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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this week, the company announced that it will acquire Italy’s Bomi Group, which provides global healthcare logistics services. The post This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. 7-Eleven acquires Skipcart delivery service.

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The Vitamin Shoppe’s Omni-Channel Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week I attended the CSCMP Annual Global Conference in San Antonio, TX. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Inventory Management Logistics Outsourcing Replenishment Retail omni-channel Vitamin Shoppe' The omni-channel track featured in the Customer Cornerstone had a number of interesting sessions (including mine).

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This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Menlo Logistics Opening New Multi-client Warehouse in Ladkrabang, Thailand. Kuehne + Nagel inaugurates North America’s regional Integrated Logistics Control Centre in Raleigh, NC, USA. And with that, have a happy weekend — and I hope to see you in San Antonio next week! IAS ChassisManager Facilitates Street-Turns.

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Insights from the C-Suite: Supply Chain People Are Making a Difference in the World

Material Handling & Logistics

Whereas APICS itself once was focused largely on production and inventory control, since its acquisition of the Supply Chain Council in 2014 the organization has reestablished itself with a focus on helping its members achieve supply chain excellence. MH&L sat down with Eshkenazi at the recent APICS 2017 conference in San Antonio, TX. .

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Church's Chicken is Reinventing the Supply Chain

Elementum

Being able to handle product development, sourcing, production, logistics, and information systems well is what makes a business’s supply chain successful. Having worked in the restaurant industry for years, he wanted to bring delicious chicken and home-style sides to people in San Antonio, TX.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon’s SAT1 fulfillment center in San Antonio, Texas is the first to deploy Titan in its operations. LSEG Workspace, a financial news and data platform, calculated inventory turnover ratios of 30 major U.S. retailers for Reuters. That’s all for this week.

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20 warehouse professionals and business leaders reveal the single most important first step when designing a warehouse layout

6 River Systems

. “Identify your production and supply chain methods first…” For instance, if you’re following the Lean Production Method, it means that you don’t need to stock minor accessories because most of your inventory consists of the finished products.