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This Week in Logistics News (April 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

It also provides predictive analytics that can tell the restaurant more about what kind of coffee its customers enjoy and when. UPS wants to ship packages in the metaverse. Vehicle inspections causing delays for trucks in Texas. ” I wonder if the metaverse expects same-day shipping.

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Managing Logistics for The World’s Largest Company with Gary Sostack

The Logistics of Logistics

Then, we buy and ship it to get oil out of the ground. I was involved with the procurement of equipment and materials. We once had to move a prototype oil rig from Texas to Saudi Arabia. For example, all the hospitals that got supported with tens of thousands of purchase orders that Aramco was handling.

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Mastering Profitable Omni-Channel Logistics, Despite Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

As physical stores opened, shut down and re-opened again, consumers became more flexible in the way they shop for, and purchase, just about every product. Digital transportation management solutions can help by connecting the entire shipping network, including customers and carriers, in real time. While driving a projected $14.1

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Bipartisan Consensus on Chinese Threats: U.S. Must Build New Supply Chains with Allies

Resilinc

While the pandemic has given procurement managers fresh ammunition to advocate for greater resiliency within their corporate supply chains, geopolitical experts and a bipartisan coalition of legislators argue that the U.S. From ships to drones. This is alarming.”. It’s clear that the U.S. Sands pointed to the U.S.-Canada

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Your Expert Guide to Inventory Audits: Best Practices & Tips 

ShipBob

Cutoff analysis Cutoff analysis is when you pause operations such as receiving and shipping at the time of the physical count to ensure nothing is being handled and goes unaccounted for. This helps you understand trends so you can be better informed during inventory procurement and when you’re forecasting demand.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

Yung-Yun’s algorithm scanned tens of thousands of targeted news and company reports to develop the ratings in each category. Secondary data sources are published available databases, reports, websites, and so on. Category strategies are well communicated & drive local purchasing behavior & local supplier relationships.

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More Electric Vehicle Supply Network Moves

Supply Chain Matters

Earlier this month, somewhat related to recent Panasonic announcements, highflyer Tesla indicated it was investigating the development of a battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility in Texas. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act in the U.S.