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North American Building Materials Leader Cornerstone Building Brands Chooses ToolsGroup and River Logic’s Technology

ToolsGroup

The visualization and scenario planning of the physical and financial value chain overlaid with a digital representation of the actual flow of goods enables us to utilize longer-term strategic supply chain design variations and optimize inventory and service levels.” “Our

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Top 5 Ways Inventory Tracking Technology Is Evolving

GlobalTranz

Inventory tracking is among the top areas most impacted by omnichannel supply chain strategies, and consumer spending habits are forcing inventory tracking technology to evolve, making sure consumers can get the products they want, through the media and channels they want, and at the prices they want.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Retailers are reviving an old playbook to manage their inventory levels after four years of struggling to find the sweet spot of holding enough merchandise but not too much. CargoNet ranks California, Texas and Florida as the top three hot spots in 2023, but the risk isn’t limited to the coasts.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Wing already handles drone deliveries at Walmart Supercenters in Frisco, Texas, and the Dallas area. In 2023, Amazon experimented with new logistics strategies and technologies to quickly fulfill and deliver orders, and these changes paid off big. Walmart unleashes ‘largest drone delivery footprint of any U.S.

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Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

ToolsGroup

Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. As a retailer, you must plan a customer-centric returns strategy in order to build client trust and prevent negative reviews on social media, websites, and other channels where customers interact. There’s an added benefit as well.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. December marked the lowest level for seaborne imports since June 2020, just before a pandemic-driven rush to restock depleted inventories triggered a surge in imports.

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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

A company can choose to maintain a high level of costly inventory to ensure short lead times, and a family can decide to live farther away from work and school but buy a bigger house. At the same time, another company might have twenty suppliers with similar pricing strategies, who supply the same raw material.