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Warehouse Automation: Top Five Factors Impacting Adoption

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group’s Global Warehouse Automation Research study is now complete and available for purchase. The research process includes an analysis of large amounts of information and interviews with executives from numerous warehouse automation providers; and concludes with the publication of ARC’s research study. Growth Drivers.

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From Real-Time Visibility to Real-Time Decisions: Data’s Value Is Propagating Across Global Supply Chains

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The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials?

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

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Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The supply plan will include the procurement plan for their raw material supplies (Tier 2) needed for their finished goods suppliers (Tier 1). Building highly automated warehouses takes time. This will be about a 1.2

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

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And what is sitting in the warehouse. From there, we can upgrade supply planning systems, streamline procurement, revamp warehousing and distribution and, perhaps most importantly, enable collaboration across vast networks of supply chain partners to keep goods flowing. And at the cross-dock. And in the rail car.

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Shipper Prep Tips for the CVSA Roadcheck, 72-Hour Capacity Reduction

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CVSA-certified inspectors will commit a blitz of inspections across North America, creating a sudden strain on resources for both domestic and cross-border freight. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CSVA) International Roadcheck is set for May 4-6, 2021. Also known as the CVSA roadcheck, it spans three days.

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Better Inventory Management Requires International Suppliers To Step Up to Digital Transformation and Collaboration

Logistics Viewpoints

Is it sitting at the warehouse yard, or has it reached the store? Complete visibility requires us to break down the silos between various critical supply change management systems – e.g., warehouse management systems, order management systems, visibility platforms. What’s in manufacturing? What orders are planned versus in process?

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This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 3)

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The startup procured $400 million in a Series E financing round, led by One Madison Group and JS Capitol , that includes Walmart and existing investing partner SoftBank Vision Fund 1 in January 2022. Moller – Maersk is turning to flying drones to manage inventory counts in its warehouse network, the Danish firm said.