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5 Big Themes from RILA’s LINK2019 Conference

Stord

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)’s conference attracts retail and supply chain leaders from the biggest brands in the country, providing a forum for innovation, networking, and collaboration. If you couldn’t make it, or want to refresh your memory, here are five big themes from the 2019 conference.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Companies often choose private warehouses because of the high degree of control that they confer over the handling and storage of goods. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. For example, take Co-op Partners Warehouse in St. Let's dive in!

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Walmart Lowers their Shipping Requirements, but their Suppliers Still Struggle

Logistics Viewpoints

If a company short ships TVs, they are fined more than if they short ship soup, for example. The fines, Uber Freight reports, vary by the costs of the products being sold to Walmart. But for many retailers, the fines are well in excess of $1 million per year. It is clearly not an easy problem to solve.

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A Look Back at the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Conference – Kinaxis

247 Customs Broker

Supply chain skills in high demand, digital twins, disruptive technologies, and other takeaways from the 2018 Gartner supply chain conference. I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. He gave examples of how large companies are acquiring digital startups.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. The smart package program also aims to improve the customer experience by slashing the rate of packages placed in the wrong delivery vehicle.

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FedEx CIO Attests to Data-Driven Strategies in Pandemic Times

IoT World Today

FedEx, for example, has been on a multiyear digital transformation journey that included cloud computing and work-from-home capabilities but also widespread sensor technology buildouts, robotics forays and continued support of blockchain technologies. Critical packages will have a Bluetooth low-energy lightweight sensor.

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Printers – and Nothing But

Logistics Business Magazine

Frédéric is an old friend of Logistics Business – he was a lively panellist in our online conferences staged during lockdown – so it was a pleasure to catch up with him once again to hear from the inside about the state of play in the sector. The sticky receipt adheres well to the food packaging, with no extra waste produced for landfill.