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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

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. Louis, among other cities.

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Freight Tech, ROI & Input vs. Output Metrics

Parade

Years ago, I used to work at an online bookshop in Seattle called Amazon. The results were an output metric : they’re backwards looking financial or operational metrics that tell us how we did but they don’t tell us why we performed that way. Remember: the “R” in ROI is an output metric and a financial one.

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Freight Tech, ROI & Input vs. Output Metrics

Parade

Years ago, I used to work at an online bookshop in Seattle called Amazon. The results were an output metric : they’re backwards looking financial or operational metrics that tell us how we did but they don’t tell us why we performed that way. Remember: the “R” in ROI is an output metric and a financial one.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

Content Summary: Seattle ranks number 1 among the seven metro areas in supply chain management and technology occupational employment share. Content Summary: Los Angeles does not rank number 1 in any of the categories Deloitte studied, but it does rank number 2 in net job creation for supply chain-related industries. Media Type. Media Image.

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Hidden ROI You Need To Know - Indirect Cost Savings

Freight Plus

This popular metric helps buying and finance teams justify capital outlays as they bring on new products and services. in Seattle where he was responsible for inventory and supply chain management. As part of our sales cycle, we are often asked by companies to provide them with an ROI (return on investment).

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How Supply Chain Best Practice Metrics Can Predict the NFL Super Bowl

Kinaxis

We are down to the final four teams: Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts and the Green Bay Packers. So, I decided to use supply chain best practice metrics to predict the Super Bowl participants, and the ultimate winner. This is a simple equation, but yet very effective when used as an end-to-end metric.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Content Summary: Walmart Says It Can Reduce Emissions in China by 50 Million Tons. Several major U.S. Click here to read the full story.