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Good People Can Make A Difference In Outcomes

Supply Chain Shaman

Ironically, in the city of San Francisco which alleges allegiance to Corporate Social Responsibility, I had no option. The flight into San Francisco on American was six hours late arriving at 7:00 AM EST. (I had scheduled the last flight out of Philadelphia on a Sunday night to spend the afternoon with my grandchildren.)

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. According to Cargill, these innovations will reduce emissions at the new refinery by 50% of those of a typical refinery. . are seeing steep price hikes in gasoline.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

In that spirit, we’ve combed the MH&L archives for the most innovative supply chain developments of the past year, as reported in our print magazine, on our website, in our e-newsletters, or our various social media channels. We hope you enjoy this salute to the best of 2018, and we look forward to even more innovations in 2019.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

As part of the Pledge, Amazon is creating a more sustainable delivery fleet, and its work with Rivian is an important part of decarbonizing its last mile logistics as well as accelerating innovation that can help others reach net-zero carbon.

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Is the Package Under your Tree?

Supply Chain Shaman

ecommerce is closely coupled with new channels and innovative ways of ordering and payment. Cabs in San Francisco are delivering packages in their trunks using an application called FlyWheel and manufacturers are experimenting with Uber. Define, audit and pay for premium service. 5) Design the Last Mile. The answer is yes.

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Jeff Bezos v the World: Why All Companies Fear 'Death by Amazon'

Supply Chain Brain

It’s also a total and complete knockoff — of a laptop stand that the San Francisco-based company Rain Design began selling nearly a decade before Amazon decided to make its own. Amazon’s innovation with its own version was to replace Rain Design’s raindrop logo with its own smiley arrow logo — and cut the price in half.

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Eliminating Real-World Bottlenecks using AI from Silicon Valley to Mars

ThroughPut

Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to meet the top brass of Global Industrial Operations, CVCs, Innovation Labs, Investors and Fortune 500 Industrial conglomerates. How do I start using my existing operations data metrics like cycle time, uptime to help create operational benefits for my teams? Why should you attend?