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How Pure Storage Withstood the Pandemic

Logistics Viewpoints

Pure Storage’s manufacturing is done at three contract manufacturing sites, two in Texas and one in the Czech Republic. Shipping of finished products is done from the manufacturing sites. The factory then builds, tests, and ships product – often within 24 hours. Dual sourcing has also helped with partner responsiveness.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 5 – 11)

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MIT spin-off ISEE brings autonomous trucks to shipping yards. Late last Friday, the US Air Force launched a new rocket cargo program with the Space Force to study the use of commercial spacecraft to ship supplies around the world, and they may look to NASA’s lunar lander program for ideas. US trade deficit dips to $68.9

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Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

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Department of Commerce International Trade Commission , the percentage of retail sales sourced from ecommerce is predicted to increase into 2024–well beyond the lockdowns that caused the initial rise in ecommerce spend. According to a study by Narvar , 75% of consumers have been given a refund without needing to ship back the product.

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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

including digital control towers fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), data science and analytics, strategic product segmentation, inventory management, operations intelligence and analysis, strategic sourcing, and effective pricing and promotions management.

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? A journey from China to Europe that takes 40 days by ship takes 15 days by rail.

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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

The purpose of data aggregation is, on one hand, to minimize the number of records you’ll be working with and, on the other hand, to reflect critical business patterns: order prioritization, customer segmentation, sourcing logic. However, this model would aggregate the details of the ten thousand SKUs that are stocked and shipped.

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

Planners in China rely on different data sources and operate with different business practices than those in North America. You need to model the company’s competitors, end consumers, and the demographics of customers in Texas versus New York.” There is no one source that can provide good sustainability data.