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LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Now, UPS has aggressively grown into freight and other transportation solutions through a series of strategic acquisitions. UPS Freight provides a variety of LTL freight solutions including: standard, regional, inter-regional and long-haul service. The new segment was rebranded as UPS Supply Chain Solutions.

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What About Them Apples?

Supply Chain Shaman

A shortage of pharmaceuticals in Puerto Rico. I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. Test new solutions against the traditional demand sensing providers of E2open (Terra Technology), SAP and ToolsGroup. One thing is clear.

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7 Steps to Weatherproof Your Supply Chain for Extreme Weather

Resilinc

Take this example: when category 5 Hurricane Maria was approaching Puerto Rico in 2017, suppliers and critical FDA-regulated materials were threatened. million worth of IV bag inventory (at the time Puerto Rico was the sole source of these bags for the majority of US-based healthcare providers).

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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

Together with Consafe Logistics, a supplier of supply chain execution software, Supply Chain Movement has created this Supply Chain Execution Mindmap to outline the route, including road signs indicating potential hazards along the way. >>Please Puerto Rico. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied.

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RELEX Solutions to Provide AutoZone with Forecasting and Replenishment

RELEX Solutions

RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions, today announced a new partnership with AutoZone , the largest retailer and a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States. RELEX will provide forecasting and replenishment solutions to AutoZone’s Distribution Centers.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

Puerto Rico. The way by which consumers purchase, use and share technology is changing rapidly. Supply chain solutions. It is paramount for survival that High-tech companies have to implement supply chain solutions in order to keep with the trends in technology: Act. Northern Mariana Islands. Papua New Guinea.

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Last-Mile Success - Closer and Faster

Cathy Roberson

Many retailers were slow to invest in required technologies until 2020 when the COVID pandemic temporarily forced physical stores to close and/or limit hours of operation, e-commerce purchases jumped, and last-mile delivery providers struggled to deliver goods on time to consumers. Costco, for example, acquired Innovel Solutions in 2020.