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The Returns War

Cathy Roberson

Per the announcement, the new service allows FedEx customers to access a low-cost, box- and label-free returns solution launching with approximately 3,000 drop-off locations in the trusted returns network of FedEx Office and Kohl’s stores with plans for swift growth across the U.S.

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June Industry News

Freight Center

This funding supports a range of strategic upgrades, including track maintenance, network enhancements, and significant improvements to its Homewood Campus, such as advanced technology installations and expanded training facilities. For more info, you can read the full article here.

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A Decade of Loadsmart: A Look Back to Move Forward with Felipe Capella

The Logistics of Logistics

Felipe holds Master degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (valedictorian), from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Spain – full scholarship) and an MBA from Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Brazil). AI optimizes shipment consolidation, cost reduction, efficiency, and environmental impact.

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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I am cruising major freeways traveling from Chicago to my new home in Pennsylvania. In most value networks, downstream partners have progressively pushed costs and waste backwards in the extended supply chain. Here is some reading material on some relevant research: Inventory Optimization in a Market-Driven World.

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3 Lessons from Gold and Silver Pawn: This… is Supply Chain, This… is Pawn Stars

Kinaxis

I found an “item” dating back to 1910, Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Cash Flow: as we improve our data, collaborate across your entire supply chain network to optimize cash flow, enabling the optimal margins for each partner, and the best cost to serve for the consumer.

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Leverage Our Flexible Network to Respond Quickly to COVID-19’s Effects on Your Supply Chain

Stord

Monday, March 30, 2020 COVID-19 is impacting the supply chain in unpredictable ways -- Pennsylvania truck stops were temporarily closed to stop the spread of the virus, and companies who manufacture perfume are shifting production to hand sanitizer. If our network of 350+ 3PLs doesn’t have space, we’ll source it for you.

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

Analyze the gaps of the prior year and define the planning taxonomy and design the optimization models to close the gap. The oppressive heatwave is passing in Pennsylvania. The conference has both an online and an in-person event designed for extreme networking. In both formats, we design the conference for extreme networking.