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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. Tompkins Robotics – Expanded its reverse logistics capabilities in 2018.

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Getting Smarter About Logistics and Sustainability

BlueYonder

In a previous Blue Yonder blog post , we defined some of the advanced technologies that are impacting the logistics industry today and provided an overview of how they’re improving companies’ cost and service outcomes. Improved sustainability is directly linked to logistics optimization.

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Amazon AWS Supply Chain Announces Four Added Capabilities

Supply Chain Matters

One Year Later- Added Functionality In conjunction with this year’s annual 2023 Amazon AWS re:Invent conference held in Las Vegas , additional strategic announcements came forth including added capabilities being planned for the Amazon AWS Supply Chain platform.

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The Supply Chain Can?t Stop: A story from the front lines at Ken?s Foods

Elementum

Today, they produce and package over 1,000 varieties of dressings and sauces — including category leader, Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce — across 4 plants near Boston, Indianapolis, Atlanta, and Las Vegas. With no plants overseas, Ken’s Foods was spared the early supply chain ripple effect related to COVID-19 in Asia and Europe.

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3 Tips for Placing the Customer at the Center of Your Hospitality Supply Chain

AFFLINK

Logistics Management. To ensure proper logistics management in the hospitality industry, businesses need to take steps to ensure efficient transportation and order pick-up. An example a company with efficient logistics management is the Hilton hotel chain. Inventory Management. The reason?

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Nuro said it is “taking over” 74 acres of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to build a “world-class, closed-course testing facility that will allow sophisticated development and validation of its autonomous on-road vehicles.”. billion in 2020. Walmart to add 20,000 supply chain employees.