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Generative AI: Cheat Code to a More Competitive Supply Chain Business?

Logistics Viewpoints

The manager glances at the screen and sees a shipment to Louisville, KY flagged due to a storm delay. He asks the bot, “How long will the storm delay ABC Company’s shipment to Louisville and, can you find a better route?” The bot responds, “The customer in Louisville does not approve the upcharge. Do you want to ship it?”

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6 River Systems Enters 2021 with Strong Momentum Led by Award and Customer Wins

6 River Systems

At FLOW, we announced enhancements to our wall-to-wall fulfillment solution , including The Bridge, an overarching tool that connects the data from what’s happening on the ground in a physical warehouse operation to an intuitive cloud-based control center. SPARK Matrix Recognition.

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3D Printing Changes the Supply Chain

Kinaxis

The two companies have jointly opened a facility near the UPS air hub in Louisville, Kentucky, with more than 100 industrial 3D printers. Meaning you don’t have to have the finished product stacked on shelves or stacked in warehouses anymore. To get ahead of the curve, UPS invested in the aforementioned CloudDDM.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Warehouse Rental Prices (WSJ-sub. and Fast Radius’ On Demand Production Platform™ and 3D printing factory in Louisville, KY.” Otto, a start-up by ex-Googlers to make trucks driverless, has launched (CNBC). UPS To Launch On-Demand 3D Printing Manufacturing Network. E-Commerce Drives Surge in U.S.

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

Talking Logistics

Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Manhattan Associates Empowers Warehouse Managers With New E-Commerce Capabilities. Best Buy rolls out same-day delivery in 13 markets (Star Tribune). MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution.

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Easier than reducing carbon footprint – 5 Steps to make a dent in the Huge and Hidden Cost of CPG Sustainability

GlobalTranz

This sustainability effort has carried innovation and implementation costs which have been gradually offset with procurement and operational savings. Develop reporting for damage claims AND credits which aggregate data and identifies the cause, and involve traffic, logistics, warehouse and manufacturing in the analysis of the data 5.Calculate

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Top 10 Cities for eCommerce Fulfillment

FLEXE

Louisville, Kentucky. Short-term” warehousing traditionally meant signing a one-year lease and committing to a service contract. As the supply chain enters a new era—an era entrenched in digitization, innovation, the “now economy,” and the “sharing economy”—operations have to change to keep pace with increasing consumer demands.