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Warehouse Labor Woes Are Worse than Ever

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse Labor Woes are Worse than Ever. Contract logistics – companies that provide warehousing services – certainly falls into that category. The Warehouse Labor Shortage. The warehouse and transportation industry had a record 490,000 openings in July. Eight percent of warehouses have a surge of over 100%.

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Schneider Electric’s Supply Chain Design Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2012 and 2013, they began using external consultants to model their Asian supply chain. So, if the model shows that by shutting down some warehouses and moving others, $10 million can be saved, the team will only promise $5 million. Carbon reduction and transportation savings tend to go “hand in hand” unless we are shipping by air.

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The New Generation of Microservices-Based Applications Can Create ‘Cliff Events’

Logistics Viewpoints

A blog from Atlassian explains that “until about 2013, companies usually built enterprise software by constructing applications as single units with large codebases, a monolithic architecture. Blue Yonder, for example, has created a microservice for transportation optimization. Much of that investment is at the platform level.

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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

In the past five years, companies have 5-10X the number of AGVs in their warehouses, but 40-60% more planners in corporate. We have successfully reduced warehouse labor, but planning is more labor intensive today, and less effective. turns in 2013. Kellogg posted 19% margin in 2013 and 6.96 Planning Needs to Change.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter Earnings 2013. NAFTA Trade in August 2013 than in August 2012. What is a warehouse? And what is a warehouse management system? JDA is targeting Grocery, Hardline, and Fashion/Apparel retailers with this solution, which will be generally available December 26, 2013.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24-28, 2013)

Talking Logistics

HighJump Software Enhances HighJump Warehouse Advantage Express Offering to Meet Increased Demand in SMB Marketplace. Trucks Transported 60.6% Trucks Transported 60.6% NAFTA Trade in April 2013. Menlo Worldwide Logistics and Temasek Polytechnic Establish Scholarship Programme, Announce 2013 Winners.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Years from now, when we look back at 2013, we might say this was the year where logistics truly became a strategic weapon for companies. Earlier this week, for example, I commented on the partnership between Amazon and P&G , where Amazon has set up operations inside P&G warehouses to fulfill online orders. percent last year.