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How New Supply Chain Technologies Are Boosting Efficiency

ShipBob

With on-demand logistics on the rise (due to high standards and expectations around accurate, fast, and reliable delivery), technology continues to play a tremendous role in supply chain efficiency. 5 supply chain technology trends to look out for. How to Choose a 3PL for Your Ecommerce Business.

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How Can CIOs Accelerate Supply Chain Transformation? Think Less Planning, More Real-Time Decision-Making

Logistics Viewpoints

As an engineer, former solutions architect and now CEO of a leading supply chain technology company, I have a real affinity and respect for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and their teams, without whom successful enterprise technology deployments would be impossible. That covers “on-time.”

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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

We’ve seen how the lockdowns in Shanghai snarled global supply chains. In addition, retailers are struggling to move inventory initially ordered in the first quarter of 2022 to make way for back-to-school and holiday merchandise. Bottlenecks from future COVID-19 variants are possible. Weather events might also be factors.

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Supply Chain Best Practices during a Quarantine

SupplyPike

Your buyer may also need to work on directing inventories to more active locations. With demand so high for a lot of key products, you’ll need to closely monitor short-term and long-term demand and inventory. Another solution is to create inventory reserves. Utilizing technology. Other considerations.

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Wanted: Supply Chain Architects!

Supply Chain Shaman

This was the beginning of my journey from manufacturing to understanding larger supply chain concepts. I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. This work is typically periodic to accompany a freight bid or an end-to-end project. The year was 1985. It was a foreign world.

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Understanding First-Mile Delivery & Why it’s Important for Your Store

ShipBob

For instance, choosing between a domestic or overseas supplier will impact how quickly you ca receive new inventory, and where you story inventory based on customer location and demand can impact shipping costs and timelines. A technology-enabled 3PL handles all the logistics associated with warehousing , fulfillment, and shipping.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more.