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This Week in Logistics News (April 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. While most of the tech world is focused on new generative AI tools, Amazon has been chipping away at an ongoing challenge posed by modern consumerism: the proliferation of shipping materials. Alibaba has officially introduced its Logistics Marketplace, providing U.S.

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Best Supply Chain Management Software for Mac 2024

SCMDOJO

Hence, leveraging the right technological tools becomes not only beneficial. This comprehensive guide highlights software that stands out. For each recommended software, we will delve into the key features that set it apart. For each recommended software, we will delve into the key features that set it apart.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

The top gifts were clothes and accessories, which about half of those surveyed purchased, and toys, which nearly a third of people surveyed bought. And now on to this week’s logistics news. This allows faster delivery, as delivery stations go from handling 60,000 packages a day to over 110,000 during the holiday season.

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Sustainable Product Packaging Impacts Supply Chain Transformation

QAD

Quite often, the person dictating the list to the other describes one or more of the products by a distinct characteristic of its packaging rather than by name. Product packaging, especially in the consumer products universe is more than simply the vessel to hold the product and to protect it during transport. It influences sales.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. That’s exactly what Amazon is doing as it with its “Ships in Product Packaging” (SIPP) program, which, as the name suggests, allows products to ship in their original box or bag without any added Amazon packaging. The growth in logistics hiring came as the broader U.S. and Canada.

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Emerging and Persistent Consumer Packaged Goods Trends

Enterra Insights

A strong consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector is essential for a healthy U.S. Unfortunately, high-quality, sustainable and ‘cheap’ don’t usually go hand-in-hand, so retailers are navigating a number of competing purchasing priorities.” ”[5] • Increase in private label purchasing. economic activity.”[1]

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Stord Appoints Logistics Leader Scott Dorfman as a Board Director

Stord

Scott and the ownership group at Innotrac purchased eBay Enterprises (fka GSI Commerce) and combined them to form Radial Corporation. Stord’s solutions allow brands to streamline their partners and systems into a single technology that far exceeds the capabilities, flexibility and scalability of most other systems.