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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Tackles Warehouse Complexity

Logistics Viewpoints

SMECO , Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, was one of those companies. From the perspective of warehousing and distribution, inventory is related to the assets in the field that distribute power to customers within the region. I therefore took the opportunity to meet with a few of the independent consultants in attendance.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Accenture Acquires Global Logistics Consulting Firm Flo Group Global based consulting and other services firm Accenture has reportedly acquired European based global logistics consulting services firm Flo Group. The deal reportedly will further enhance Oracle’s logistics software deployment capabilities across Europe.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 12 – 18)

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However, for one man in Maryland, none of that matters. The 65-year-old Accekeek, Maryland man bought 15 identical tickets for the same lottery drawing. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The company in the past year revamped its logistics network, enabling faster and more efficient deliveries.

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COVID-19 Drives Push for Supply Chain Efficiency with Mobile Barcode Data Collection

RFgen

When Finding Inventory Becomes an Efficiency Problem. If you’re using manual data collection processes to track inventory, you’re not getting the kind of granular oversight needed for today’s modern requirements—nor can you do so efficiently. This means your workers can’t trust if inventory levels are actually correct.

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COVID-19 Drives Push for Supply Chain Efficiency with Mobile Barcode Data Collection

RFgen

When Finding Inventory Becomes an Efficiency Problem. If you’re using manual data collection processes to track inventory, you’re not getting the kind of granular oversight needed for today’s modern requirements—nor can you do so efficiently. This means your workers can’t trust if inventory levels are actually correct.

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From Lab to Arm: Supply Chain Journey of the COVID-19 Vaccines

BlueYonder

But what are the challenges and how can we do the best in logistics and supply chain to achieve better results in this very important mission. Pfizer has chosen to work with logistics provider to ship vaccines directly from their plants (in Kalamazoo and Belgium) to the various states and specified DCs. So that is on the make side.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

I saw an interesting story earlier this week about how a police department in a small Maryland city is using drones in its effort to thwart illegal dirt bike riding within city limits. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The logistics provider has already deployed 3,000 AMRs globally with over 2,000 in North America.