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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

Quickly moving towards his true passion of operations, Jeff spent 2006-2016 in various roles with the nation’s largest building products Distributor, BlueLinx. In the podcast interview, Jeff explains the importance of effective inventory management to supply chains. Companies can meet these challenges by partnering with OneRail.

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What’s Next for The Freight Market with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

Before joining Coyote in 2006, Chris spent his early career in supply chain software development and network design – and studied at as many Eastern US tech schools as he could: earning a B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng. in Logistics from MIT, and an MBA from Georgia Tech.

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A Brief History of WMS in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

The development and history of warehouse management systems (WMSs) have had a profound impact on how the supply chain functions. The 2000s to 2006: Warehouses Become More Advanced, Relying on Evolving Technology to Meet Increased Demand and Avoid Overstocking. Enter the Amazon Elastic Computer Cloud.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. Historically, the cost of RFID implementation and difficulty to utilize RFID in conjunction with other supply chain systems has hindered mass adoption by supply chain managers.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

History of Supply Chain Management. Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks.

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DHL supports boohoo’s US expansion

Logistics Business Magazine

DHL Supply Chain , part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has been chosen by boohoo group plc to manage its first-ever US distribution centre. DHL Supply Chain will provide boohoo, which generates annual sales of over $2.4bn, with best-in-class warehousing solutions to enable the company’s expected growth in the US market.

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Free Zone in Oman

Logistics Business Magazine

Established in 2006 in the Sultanate of Oman, Salalah Free Zone (SFZ), a member of Asyad Group , is a 21-million-sqm industrial and logistics hub offering top financial and technical benefits to investors and leveraging a strategic location overlooking the main international trade route.