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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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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Maersk has unabashedly championed vertical integration for years, advocating an “end-to-end” strategy. Even closer to end customers, in August, Maersk acquired Visible SCM, a Utah-based B2B/B2C company, which handles over 200,000 orders a day across nine fulfillment centers, as well as a European counterpart. No end to end-to-end.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

For that reason, you may want to consider a project manager to help oversee your implementation to help drive your compliance strategy forward. New technology and processes will likely need to be implemented, and what’s more, your staff will need to be on board and fully trained with these new changes. New Hampsire. New Jersey. New Mexico.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

A well-defined customer-centric supply chain starts with a clear definition of the organization’s strategy to serve a well-defined customer requirement. Defining the strategy and executing the processes requires leadership and organizational alignment. A customer-centric supply chain is easier to say than implement. The answer?

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How Robot Implementation Impacts Manufacturing Plant Productivity

Locus Robotics

Robots and robotic process automation (RPA) are some of the most effective operational cost-cutting strategies, and manufacturers’ bottom line benefits from them. As a result, many factories are implementing various improvement strategies to reduce and eliminate waste — such as maximizing manufacturing technology via robot adoption.

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Nursing Hospital and Healthcare Supply Into a New Age

Logistics Bureau

Vendor-managed Inventory. While this form of inventory management may not totally transform a healthcare supply chain, many healthcare providers have turned to VMI as a way to improve service and cost performance. Utah-based health system Intermountain Healthcare is another provider to take the in-house option.