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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St.

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The Ways Getting Creative With Your Supply Chain Will Save You Time and Money

Quantified Freight

Since we do not purchase transportation in a box from a department store shelf — why are so many treating it that way? First, look at what makes the most sense for your business model. When you want to maximize service, reduce cost, and limit handling — there’s no easy, out of the box answer.

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Improving Truck Load Optimization with Better Supply Chain Planning

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Supply planners routinely plan purchasing, manufacturing, and outbound shipments based on detailed parameters relating to inventory levels, purchasing lead times, and manufacturing capacity. Costs have increased about 60% since before the pandemic. Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Board of St.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

from Washington University St. Louis, M.S. After 12 years as an Air Force logistics officer, Michael got his PhD in a top 5 logistics program, and now teaches supply chain management and marketing. Michael Gravier @Michael_Gravier Michael Gravier is an Associate Professor, Marketing with a B.A. University of North Texas.