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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. Executives at Blue Yonder refer to this as a “cliff event.” Much of that investment is at the platform level.

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Editor’s Choice: Singles Day – A Retail Revolution

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, the gross merchandise volume of Alibaba Tmall has increased from $5 billion in 2013 to $78 billion in 2020 as below chart. In the past the event was only held on Nov.11 This year’s event featured two sales windows on Nov.1-3 For example, JD’s Single Day Grand Promotion started at 8pm on Oct.31

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome. Significance.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

To get a better understanding of how the shared economy works within the supply chain, let’s take a look at some examples: Example #1: Amazon Flex. Example #2: Airtasker. Example #2: Airtasker. It works like this: A poster, for example, needs someone to assemble furniture bought from Ikea. Other Examples.

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MD of Eagle Eye Networks talks cloud-based security

Logistics Business Magazine

Rishi Lodhia is a veteran in the cloud video surveillance market – he was CEO and co-founder of Cameramanager back in the early 2000s, and after selling that business to Panasonic in 2013, bought it back again as part of Eagle Eye Networks in 2017. It sounds good – but can he give an example of how it might work?

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Augmenting Your Logistics Operations with Digital Yards

Talking Logistics

For example, companies can now do in days what used to take weeks of programming and customization. . We’re already seeing practical examples of this in supply chain operations, with parcel sorting, product packaging, automated guided vehicles, and robotic lift trucks. Gain a holistic view of your supply chain.

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Bucking the 80/20 Trend: 4 Key Benefits of Adopting a Digital Yard

Talking Logistics

Also known as “the 80/20 rule,” the Pareto Principle states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. As part of that negotiation there may be specific parameters – for example, the amount of time before delays trigger demurrage detention charges. Management consultant Joseph M.