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Why Packaging Matters with Phillip Akhzar

The Logistics of Logistics

Phillip Akhzar and Joe Lynch discuss why packaging matters. Phillip is the Founder and CEO of Arka , a tech enabled packaging platform that provides custom and unbranded eco-friendly packaging to SMBs at competitive prices. Arka’s API uses AI to auto-replenish packaging inventory for warehouses and 3PLs.

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Is the Package Under your Tree?

Supply Chain Shaman

Get Good at Having a Real-time Perpetual Inventory Signal. Foundational for ecommerce is a real-time perpetual inventory (PI) signal. If you are going to be excellent at ecommerce fulfillment, you need to have great perpetual inventory capabilities. No matter where inventory is, put it to work. Don’t fool yourself.

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Crime is Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Enterra Insights

Back in the fall of 2021, Walgreens announced it was closing five San Francisco stores, citing ongoing organized retail crime as the reason. At the time, Walgreens spokesperson Phil Caruso stated, “Organized retail crime continues to be a challenge facing retailers across San Francisco, and we are not immune to that.”[1]

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

As we’ve seen over the past few years, businesses will keep automating and integrating supply chain planning capabilities, including demand-sensing, dynamic safety-stock management, inventory optimization, and external collaboration. They are more likely to shop for discounts and sales and may delay purchases of some items.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Reader Email

Supply Chains Rock

The following comes from Kaity Nakagoshi, Bisk Education, University of San Francisco ( which offers a course in Sustainable Supply Chain Management ). I started to comment on your “Thinking End to End on Product Packaging” post but then I realized I had too much to say, and composing an e-mail would be more appropriate J.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)

Talking Logistics

FedEx, UPS Want to Steer Santa’s Packages to the Local Drugstore (Bloomberg). Christmas Becomes Inventory War Game for US Fashion Brands (Business of Fashion). San Francisco made things much tougher for robotic delivery startups this week (TechCrunch). and Nousot partner to deliver predictive logistics analytics.

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Top 12 New Logistics Startup Companies Making Noise

ShipBob

This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Inventory management. Founded in 2015, Arka is dedicated to helping businesses curate a custom brand experience through sustainable packaging materials.