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Google Cloud Supply Chain with Paula Natoli

The Logistics of Logistics

Google Cloud Supply Chain with Paula Natoli. Paula Natoli and Joe Lynch discuss the Google Cloud supply chain and the solutions they provide to their logistics and supply chain customers. About Paula Natoli . Paula Natoli leads Google Cloud’s Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Solutions for the Americas regions, partnering with customers to deliver exceptional customer satisfaction through supply chain technology excellence.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 3, 2022)

Talking Logistics

Erik Weihenmayer, the adventurer and first blind person to summit Mount Everest, was this year’s Commencement Speaker at the University of Vermont. His talk was very inspiring, as you might expect, and funny too. For example, he shared some stories about his friend and fellow climber Chris Morris, who had a whole collection of “posi-pessimism”. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 3, 2022).

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Do You Need Crypto Knowledge in Business?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Considerations Before You Buy Cryptocurrency! Whether you like it or not, crypto is taking over more and more facets of our lives. One of the areas it is seeing the most growth is in business. Adopting crypto and crypto knowledge into your business is not only forward-thinking but is becoming necessary.

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Tectonic shifts

Supply Chain Movement

How should supply chain professionals deal with major geopolitical upheaval? Russia’s reprehensible invasion of Ukraine, which has been met with unprecedented sanctions, is causing huge disruption for the world of business and supply chains. Supplies of agricultural products and raw materials from Ukraine, as well as components for the automotive industry, have come to an almost complete standstill.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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What’s next after “Shanghai Shutdown” pummels ports?

CargoBarn

CargoBarn is adding capacity at ports in anticipation of what’s to come in the fall. Nearly every media outlet – from The Wall Street Journal to the Gwinnett Daily Post – is talking about Chinese ports shutting down due to recent COVID flare-ups and China’s strict COVID policies. The world’s largest seaport in Shanghai has been especially hard-hit.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

First things first: Climate change is real. What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. These are challenges that will only become more threatening if they are not curbed, paying strict attention to supply chain sustainability.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Industrial Robot Growth Took Off in 2021

Supply Chain Digest

After Three Flat Years, Robot Deployment Rose by a Third in 2021

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Why Use Purchase Orders (POs) in Your Bookkeeping?

SCMDOJO

Gather the accountants, leaders, department heads, store managers, and ask them which document plays the most significant role in the company. Sure, you’ll get different answers. But most will agree that one document is crucial for nearly all business functions, and automating it can ultimately boost your profits. And that’s no other than a purchase order.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

One of the issues with electric cars thus far has been the life of the battery. And this doesn’t just apply to how long can a vehicle go on a single charge; it also applies to the actual life of a battery, as a new battery can cost upwards of $25,000. Researchers at Tesla have developed a new design for electric vehicle batteries that could last up to 100 years before needing to be replaced.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Implementing an Effective Logistics Strategy

Enterra Insights

When a person hears the term “strategy,” they often think about military operations. Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese military strategist wrote, “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” The late Hall of Fame baseball player Yogi Berra stated the same thing in a different way: “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” A strategy is a plan of action that

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Warehouse Putaway: How to Optimize Your Inventory

ShipBob

Imagine this scenario: Goods from a supplier come into your warehouse but no staff member is assigned to put them away into storage bins. So it languishes in the staging area for a few days. Then, someone randomly picks it up and drops it in a bin without cross-checking if the stock matches the PO and invoice. No one makes note of the exact storage location of this SKU either. .

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Inside the world of a product manager, meet Supriya Palande on #WeAreLogiNext

Loginext

Inside the world of a product manager, meet Supriya Palande on #WeAreLogiNext This article is a part of the #WeAreLogiNext series of articles where we focus on people’s journeys that power the company. In her book, ‘Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking’, Susan Cain writes, “Everyone shines, […].

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What is the Market for Global Omnichannel Commerce Platform in 2022?

Vinculum

The omnichannel solution and omnichannel retail software solution report come out with a brief understanding of the global market size along with the market size of the country, segmented market analysis, the share of the market, sales channel growth, international and domestic market service provided, value sales chain optimization, trade regulation services, development and opportunities, market analysis strategies and product description and its launch, market expansion along with technical a

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.

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Breaking Supply Chain News- Amazon Senior Executive Resigns

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog shares breaking news regarding the unexpected resignation of Amazon’s head of Consumer Business , Dave Clark. Both The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg are reporting this afternoon that Amazon ’s Consumer Business chief, Dave Clark, has resigned. According to the reporting by Bloomberg , this sudden departure signals that CEO Andy Jassy is seeking changes in the consumer retail division, which was admittedly overbuilt with excess warehouse capacity in 2021.