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A Better Way to Think About Integrated Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Definitions of agility, resilience, visibility, and end-to-end collaboration are all very much tied together. And agility is about reacting quickly and hopefully effectively to the actual disruptive event. But the event might not be disruptive at all if you had planned for it. Resilience is About Planning for Agility.

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Key Warehouse & Contract Logistics Trends from 2020

Now, That's Logistics

During a year when e-commerce sales skyrocketed, the global pandemic impacted supply chains around the globe, and transportation capacity contracted across most modes, while companies worked to get their logistics strategies realigned with this “new normal” operating environment. Playing the Waiting Game.

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Emerging Trends in Automation: What it Means to Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

This example generates a huge amount of data that can leverage in the supply chain. While this example may still be a few years off, it is important that you understand how the top emerging trends in automation will shape supply chains and transportation processes in the coming years. The truck never stops until arriving for reloading.

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7 Ways Retailers Can Reduce Delivery Costs

Locus

Take XYZ Retail for example, juggling 100 diverse orders ranging from on-demand to next-day deliveries. By leveraging data on real-time traffic, driver schedules, delivery priorities, and vehicle capacities, retail businesses can carve out the most efficient paths for their fleets.

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Peak Season 2021: What to Do Now to Secure the Supply Chain

Forto

Major calendar events are – quite literally – casting their shadows ahead for the supply chain: Golden Week in China, Black Friday and Cyber Monday on November 26 and 29, and of course Christmas holidays and also Chinese New Year are already just a few logistics steps away. But what exactly do these seasonal events entail?

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6 Inventory Control Techniques for Stock Optimization

EazyStock

Firstly, let’s get a few definitions: What is inventory control? Qualitative factors: Add any qualitative forecasting factors into your data, such as sales promotions, competitor activity or external market events. The amount they reorder is usually either a fixed amount or variable to meet a minimum or maximum stock capacity.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 6-10, 2017)

Talking Logistics

E2open Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Zyme. As the compliance date for the Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) mandate approaches (December 18, 2017), there are two important questions to be answered: How will it impact capacity? Data from transportation procurement events mirror these results.