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OneRail’s Winning Strategy for Final Mile with Bill Catania

The Logistics of Logistics

Bill Catania and Joe Lynch discuss OneRail’s winning strategy for final mile. With its recent acquisition of Orderbot, a distributed order management solution, OneRail is integrating inventory and order management capabilities to enable store-shelf-to-doorstep visibility. To learn more about OneRail, visit OneRail.com.

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Inventory management takes center stage

DC Velocity

They’ve already been planning for months now to ensure they procure, position, sort, and store enough inventory to meet holiday demand. The most common strategy in the playbook for coping with such challenges is to stockpile inventory, says John Santagate, senior vice president, global robotics, at supply chain technology provider Infios.

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Cross-Docking: The Logistics Shortcut That’ll Save You Time and Money

ECW

Instead of stockpiling inventory, businesses can fulfill orders almost immediately, improving responsiveness and reducing overhead costs. The benefits include: Lower Inventory Costs With less need for long-term storage, businesses save on warehousing fees, labor, and inventory management expenses. Pharmaceuticals?

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The iDrive Logistics Story with Glenn Gooding

The Logistics of Logistics

He also hosts the “Parcel Perspectives with Glenn Gooding” podcast, providing actionable insights and strategies for making informed shipping decisions and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Cost Optimization: iDrive helps clients reduce shipping costs through its innovative cost model approach and carrier partnerships.

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Reducing Global Lead Times To Improve Customer Experience At Becton Dickinson

For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. Download “Reducing Global Lead Times To Improve Customer Experience At Becton Dickinson” to find out.

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How to Choose the Right Port for Your Freight: A Practical Guide for Shippers

ECW

With more ports expanding services, offering faster customs clearance, and competing intermodal access, it’s more important than ever to evaluate port selection as part of your broader logistics strategy. Are there inland options that might reduce congestion or cost? Looking to reduce emissions? container terminals.

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Reactive vs. Proactive Strategies for a Safer Warehouse

DC Velocity

Passive operator assist Depending on the facility’s layout, lighting, and other factors, certain forklift lighting options can help reduce risk. Operations can also put automated lift trucks to work, reducing dependence on scarce, accident-prone labor and the risk of damage to equipment, inventory, and warehouse infrastructure.

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How to Tackle Today's Most Complex Inventory Challenges

Speaker: Andrew Kurpiel - AmerCareRoyal | Bill Benton - GAINS | Paul Benhamou - Benco Dental

By targeting inventory investments and regulating service expectations, their inventory optimization activities have improved performance. Join three supply chain experts as they share their best practices and effective strategies for facing today’s most complex inventory challenges.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. 🔁 Effortless Complex, Project-Based Orders: Coordinate multi-vendor inventory and timelines for consistent customer satisfaction. Save your spot today!

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The Keys to Business Continuity Planning

Speaker: Ron Spiteri, Director of TXM Lean Solutions

Ways to find the right balance between inventory turns and stock availability. How to develop Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery strategies. Keys to creating a risk assessment and reduction matrix. In this webinar, you will learn: What a Supply Chain Business Continuity Plan is.

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2025 Warehouse Cycle Count Automation Guide

Learn how leading warehouses are improving inventory accuracy while reducing their dependency on expensive labor. Reduce dependency on slow and expensive labor. Leveraging visual inventory evidence to your advantage. Automating cycle count tasks is a lot easier than you may expect. Scan cases as fast as pallets.

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Elevate Your Supply Chain Resilience With Scenario Planning

Speaker: Robert Olszak- Vice President, Global Supply Chain Optimization, RGP

To better prepare for the next generation of supply chain management, organizations are adopting industry-leading inventory and network optimization tools to establish sophisticated and mature supply chain digital ecosystems.

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Key Questions for a Successful Distribution Network

Speaker: Irina Rosca, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Helix

If we're going to offer the speed of shipping and variety of inventory that today's customers have come to expect, there are a lot of different questions that need to be asked. This webinar will cover: Strategies for making high-level decisions about your network design and inventory distribution.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 and more! Save your seat today!