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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. Warehouse robotics. Download the Guide.

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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

Shippers that do not yet have a plan in place are more likely to find most of their freight moving through the spot market in Q3 and Q4. Yes, all parties have metrics and KPIs that help them know when to switch carriers or where to throttle ordering, but that’s not acceptable to customers.

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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. Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Media Type.

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

ShipBob

First-mile delivery refers to the process of transporting finished goods from a manufacturer or supplier’s facility to an online retailer’s warehouse or multiple distribution centers — the last destination before products are delivered to the end user. First-mile delivery best practices to optimize your supply chain.

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The Global Supply Chain is Evolving – Are you ready?

MAVES

Companies that manufacture and distribute goods are relying more and more on the agility of their 3PL partners to provide the appropriate services to keep their supply chain efficient and their customers happy. Advanced Analytics / Metrics. IT Solutions will become Increasingly Prominent. to name a few.

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Wanted: Supply Chain Architects!

Supply Chain Shaman

So when the warehouse team threatened to unionize, I transferred into a distribution, warehouse environment. This was the beginning of my journey from manufacturing to understanding larger supply chain concepts. Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. The year was 1985.