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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

Logistics Viewpoints

It ran from April 11 th through the 13 th at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas. What seems to be meant by many vendors is that their solution is a platform because they offer development tools that allow their customers or partners can use to build extensions to their solutions. Coupa meets this definition.

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UPS fights for volumes

Cathy Roberson

UPS successfully reduced total hours by 10% and improved misload frequency by 67% through its network planning tools during the fourth quarter. Heading to Las Vegas next week? Catch me at the Reverse Logistics Association’s conference and the week after that at the Aircargo Conference.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. “Home Depot and Lowe’s let you return dead plants, for a year. The field is large and growing.

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Amazon Prime Offers Same-Day Delivery from Retailers

Multichannel Merchant

The last mile has become quite the battleground, with retailers and service providers striving to conquer its tricky, costly logistics through the use of algorithm-driven optimization tools, plugging into a growing army of gig workers as well as hundreds of larger and smaller carriers. with more to follow.

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FOCUS 2016: That’s a Wrap!

BlueYonder

Attendees then selected from more than 290 content-packed sessions across retail, supply chain and logistics. This gathering of professional women working in supply chain, retail, and logistics heard from dynamic speakers including Susan Brady from Linkage, Dr. Nancy Nix from AWESOME, and Rachel Mushahwar from Intel. See you soon!

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FOCUS 2016: That’s a Wrap!

BlueYonder

Attendees then selected from more than 290 content-packed sessions across retail, supply chain and logistics. This gathering of professional women working in supply chain, retail, and logistics heard from dynamic speakers including Susan Brady from Linkage, Dr. Nancy Nix from AWESOME, and Rachel Mushahwar from Intel. See you soon!

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Don't Miss DAT Events at TIA Conference, April 5-8

DAT Solutions

The 2017 TIA Capital Ideas Conference & Exhibition is just around the corner, coming up April 5-8 in Las Vegas. This panel features Pete Emahiser, Tadmore Transportation; Justin Frees, Arrive Logistics; Chad Boblett, Boblett Brothers Trucking, LLC; and Jimmy DeMatteis, Des Moines Truck Brokers.