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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC defines the warehouse automation market according to a number of qualifications and dimensions to deliver a well-defined measure, with numerous segmentations, allowing those that purchase the research to understand what is being measured, and to easily extrapolate the findings to support their strategic planning needs.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, I read a sobering report from the national Retail Federation (NRF) regarding shrink. The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Most reported in-store, e-commerce, and omni-channel fraud are all on the rise.

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Procurement Experiences, Trends and the Future!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? Secondarily, we will include information from other procurement professionals and procurement firms about their experiences, what they forecast, and what they are seeing.

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Will Consumer Goods Be Stronger from the Pandemic?

Supply Chain Game Changer

We all know and regularly purchase Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG, often also referred to as Consumer Packaged Goods, or CPG). As the name suggests, these are the products that we buy most frequently, such as tinned food, canned drinks, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, biscuits, toilet paper and instant coffee.

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Amazon Suspending Non-Essential Deliveries Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Multichannel Merchant

Major DTC brands including Glossier, Allbirds, Cuyana, Patagonia and Warby Parker were among the first to close their stores late last week amid worsening fears and shutdowns in response to the growing coronavirus outbreak, according to reports. The survey highlights the danger that consumers will end up purchasing inauthentic products.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

The bolded line is key, explaining why Amazon’s acquisitions have shaken markets – the Whole Foods acquisition prompted a $12 billion drop in grocery shares and the PillPack acquisition triggered a $15 billion dollar pharmaceutical share drop. You cannot rest on your laurels in this world. Customers won’t have it.”.

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How to Manage Supply Chain Impacts from the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Walmart to Tesla to ThroughPut Inc

ThroughPut

As an insider who has spent a decade in data analytics for industrial operations, I hope to walk you through the evolution of supply chain behavior through such a Black Swan event, share what is happening behind-the-scenes, and how I am working towards making supply chain systems more antifragile.