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How Brave Books Manages Its Fulfillment with Stord E-Commerce Software

Stord

But as brands quickly scale, they add new tools on top of legacy systems, taking protocols that were effective when shipping 50 orders per month and bolting on other systems hoping they can all work seamlessly together when they hit hundreds of orders per day. We are a children's book publishing company in the greater Houston area.

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InSight, InControl: Real-time position and quality monitoring for production material transports

SupplyOn

By combining real-time asset tracking and condition monitoring of production material during transport, you can initiate appropriate countermeasures to keep your production running long before goods receipt. A materials controller needs up-to-date information at all times for production planning purposes.

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Protect Your Shipments From Cargo Theft

Zipline Logistics

According to CNBC, this is a “sign of the economic times” and adding further pressure to already inflated prices. Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago.

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SCRC Meeting Insights Part II: Management Principles for Executing Visibility Strategies

NC State SCRC

As organizations move towards visible, high velocity, transparent supply chains, a number of questions arise that are fundamental to the business, but which executive often struggle to answer with any clarity. How do we extend the concept visibility and control beyond our four walls to drive better execution in our supply chain?

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UltraShipTMS Chosen by Leading Small Town Retailer, Stage Stores

Supply Chain Collaborator

The Houston, Texas based retailer operates 850 department stores across 40 states under the Bealls, Goody’s Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage brands. Once fully implemented, UltraShipTMS drive will improve visibility into Stage Stores’ inbound shipments as they make their way to the company’s distribution centers.

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Answering the Call in Times of Disaster

Material Handling & Logistics

Recent estimates suggest that Hurricane Harvey destroyed a minimum of 100,000 homes in the Houston-Beaumont, Texas, area. For example, demand-side tools give manufacturers access to real-time retail point-of-sale data so they can adjust production, replenishment and other supply chain requirements accordingly. .

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

Logistics technologies such as robotic warehouse systems make automation a reality, while drones improve last-mile delivery capabilities and better tracking with tools like RFID tags improve visibility throughout the supply chain. Data can be captured via sensors in medical devices and shared in real time with physicians.