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The IoT Reality Check

C3 Solutions

Nobody wants to be the guinea pig," Intel's global logistics procurement director Greg Christensen told the authors of the 2019 State of Logistics Report. The few scaled-up implementations are being undertaken by retail giants – Amazon, Walmart and supermarket giants, primarily in dense markets like the United States and Europe.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Back in December, we welcomed two new members to our family: Milo and Otis, guinea pig brothers we adopted. Our first guinea pig, Bubbles, had passed away a few weeks earlier (after bringing us much joy and laughs for over four years), so we were very excited to bring Milo and Otis home and begin a new chapter of memories.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Such a system enables those companies to fulfil orders flexibly by dispatching the goods from various inventory points (e.g. El Salvador.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. United Arab Emirates.

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Checklist for working capital management

Supply Chain Movement

Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. 10 questions to assess working capital management.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Anticipate. The added value of S&OP varies from one company to another. El Salvador. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. Guadeloupe.

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