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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

Massachusetts-based Teradyne moved its production out after U.S. percent year-on-year decline in cargo ton miles to 1.8bn, although this metric increased by 9.5 Amazon achieved its fastest-ever global shipping times last year but isn’t resting on its laurels. export regulations led to supply chain disruptions. That’s all for this week.

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New Year’s Resolution #1 for Supply Chain Planners: Improve Performance Measurement

Demand Solutions

I’m not sure I’ve ever talked to a Demand Solutions customer who wasn’t at least tracking their inventory levels, overstocks, stockouts, and so forth. Make it your New Year’s resolution to start using this more granular metric. Just about every company uses some kind of measures to gauge their supply chain performance.

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E-commerce and the Digital Path to Purchase

Enterra Insights

According to the staff at Klarna, “The first glimpse of online commerce was experienced by some students at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the 70’s. By every big-picture metric, social media and ecommerce should be a match made in heaven. ”[2]. The evolution of e-commerce. But, there’s a disconnect.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

G, the official groundhog of Massachusetts made her 16 th annual Groundhog Day forecast at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA. Inventories are much lower now than they were in Q3 of last year, and it seems the supply chains are coming back to life with the goal of replenishment. And find it I did. Our very own Ms. decline in Q4.

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Cannabis execs: digitize operations or else

TrackVia

According to Ello Capital’s analysis , Massachusetts-based Curaleaf has more than three years of cash remaining and Chicago-based Cresco Labs Inc. Raw material supply and inventory management . The larger your business grows, the harder it is to keep up with inventory, sales, and staff. has more than two years available.

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21 logistics experts share the most important ingredients in developing an effective logistics strategy

6 River Systems

Inventory requirements for all raw, WIP and finished goods. This latest smart manufacturing wave sees an encompassing integration of GPS technology that allows for the fluid and accurate reportage (or tracking) of employees, assets, inventory and vehicles. Storage needs for all raw, WIP and finished goods.