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This Week in Logistics News (June 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain shortages have caused prices to rise globally on just about every consumer good imaginable. Descartes acquires XPS Technologies. The expansion in the trucking and warehousing sectors suggests logistics operators are continuing to staff up in a tight labor market as they work to unscramble supply chains.

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The RocketFuel Story with Josh Beatty

The Logistics of Logistics

They recognized that many other 3PLs would have the same problem, so they created RocketFuel , a recharge metering system that ensures upfront payments for every shipment with an automated metering system. Joshua is dedicated to helping eCommerce brands optimize their supply chains by offering premium fulfillment services.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

In my work with clients, customers bandy about the term “customer-centric supply chain.” Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. A customer-centric supply chain is easier to say than implement.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

and Salt Lake City, Utah, have opted out of traditional pyrotechnics this year. Ongoing attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis continue to disrupt shipping lanes in the chemical industry’s supply chain, according to Al Greenwood, chemicals expert and deputy editor at ICIS. Cities like Napa, Calif.,

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Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration

Talking Logistics

One of my predictions for 2015 was that more companies will start treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. The line between Supply Chain Design and Supply Chain Planning is fading. The answers will never be automated.

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Green Is the New Black: Why Green Manufacturing & Sustainability Matter

GlobalTranz

However, manufacturers are considering other ways of improving factories and supply chains as well. In fact, the sustainable trend is becoming essential to all parts of manufacturing and supply chains, ranging from smart factories to green delivery trucks. Cloud-based technologies reduce energy costs. What’s Next?

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Smart Manufacturing: 5 Factors That Make Your Factory Smart!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The manufacturing industry has been changing rapidly, aided by the newest software systems and machinery. Manufacturers have been forced to look hard at their production methods, labor costs, and transportation expenses, among numerous other areas throughout the organization.