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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q2 2018)

Talking Logistics

Start Managing Your Inbound Freight More Effectively Today. 5 Things to Know Before Negotiating Ocean Shipping Contracts This Year. CFO Beating You Up Over Rising Freight Costs? Talent Management in Logistics: Why It’s More Important than Ever. Smarter Approaches to Freight Matching.

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Logistics Past, Present, and Future

MIT Supply Chain

We have a shipping community that is dialed into using technology and trying to make sure that they bid everything electronically.” In the ocean mode, for instance, the consolidation of steamship lines means that more than ever shippers and 3PLs need the leverage that comes from high freight volumes when negotiating with carriers.

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Robotic Process Automation and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Quirk cites a 2017 study published by the Information Services Group (ISG) that concluded, “This kind of automation technology is allowing for a 43 percent reduction in resources needed for order-to-cash processes, 34 percent for invoicing, and 32 percent for vendor and talent management.” ”[6].

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Amid Peak Season Surprises, Worries Persist

Intelligent Audit

After years of pandemic stress, shippers look forward to a ‘normal’ holiday shipping season. As customers slowly return to in-person pre-pandemic shopping habits, mega-carriers like UPS expect shipping volumes to surge later in the holiday season than in previous years. Customers Return to Pre-Pandemic Holiday Shopping Habits.

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Supply Chain Management:Retailer Multi-Channel Operations.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Talent Management. BigDataEdge – Insights Management. SmartGridEdge – Smart Grid Management. TalentEdge – Talent Management. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. Product Categories. Banking Suite. Cloud & Big Data. Customer Service. Digital Commerce. Digital Marketing.

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New Opportunities for Students in Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Major retailers often serve as merchandise distribution centers, picking, packing, and shipping online purchases to clients sometimes the very day. E-commerce logistics need more room due to the rise in SKUs, backup stock returning goods, and personal selection, packaging, and shipping caused by e-commerce.