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My Logistics Experiences with Amazon and AAA

Talking Logistics

Here are two examples that I experienced last week, courtesy of Amazon and AAA. Earlier this year, for example, the Wall Street Journal published an article highlighting how IKEA is designing its packaging with shipping in mind , which for one product alone is translating into almost 7,500 trucks being removed from the road annually.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. You cannot rest on your laurels in this world.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Digital Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

When I hear the word startup I think instantly of tech, innovation, market expansion, disruption, new products, and exciting opportunity. What I’m getting at is… don’t be afraid to be an early adopter or co-innovator. I have a vivid memory, as a child, of asking my grandfather about this right before the running of the Kentucky Derby.

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Talent is the Future of Supply Chain Management

MIT Supply Chain

They provided concise overviews of research they’re conducting around topics such as visualizing supply chain flows, the role of logistics clusters as economic engines and demystifying supply chain innovation. The annual savings were less than $50,000 a year in cost reductions.

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Carriers Face a Difficult Holiday Season

Intelligent Audit

Both retailers and carriers have often been caught on their backfoot when it comes to Amazon’s innovations. UPS, for example, completed a $300 million expansion of its main sorting and distribution hub in Kentucky. The last decade has seen one company up-end nearly every industry it’s entered – Amazon.

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

As global supply chains start the long process of recovery, supply chain management is in the spotlight, and new best practices and innovative strategies are emerging as supply chain leaders aim to reduce risk in an uncertain future. For example: Does it have a strong track record for meeting contractual obligations?

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Top 10 Cities for eCommerce Fulfillment

FLEXE

Louisville, Kentucky. As the supply chain enters a new era—an era entrenched in digitization, innovation, the “now economy,” and the “sharing economy”—operations have to change to keep pace with increasing consumer demands. These centers tend to be located near centralized population hubs, large airports, and seaports. Dallas, Texas.