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A River Runs Through It…

Supply Chain Shaman

The last scene shows an old man sitting on the Montana river where he used to fish with his family many years ago. In my work with supply chain clients, teams change, business strategies shift and dramas unfold. All are haunted by the river that runs through the supply chain. Each supply chain is unique.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 30 – June 3, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Wal-Mart says it is 6-9 months from using drones to check warehouse inventory (Reuters). One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2016 was that drones would have a breakout year — not in delivering packages to consumers, but in yard and warehouse management.

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Five Signs Your Business Needs a Fulfillment Partner

Ware2Go

It’s no secret that online shoppers expect fast delivery options such as 2-day or same-day shipping. A more cost-efficient solution in the long-term would be to outsource to a fulfillment partner who can distribute inventory much closer to those customers in order to lower TNT. You can no longer keep up with your order volume.