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Last Mile Delivery, Visibility, and Vehicle Capacity

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APQC conducts research on supply chain and logistics to help organizations assess the performance of their own processes and functions compared to their peers. This survey-based research gathers quantitative data as well as information on practices or performance drivers. This means not having extra capacity that is going to waste.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Humanoid robots are on their way to warehouses as companies start to move beyond the disembodied arms, moving trays and other machines aimed at speeding up logistics operations. The post This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Survey: How to benefit from electronic invoicing

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A scientific survey details the positive effects of electronic invoicing for the invoice’s issuer and the recipient Despite all the buzz over catchwords like Industry 4.0, automation and digital transformation, when it comes to invoicing, we still live in a mainly analogue, non-electronic, non-automated world.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 1 – 7)

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According to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics, consumers plan to spend a collective $24 billion on Easter this year, up from $20.8 The survey indicates that 81 percent of Americans will celebrate the holiday and spend an average of $192.01, the highest figure on record.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 4 – 10)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Logistics hiring slowed in May amid shifts in retail sector. As a result, logistics hiring in May has slowed down. XPS sells its software to e-commerce shippers and provides a white-label shipping platform to logistics services providers. That’s a tough break for the industry.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2 – 8)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists was for a shortfall of $70.8 According to the latest reading of the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI), the rate at which transportation capacity contracted increased in September. Home Depot hires Walmart to make deliveries.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

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And while this definitely points to an industry making strides, a recent Procurious survey found that 75 percent of women in supply chain experience gender-based adversity. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The post This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.