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Navigating the Challenge of Dwell Time in E-commerce Logistics

Stord

In e-commerce, every second counts. Although not often talked about outside logistics circles, dwell time, and actually your Past Dwell Time Frequency is a critical metric that can significantly impact your performance – and how it's perceived. The Dwell Time Dilemma “If you’re not measuring it, you’re not managing it.”

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Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The seemingly miraculous capabilities of generative AI systems like ChatGPT (large language models, or LLMs, generating novel text and code), Dall-E (generating novel images), and Alphafold2 (protein structure prediction) come from exploiting this scale. It can then generate new content using prompts that resemble the original training data.

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4 Strategies for Finding the Best Warehouse Employees

RFgen

Managers need to reference a variety of data sources to create standards for an open position. warehouse businesses added 5,100 jobs in October, 2015. Experts accredit the growth to numerous factors, including the popularity of e-commerce. ALSO READ: Addressing Talent Acquisition in the Warehouse ».

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4 Strategies for Finding the Best Warehouse Employees

RFgen

Managers need to reference a variety of data sources to create standards for an open position. warehouse businesses added 5,100 jobs in October, 2015. Experts accredit the growth to numerous factors, including the popularity of e-commerce. ALSO READ: Addressing Talent Acquisition in the Warehouse ».

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5 Signs You Need Advanced Supply Chain Analytics to Make Better Last-Mile Decisions

Locus

With e-commerce user penetration expected to surpass 80% in 2023 and close to 85% in 2027, businesses need operational flexibility to manage vast volumes of shipments. Before the pandemic hit, retail e-commerce sales were 3.35 A study says retail e-commerce sales will reach 8.1 And the numbers prove it. trillion dollars.

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What Makes a Mature Planning Organization? (Part 2)

Supply Chain Shaman

Closing the gaps happens when there are aligned metrics, clarity of vision and aligned planning processes. It combines decisions across sell, deliver, make and source processes to drive value based outcomes. Metrics Alignment. Most companies operate well within functions, but struggle to build strong horizontal processes.

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Environmental Sustainability in Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

In the survey, APQC used a series of performance metrics, including net promoter score, customer retention rate, perfect order performance, and on-time delivery among others, to identify the top performing companies. This shows that all companies still have a long way to go when it comes to fuel consumption from renewable sources.