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

Logistics Viewpoints

Overnight, the system has already recognized the shipments due out, the carriers in play, available inventory, staff, orders in progress, traffic and weather patterns, etc. The manager glances at the screen and sees a shipment to Louisville, KY flagged due to a storm delay. A transportation manager comes in to start the day.

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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. Local manufacturing, or on-demand, means creating only what is needed, as opposed to stocking materials and keeping an inventory, all of which need to be managed to optimize cost.

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

Talking Logistics

Manhattan Associates: New Inventory and Fulfillment Capabilities Give Store Associates More Time to Deliver a Fulfilling Experience. and Fast Radius’ On Demand Production Platform™ and 3D printing factory in Louisville, KY.” E-Commerce Drives Surge in U.S. Warehouse Rental Prices (WSJ-sub.

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

Talking Logistics

On Wednesday Amazon announced “the expansion of Prime FREE Same-Day Delivery to even more metro areas including Charlotte, Cincinnati, Fresno, Louisville, Milwaukee, Nashville, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Stockton, and Tucson, plus new areas in Central New Jersey, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, and San Diego.”

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Top 10 Cities for eCommerce Fulfillment

FLEXE

Louisville, Kentucky. With inventory closer to customers, they can shorten delivery times and offer one- or same-day shipping on certain products to improve conversion rates and reduce shopping cart abandonment. These centers tend to be located near centralized population hubs, large airports, and seaports. Seattle, Washington.