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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Expanding the smart package initiative will help UPS strengthen its network efficiency as it seeks to reduce costs in a cooling demand environment. 9, according to Xeneta, a Norway-based transportation data firm, reflecting lower freight demand as retailers cut orders and consumer spending continues to decline.

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The Top 5 Reasons You Need a Transportation Sourcing Solution

Talking Logistics

Additionally, you can evaluate and analyze carrier bids with simulation of actual shipment data, lanes and volumes to get a sense of overall cost and impact. A missed pick up or delayed shipment can have expensive and negative consequences, ranging from a manufacturing line sitting idle or a lost sale. That is why relationships matter.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Disney 'Imagineers' a Supply.

Supply Chains Rock

Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

The VP of Supply Chain and Logistics at our house (aka my wife) has been out of the country this week. So, while I count the days and hours and minutes until she gets back, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) Activates For Latest Major Hurricane Of 2018.

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Google Glass 2.0 Highlights Accelerating Move to Augmented Reality in the Supply Chain

RFgen

Implementing AR glasses gives users a place to display relevant work data while keeping their hands free, and the trend is rapidly taking hold in a variety of settings, including the supply chain. Highlights Accelerating Move to Augmented Reality in the Supply Chain appeared first on RFgen. The post Google Glass 2.0

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Google Glass 2.0 Highlights Accelerating Move to Augmented Reality in the Supply Chain

RFgen

Implementing AR glasses gives users a place to display relevant work data while keeping their hands free, and the trend is rapidly taking hold in a variety of settings, including the supply chain. Highlights Accelerating Move to Augmented Reality in the Supply Chain appeared first on RFgen. The post Google Glass 2.0

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This Week in Logistics News (February 26 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cyberattack on Toyota’s supply chain shuts 14 Japanese factories. Xerox addresses $300m backlog due to supply shortages. Maritime partners finalize plan to expand chassis pool, fight port congestion. As Clint Reiser pointed out earlier this week, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting global supply chains.