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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

As the folks on Sesame Street would say, the future of transporting goods and people is brought to you by the letter ā€˜Dā€™ — as in droids, drones, and driverless. Germany, Belgium, Estonia and the U.S., FusionOps Raises $25 Million In Series C Financing. with more than 50,000 miles planned this year. Enjoy it while it lasts.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 ā€“ 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. And within the sector, the warehousing and storage category has added the most jobs.

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What is a Sourcing Agency and How does it work?

SCMDOJO

Know More About Dante: With over 25 years of professional experience in industrial engineering, operations, and supply chain management, the Business Consultant and Trainer is dedicated to enhancing operational performance for companies in Europe and the Americas.

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What are Dark Stores, and How do they Work? [+ case studies]

Unleashed

Dark stores do use physical outlets, but these spaces are eCommerce warehouses, distribution centres or micro-fulfilment hubs. Basic warehouse racking is used to store inventory stock, which is strategically positioned for ease and speed of picking. Unlike other stores, aisles are laid out by picking location, not by category.

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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

The supply chain solutions for the 24-hour economy lie primarily in a flexible IT platform which enables the various internal software applications, such as for manufacturing execution, warehouse management and transport planning, to be connected to external systems such as for customs handling. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire. El Salvador.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Warehousing. Transportation. Of course, the difference between KPIs and metrics will vary at different levels of your organisation, so for example, while a metric recording “receiving accuracy” in a warehouse would certainly be a KPI for a warehouse manager, it would be completely extraneous as an executive-level KPI.

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