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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

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aims to block from obtaining American high technology. The company plans to invest $140 million in the initiative in 2023 as it implements the technology at its 940 remaining U.S. In its January survey of grocery executives and consumers, Grocery Doppio, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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For Many, the Annual Freight Bid Season is Not “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

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Visibility to make more-informed decisions. For example, carriers can learn how they compare against others bidding for specific lanes and make informed decisions. A major distributor once commented, “In today’s environment, I would have to be crazy not to look at every aspect of the supply chain to gain efficiency.”

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

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Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Many of the leading ERP and supply chain software vendors have customer events in various countries around the world.;

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2015

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Last January, I shared 5 New Year’s Resolutions for supply chain and logistics executives to improve as leaders. As I wrote last year: According to leadership expert Ken Blanchard, “when you stop learning, you stop leading,” and this is especially true in supply chain management.

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Google Glass 2.0 Highlights Accelerating Move to Augmented Reality in the Supply Chain

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Implementing AR glasses gives users a place to display relevant work data while keeping their hands free, and the trend is rapidly taking hold in a variety of settings, including the supply chain. “We knew the value of wearable technology when we first put it on the floor,” Gulick told the news source.

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Google Glass 2.0 Highlights Accelerating Move to Augmented Reality in the Supply Chain

RFgen

Implementing AR glasses gives users a place to display relevant work data while keeping their hands free, and the trend is rapidly taking hold in a variety of settings, including the supply chain. “We knew the value of wearable technology when we first put it on the floor,” Gulick told the news source.

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The Top 5 Reasons You Need a Transportation Sourcing Solution

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If you are buying widgets, there are many ways to make your purchase, from going to a retail location, ordering online or using a standard procurement software tool that allows you to order lots of widgets and receive them over a specified period of time. Data rules. Data is critical to decision making. Relationships matter.