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What Is Order Fulfillment and It’s Process and Strategies

Locus

In a recent global survey of 31,040 shoppers, 41% said they wanted to receive the product within 24 hours, and 24% wanted to receive their orders in less than two hours. Using stores as distribution nodes This is the latest advancement in order fulfillment. Also, it allows companies to track, refill, and manage their inventory levels.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. According to Gartner, Inc., there will be nearly 26 billion devices on the Internet of Things by 2020.

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The Dispatch Report + Full Product Launch | January 2019, Issue No. 10

Shipchain

Almost two years ago with knowledge of the problems of the freight industry and some rough ideas of how to solve them, we’ve been able to plot, survey, and develop the systems we’ve now launched. 10 appeared first on ShipChain Blog. Pictured: John Monarch, CEO ShipChain. We completed a launch event in Tokyo, Japan with our team.

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep on Your 2019 Radar

Logistics Bureau

Source : Logistics Management 2018 Distribution Center Survey. . Trend #2: Distribution Nodes Moving Closer to Customers. We’re seeing more supply chain nodes spread across the country. They are smaller in size but greater in number.”. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne. Email: robyrne@logisticsbureau.com.

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What is the Biggest Blind Spot in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

In countless surveys over the past decade, manufacturers and retailers rank “improving supply chain visibility” as one of their top priorities. Yet, despite their focus on this effort and advancements in technology, achieving timely, accurate, and complete supply chain visibility remains an elusive goal for many companies.