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Generative AI: Cheat Code to a More Competitive Supply Chain Business?

Logistics Viewpoints

Generative AI in Practice With little imagination, it is not difficult to see how this technology can be a game-changer for a logistics service provider (LSP). A transportation manager comes in to start the day. The manager glances at the screen and sees a shipment to Louisville, KY flagged due to a storm delay.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles. The post This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution – Possibly the Most Important Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Pfizer’s plan utilizes strategic transportation partners to ship by air to major hubs and then distribute by ground transportation to dosing locations. FedEx and UPS will be the partners responsible for vaccine transportation. McKesson is serving as a centralized distributor of the Moderna vaccine and the associated supply kits.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution – Possibly the Most Important Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Pfizer’s plan utilizes strategic transportation partners to ship by air to major hubs and then distribute by ground transportation to dosing locations. FedEx and UPS will be the partners responsible for vaccine transportation. McKesson is serving as a centralized distributor of the Moderna vaccine and the associated supply kits.

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My Logistics Experiences with Amazon and AAA

Talking Logistics

When you spend your workday thinking and writing about logistics, you can’t help but see it in your everyday life too. Hey, Mr. Logistics Expert,” she says to me, “why does Amazon do this? Need better collaboration between #logistics & packaging! Amazon: Two Extremes of Packaging. A lot of wasted space, materials, and $.

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REPOST: Selecting an E-commerce Fulfillment Partner with AJ Khanijow

The Logistics of Logistics

Fulfillment locations should be close to carrier transportation hubs, ports, customers, and suppliers. Third-Party Logistics: Will they be able to accommodate all of your SKUs? The Logistics of Logistics Podcast. Next, determine suitable locations for e-commerce fulfillment. The labor rate in L.A.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016)

Talking Logistics

You get on the M25 and before long you have a front seat view of the biggest transportation challenge facing companies in England and many other countries around the world: traffic congestion. I used that hypothetical headline to highlight a trend I saw in the industry: the convergence of logistics services, technology, and consulting.