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Shipping Heavy Freight:  Four Functions You Should Ask a Fulfillment Center To Help With

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Once upon a time, most people would have thought twice before ordering furniture, a piece of exercise equipment, or a kitchen appliance online. Today, such heavy freight orders are commonplace. Meanwhile Forrester Research estimated that eCommerce purchases of furniture would grow at a compound annual rate of about 15% from 2014 to 2019.

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Supply Chain Management:Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

« Mapping Your Way To Faster Shopping | Main | Indicators from the 2012 Holiday Buying Period Point to Significant Change and Fulfillment Challenges » Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying Season- Overcoming the Challenges of Fulfillment Complexity. Posted by Bob Ferrari on November 16, 2012 9:50 AM | Permalink.

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CMA CGM Caps Its Rates: What Does This Mean for Container Shipping?

ShipLilly

ROTTERDAM – JAN 13, 2012: CMA CGM Alaska container ship moored at the ECT Terminal in Rotterdam. Others are of the view that this is nothing more than a public relations exercise without really dealing with spot capacity and price issues.

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Supply Chain Management:Confluence of IT and Business Strategy.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

These forms key contributors to an effective transformation exercise. They are an integral unit for success of any transformation exercise and should go hand in hand. Posted by Rejeesh Gopalan on May 22, 2012 6:32 AM | Permalink. Posted by: Rohit Choubey | May 22, 2012 12:48 PM. December 2012. November 2012.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Microsoft purchased Blue Horseshoe’s warehousing and transportation products in 2012. This in turn meant adding new shifts, which was also a nontrivial exercise. Blue Horseshoe and Microsoft have a long-standing relationship when it comes to creating warehousing and transportation capabilities for Microsoft customers.

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Tyranny of the Easy Button: Finding Balance Between Contract & Organic Logistics

Logistics in War

Furthermore, with contractor utilization becoming more commonplace on the battlefield, commanders began expecting similar support at home during exercises. During large-scale military exercises, it is typically less labour intensive for the military to outsource things like field feeding, lodging, and transportation of equipment.

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Supply Chain Management:A New Lens for Supply Chain Roadmaps

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Enterprise transformations are a multi-year exercise in the making. Posted by Arun Kumar on February 8, 2012 8:35 AM | Permalink. December 2012. November 2012. October 2012. September 2012. August 2012. April 2012. March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Post a comment. (If