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Multimodal Impact on Sustainability

Logistics Business Magazine

It’s a competitive world out there, and every organization comes up with its best strategy to maximize its hold on its market share. More so if the opted shipment network is multimodal. But the most significant advantage that swings the conversation of integrated transportation in its favour – is its contribution to sustainability.

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Intelligent Automation, the Future of Supply Chain. Is the Logistics Industry Ready?

Blue Grace Logistics

Definitely not. This can improve multimodal transportation planning and also keep the customers updated with a more accurate expected time of delivery. A large amount of data is used as the base for making strategies and taking decisions. Refined Analytics: Logistics is a data-intensive function.

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Supply Chain Glossary of Terms

Logistics Bureau

Distributed Inventory: The maintenance of inventory in multiple geographic locations, typically as a strategy to enhance customer service by reducing order lead times. Fixed-Location Storage: An inventory management strategy under which each SKU is assigned a specific storage location in the warehouse.

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Opening up the angles for multimodal

Automotive Logistics

Now in its 15th year, BMW’s joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive – BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) – is adopting a more multimodal approach to its outbound vehicle logistics in the country, and there are a number of reasons for that, according to the company’s vice-president of logistics and strategy, Franz Decker.