strategy officer, NGC. “If

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EMERGE App

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Inventory costing or valuation is an accounting concept that has a direct impact on your gross profit and thus taxable income. Methods of valuing inventory are simply different cost-flow assumptions about how to allocate your cost of goods available for sale. We’ll start by explaining why inventory costing is important.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Disaster preparedness is essential in the supply chain. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. This type of disaster can be incredibly damaging to a business by limiting its ability to sustain its supply chain.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Disaster preparedness is essential in the supply chain. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. This type of disaster can be incredibly damaging to a business by limiting its ability to sustain its supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Driverless vehicles and package delivery dominated the supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to it: Google wants to deliver packages from self-driving trucks ( Quartz ). Self-Driving Cars Clear a Hurdle, With Computer Called Driver ( WSJ – sub. Package lockers. 3D Printers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. I was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Supply chain risks are reduced. As many as 58% of manufacturers say insufficient legal protection against intellectual property theft (technology pirating, etc.) As many as 58% of manufacturers say insufficient legal protection against intellectual property theft (technology pirating, etc.)

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Logility

DECEMBER 20, 2022

We know our clients need more and more ways to take control of their supply chain operations, end to end. Check out four of the areas we’re advising our clients to be thinking about heading into the New Year, to help prepare their supply chain for 2023. . Governments may start to intervene 1.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

Much of its meteoric rise was also well-timed with the rapid change in the technology market from desktop PCs to the mobile web, including must-have devices like the iPhone and iPad to just about every mobile device made on this planet. Annual technology product updates became bi-annual. Where Do I Start? Do Your Homework.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 19, 2022

When a shipper gets an automated notification from a carrier that says the load was delivered, they might feel at ease. When a shipment has an overage, there are more items than documented, whereas a shortage explains there are fewer items than intended. Use Automated Detection and Reporting Tools. percent from 4.9

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Exclusive: Wal-Mart seeks to test drones for home delivery, pickup ( Reuters ). New Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud Offerings Address Needs of Modern Value Chain. Ok, on to this week’s news, which also features Walmart.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2015

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Pitney Bowes Expands Cross-Border Ecommerce Capabilities with the Acquisition of Borderfree. Industrial Scale 3D Printing Operation on UPS Supply Chain Solutions Campus. LeanLogistics Introduces LeanTMS Mobile for Network Carriers. Well, I was right.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our May 31, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. The company’s proprietary risk model analyzes 1.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

FedEx partners with HBCUs to increase the pipeline of Black supply chain professionals. US crackdown on forced China labor risks supply chain snarls. Ocado unveils new, lighter robots in grocery delivery push. Sam’s Club rolling out inventory accessory for cleaning robots. UPS Q4 earnings jump 35 percent.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I had an opportunity to work on a number of exciting projects this past year, and in the process, spent a lot of time talking about digital supply chains with a lot of really informed people. It argues that it would rather the software works for Flex than Flex works for the software. Amazon also optimizes for speed.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

MH&L’s Editorial Advisory Board tackles some of the toughest topics facing the supply chain today. That’s why we went to the experts—the members of the MH&L Editorial Advisory Board—and asked them to weigh in on that subject, and on several other of the most pressing concerns to supply chain professionals.

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