Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2017

One week to go before we go on hiatus for the holidays, which means I have one week to finish a million things on my “To Do” list. So, without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week with some brief commentary: Target to Buy Grocery Delivery Startup Shipt for $550 Million (WSJ – sub. req’d). Supervalu expands Instacart program to all of its retail stores (StarTribune).

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2017

“Many happy returns” is an archaic birthday greeting offered to a celebrant with the hope he or she will have … Continued. The post Many Happy Returns appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

DECEMBER 15, 2017

“Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh…”.

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CHAINalytics

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Louis Bourassa | Senior Manager, Supply Chain Design | Chainalytics | Those familiar with supply chain design (also called network design, network modeling and other variants) understand there is more to delivering a successful project than building a model that solves in an optimization software tool. Of course you need a reliable model that is … The post The Top 5 Factors Needed to Ensure Improvements Are Realized in a Supply Chain Design Project appeared first on Chainaly

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: U.S. retail sales numbers beat expectations; Andrew Ng announces his next AI project; Target acquires Shipt to boost same-day delivery capabilities; changing shopping habits are impacting holiday hiring practices; and Pepsi announces the biggest public pre-order of Tesla’s electric semi-trucks to date.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: U.S. retail sales numbers beat expectations; Andrew Ng announces his next AI project; Target acquires Shipt to boost same-day delivery capabilities; changing shopping habits are impacting holiday hiring practices; and Pepsi announces the biggest public pre-order of Tesla’s electric semi-trucks to date.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 15, 2017

As the freight industry keeps growing, more than ever before, carriers and brokers are needed to keep things rolling. To satisfy market demand and make use of the big opportunities the industry offers, freight broker numbers have also risen steadily over the last few years. But being a freight broker is not only about mediating the transportation of freight, it also requires knowledge of all legal requirements - from the licensing process, to obtaining and renewing your freight broker bond, and

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APICS

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Brands such as Michael Kors, Polo, Kate Spade and others want to “win” Christmas. Bloomberg’s Stephanie Hoi-Nga Wong wrote about how they might do that in “Christmas Becomes Inventory War Game for U.S. Fashion Brands.

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Lucas

DECEMBER 15, 2017

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 15, 2017

We’re nearly through the holidays and the apex is fast approaching (we can’t believe it’s already here either).

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Lucas

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The average DC spends 6-8 weeks getting new employees trained and up to standard, representing thousands of dollars in training costs per new hire. What if you could reduce training time by 75%? That’s exactly what many DCs have achieved by giving workers more user-friendly and intuitive voice-directed technology. In most cases, associates can be trained and begin going solo with Lucas Move voice-directed picking applications in less than a day, and many hit standard productivity rates wit

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