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Making the Connection: The Real-World Value of Logistics Digitalization

Logistics Viewpoints

Do I have the resources to meet their needs? The bad news is that older technology solutions and outdated workflows, based on manual handoffs and organizational siloes, no longer support the necessary level of speed and collaboration required by the current environment. And can I do so profitably and sustainably? A North America?n

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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is willing to relocate you thousands of miles away from home and your family is in full support. Their time frame was short and resources limited. To solve this problem, we’ll need to do three things: understand the data, aggregate the data, and define the constraints. Should you buy, rather than rent?

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Mastering Profitable Omni-Channel Logistics, Despite Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

As physical stores opened, shut down and re-opened again, consumers became more flexible in the way they shop for, and purchase, just about every product. For example, they might browse products online, but visit a brick-and-mortar store to finalize their selection. Navigating an Increasingly Challenging Logistics Landscape.

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Uberization of Logistics Has Arrived

The Logistics of Logistics

By just registering into a logistics network through an app, ANYONE can become a valid, authentic transporter. Inadequate resource and asset utilization. Logistics Service providers need to deploy technology as a core competence and differentiator and not just a support service. Inability to place customer ?rst

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. IoT capabilities have long helped to track the location of transportation assets, communicate with employees and support real-time collaboration in the warehouse. Five Forces Reshaping Logistics as We Know it.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

A string of recent fires at Amazon fulfillment centers and other facilities forced the e-commerce giant to temporarily shut down rooftop solar panels that were blamed for the costly blazes. Amazon experienced “critical fire or arc flash events” at six sites in North America with solar installations, representing about 12.7

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How the pandemic has changed the supply chain

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But for that special class of disruption, the low-probability, high-impact events like natural disasters, epidemics and other upheavals, organizations don’t know how to mitigate the risk and successfully manage their supply chains, and are now trying to find their way through the minefield of issues and challenges with no clear solution.