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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing. then secure on-demand transportation, warehousing and labor assets dynamically, re-planning flexibly as conditions change.

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Global Status of the Physical Internet — A Vision for Sustainable, Secure, Resilient Supply Chains

Freightera

Interview with Benoit Montreuil, Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Director, Physical Internet Center; Director, Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Sephora is looking seriously into the impact of PI on its omnichannel operations, and other retailers are planning projects.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Körber , an international technology group, has signed an agreement to purchase enVista’s platform of Enspire Commerce omnichannel solutions, including its order management system (OMS), and its freight audit and payment (FAP) service. Volumes continued to shift eastward. Imports to the top East/Gulf Coast ports rose 9.7

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23 warehouse pros reveal the best ways for warehouses to control & reduce fulfillment costs

6 River Systems

The rise of drones and drone technology as well as robotics within warehouses, transport operations and the management of stock have grown. Punit Gupta is the Founder & CEO of EasyEcom — an omnichannel commerce platform. Doug studied Biology at Georgia Tech and has a masters in Logistics from Florida Tech. Punit Gupta.

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E-Commerce Supply Chain Advice From Top Retailers

CHAINalytics

By Irv Grossman, EVP of the Americas, Chainalytics When you need to know the best way to do something, you learn from the people who are already excelling at it. That’s what audience members did during the panel discussion on the future of e-commerce supply chains that we were called on to assemble at the 2015 […].

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A Complete Guide to Zone Skipping Logistics Strategy

ShipBob

The shipment is transported directly to the target region without going through a sortation process at multiple zones. Since zone skipping involves directly transporting shipments to the destination region without making multiple stops in between, it can also reduce delivery times. Why is zone skipping important in ecommerce?

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Nicole Lee

Saddle Creek Logistic Services

When one of her professors at Georgia Southern University told her that Saddle Creek was a promising, fast-growing 3PL looking for people who could make a difference, Nicole immediately looked for more information about the Trainee Program.