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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. And now on to this week’s logistics news. By acquiring GroundCloud, which was officially known as Windigo Logistics Inc.,

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Key Takeaways from Oracle CloudWorld 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

And of course, Oracle with their investments in Cloud computing, Internet of Things technology, and artificial intelligence can be used to minimize inputs while increasing productivity. In hospitals inventory tends to be stored in all sorts of nooks and crannies across the facility. Uber has an ecosystem.

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How Stord’s Technology is Different From [Insert Vendor Name Here]

Stord

In 2022, almost every significant logistics company has some sort of technology play. All of these other players build technology to augment the specific physical logistics services that they offer and/or give clients insights into exactly what these logistics companies are doing on their behalf (for example what orders were shipped).

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Ecommerce Returns – How to Stay Ahead of Reverse Logistics

Ship Monk

Anyone who owns an ecommerce brand has unwittingly been through a crash course in ecommerce logistics. Forward logistics, or the process of moving a product through the supply chain from the manufacturer to the end customer, is a process most startups don’t worry about until it becomes a problem. What is Reverse Logistics?

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ShipMonk’s Jan Bednar Named Entrepreneur of the Year® 2022 Award Winner

Ship Monk

At its core, the nimble third-party logistics ( 3PL ) company was created to compete with shipping giants and disrupt an industry plagued by slow turnaround, inefficiencies, and labor constraints. “I They are a shining example of business ingenuity, and we are proud to honor them.”. About ShipMonk. About Entrepreneur of the Year®.

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What Does a 3PL Do?

Ship Monk

Learn All about Ecommerce Logistics and Fulfillment Of all the many things you do as an ecommerce brand owner, logistics and fulfillment are often afterthoughts — as in, let’s worry about that after the orders start coming in. And that’s why the 3PL , or third-party logistics provider, came to be. It’s a lot. What is a 3PL?

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Gemba Process Innovation Can Drive Wave in Europe

Logistics Business Magazine

Examples of issues driving this change include those such as changing consumer buying habits, rising environmental and ethical awareness and societal issues such as an ageing population reducing the size of the available labour pool. Of course, technology alone cannot solve these challenges. In logistics.