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Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2024

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Many events exist in North America, Europe, and Asia. It’s a “who’s who” in warehouse automation, software, and robotics. Feel free to save this webpage to your favorites list for reference throughout the year. Welcome 2024! Industry association events are being held in the winter, spring, summer, and fall.

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Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2023

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If you haven’t attended recently, it is an unmatched display of warehouse automation, robotics, and software systems. Feel free to save this webpage to your favorites list for reference through the year. And still others provide the best learning opportunities. This year I am especially looking forward to ProMat.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

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This is the portion of E2E that is most commonly referred to as “real-time transportation visibility”. ” E2E also means being able to see things when they are not in transit, such as raw materials upstream, inventory in a warehouse or yard, products in retail outlets, or shipments stuck in customs.

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

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In terms of finding a 4PL solution provider, Mars wanted a company that could engage in truck loading and route optimization, and schedule shipments into and out of their warehouses. Mars Wrigley chose Transplace, now UBER Freight, for North America and a partnership with Maersk/E2Open for ocean freight.

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Honey, I Shrunk the Merchandise! How Missing Merchandise Hurts Retailers

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Retail theft, including organized retail crime, has been very prevalent in the news lately and “shrink” (a term that refers to merchandise that goes missing due to theft, fraud, damage, and other reasons) has been a significant topic for many retailers reporting their earnings. The group said retailers on average saw a 26.5%

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

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Separately, the company said in the past year, Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit sued or referred for investigation over 1,300 criminals in the U.S., Last month, the company released its third annual “Brand Protection Report” and said it disposed of over 6 million counterfeit goods in 2022. across the EU, and in China.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

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battery production site for Panasonic, and completion of Series D funding round for on demand warehousing provider Flex e. The announcement comes five years after Panasonic Group began production of lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) , referred to as Tesla’s Gigafactory , in Sparks, Nevada.