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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

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And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 billion for Bollore logistics unit Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes Robust.AI billion) for the logistics unit of Bollore. That’s all for this week.

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3 Core Metrics & 10 Soft Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance

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3 Key Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance Beyond Cost Reduction. 10 Soft Metric Considerations in Measuring Supply Chain Performance. Every company knows customer service is important, but it is seldom well-defined, and even more rarely measured in logistics operations. Read more. . Read More. . Read more. .

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

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The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Retailers face security-related challenges on many fronts. While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news.

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The Evolution of Logistics: Connectivity, Data Integration, and Virtual Design

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The term “logistics” may be relatively new, but its general principles date back to ancient civilizations. The early Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans pioneered the principles of logistics and designed trade routes to facilitate their connections with other nations.

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The Ultimate Guide to Contract Logistics: What You Need to Know

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Contract Logistics is a critical aspect of the supply chain that often remains behind the scenes but plays a significant role in ensuring the efficient movement and management of goods. Read More: 6 Logistics KPIs Attributes That are Essential ] What is Contract Logistics?

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President Andrew Lynch On What We Must Do To Create Nationally Secure And Resilient Supply Chains

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T he cascading logistical problems caused by the pandemic and the war in Eastern Europe have made securing a reliable supply chain a national imperative. So, what must manufacturers and policymakers do to ensure that we have secure and resilient supply chains? About Andrew Lynch. Andrew Lynch x Authority Magazine Interview.

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Top Solutions for Supply Chain Agility

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But, more commonly there are downside surprises: customers lower the volume they want on an order, delay their order, there are manufacturing problems, logistics problems, staffing issues, to name the most obvious downside risks. The network supports downstream channel partners, upstream supply partners, and logistics partners.