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Walmart’s Latest Service: Ultra Late-Night Delivery
Walmart customers can now place delivery orders until midnight, the latest in a series of recent programs aimed at accommodating the varying schedules of its customers.
City of Baltimore Files Lawsuit to Recoup Money for Collapsed Bridge
The owners of Dali, the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Era of Self-Driving Tractor-Trailers Set to Begin
Over the next five years, thousands of autonomous trucks will cruise America’s public freeways as the industry undergoes a radical shift.
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Wabash's TaaS offers flexible trailer solutions without the risks and costs of ownership or leasing.

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Here’s Why Diversifying Your Electronic Component Suppliers is More Important Than Ever
This white paper details why the last few years introduced an unprecedented level of disruption into the electronic components supply chain, and how OEMs can better address present and future challenges by embracing supplier diversification.

2021 Ecommerce Research Series: Micro-Fulfillment and Last Mile Study
This Quarterly Research Series will help managers understand the effects and impacts ecommerce is having on micro fulfillment and the last mile.

Semiconductor Q3 2021 Lead Time Report
Every quarter, Sourcengine publishes a comprehensive lead time report covering the supply chain electronics industry and has established that the worldwide component bottleneck will not ease up until late 2021 or even into 2022.

9 Key Considerations When Shopping for Electronic Components Online
A comprehensive white paper exploring the key considerations that all procurement professionals should keep in mind when shopping for electronic components online.

Calculating the Cost of Accuracy
This white paper outlines a calculation for estimating the true cost of picking errors in an order fulfillment operation. It also presents automated technology solutions to improve pick accuracy and shares a calculation for determining the savings they can deliver.

How to Deliver the “Perfect Order”
In this white paper, we’ll explore the concept of the perfect order, share strategies companies are using to attain the perfect order and provide solutions that allow companies to increase order accuracy without having to make a significant cost or time investment.

2021 Ecommerce Research Series: Freight Transportation Management Study
This Quarterly Research Series will help managers understand the effects and impacts ecommerce is having on freight transportation management.

Adobe Digital Economy Index | Adobe Analytics | Q1 2021
Adobe analyzed terabytes of Adobe Analytics data in near real time to uncover powerful insights that help you understand and act on digital commerce trends.

2021 Ecommerce Research Series: Technology for Ecommerce Study
This Quarterly Research Series will help managers understand the effect ecommerce is having on warehouse and distribution center (DC) operations.

Omni-Channel Logistics
Setting up a slick ecommerce website with sophisticated online ordering and payment processing is only the tip of the iceberg, if you don’t deliver the goods according to a customer’s expectations, they may never return.

Podcast: eKAMI Reskills Coal Miners for Machining and Automation Careers
Displaced workers trained in hard and soft skills for CNC operation and robotics.

Attaining Peak Performance at Peak Times
Missed or late deliveries, for example at Christmas when products may need to be sent on elsewhere once wrapped and need to hit postage deadlines, can impact hugely on the customer’s emotional response to your brand.

Cross-Dock Solution
With a complete understanding of the problem this Chemical Pool Company was facing with its seasonal business, PITT OHIO was able to develop a reliable, comprehensive cross-dock solution.

The Ecommerce Logistics Revolution
In this special issue, the editorial staff of Logistics Management has compiled feature stories that encapsulate the software, technology, and processes that are helping today’s retail and manufacturing professionals exceed ever-increasing customer demands - whether in B2B or direct to consumers..

Calculating the True Cost of a Mispick
Increase your operation’s accuracy and reduce costs associated with errors by deploying automated, goods-to-person, storage and retrieval systems

Case study on vertical e-commerce order fulfillment for home furnishing company
Japan's largest home furnishing chain was looking for a warehouse automation solution. In an increasingly difficult workforce environment; efficiency and speed in operations were needed to fulfill increasing volumes of online orders for same and next day deliveries. Hence there was a need for an innovative solution that can support expansion.

Industry Experts Discuss Technology Trends & Solutions for Efficient Ecommerce Logistics
We know ecommerce is reshaping the logistics landscape, but what are the technologies managers can leverage to meet evolving requirements and shifting operational constraints? We’ve rounded up insights from leading experts to share tools that are available now as well as what’s on the horizon.

Walmart in Talks to Buy More Than 40 Percent of Indian Ecommerce Company Flipkart
In what would be one of its biggest overseas deals, the U.S. retailer is looking at buying new and existing shares in Flipkart, a direct challenge to Amazon in Asia’s third-largest economy.

Healthcare Tech Implementation and the Supply Chain
One of the biggest challenges in the healthcare industry is reducing operating costs, and one area of opportunity for cost savings is through the supply chain.

E-Commerce Expansion Fuels Robust Returns with National Returns Day Expected to Hit New Record
In December, more than 1 million returns occurred each day before Christmas, and today's National Returns Day, 1.4 million returns are expected, a fifth consecutive annual record, up 8% from prior year.


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