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Widespread, Yet Cautious Optimism for 2021: ARC’s Order Fulfillment Research Findings

Logistics Viewpoints

COVID-19 caused a global upheaval in order fulfillment processes throughout 2020. For example, the Delta variant of COVID-19 may cause an increase in infection and disruptions to business in the fall. We obtained insights into experiences from the prior year (2020) and expectations for 2021 and beyond.

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Who’s Using Blockchain in 2020, and How?

Logistics Bureau

Let’s look at some of its real-world uses in 2020 across the public and private sectors to see which prominent players have embraced blockchain, to what end, and what kind of inroads it’s making into the supply chain environment. Examples of Blockchain in Food Supply Chains. Other Food Industry Blockchain Initiatives.

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What Do You Mean By Supply Chain Visibility?

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group did a study on the supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) a couple of years ago. I attended my first Visibility conference in 2020. In 2020, the company had expanded beyond providing over the road visibility to providing end-to-end visibility across multiple modes and regions. That is fast growth.

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Avis Budget Group CEO Aims to Reinvent Car Rental Industry

IoT World Today

Larry De Shon, president and chief executive officer of Avis Budget Group, which owns Avis Car Rental, Budget Car Rental and car-sharing firm Zipcar, among others, has a fresh perspective on the car rental industry. ( Avis Budget Group is a finalist in the IoT World Awards for Best Enterprise IoT Deployment.)

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IntraLog Poland 2020 – AGV, AMR, Cobots and More

Logistics Business Magazine

IntraLog Poland (3-5 March 2020) is a new business show dedicated to internal logistics, new technologies in supply chain management and warehouse security. Cobots or co-operating robots are a large group of AGV products, which are distinguished by their compactness, lightness and size. Cobots – Cooperating robots.

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Navigating a Lost Bill of Lading (BOL) with Courier Companies in International Trade

MTS Logistics

According to a 2020 analysis by the Insurance Information Institute, these disruptions cost firms an average of $1.45 According to a study by the Business Continuity Institute and Zurich Insurance Group, 85% of companies experienced a financial impact from supply chain disruptions in 2020, with an average cost of $1.9

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Prior to 2020, they were paying around ten cents a mask. During 2020, Cooper was paying up to a $1.50 2020 it was just a scramble for PPE,” Dr. Runkle explained. “We For example, when a UPS strike was looming last year, the Interos solution automatically highlighted Cooper’s strategic suppliers that relied on UPS for shipping.