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The Role of Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management

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Business logistics were typically fragmented and lacked coordinated operations until the middle of the 1970s. as a definition of value. Integration is a significant difficulty due to the diversity of businesses, platforms, systems, ideologies, and regional cultures.

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What is Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

Logistics is a confusing term that many people new to the industry have trouble with, not being entirely sure what it covers and what it doesn’t. So what is logistics? What is Logistics? Logistics is the management of the flow of resources between the point of origin and the point of destination.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart has entered a definitive agreement to purchase micro-fulfillment center (MFC) developer Alert Innovation. This is putting the squeeze on small businesses. The nationwide vacancy rate for industrial real estate was 3.2 The truck driver shortage continues to be a hurdle for the industry.