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Google Express Changes Supply Chain

Google’s partnership with Wal-mart to create the online marketplace Google Express is a shift in the supply chain, reports Forbes. The shift is from a retail store based supply chain to a hyper  focused consumer based supply chain.  

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Changes to Supply Chain Increases Efficiency for Lululemon

n order to speed up how products get to market Lululemon is improving its supply chain, reports Sourcing Journal. One step it is taking is having a segmented supply chain.

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Big Businesses Make Suppliers Wait

According to Supply Chain Dive, in the U.K. 52% of small and medium businesses are waiting for payments. Large business are the biggest source of late payments to suppliers.  

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Air Freight Growth Spurs Supply Chain Growth

The International Air Trade Association (IATA) indicates that air freight tonnes kilometers grew by 3.6% and that the industry accounts for 67 Billion supply chain jobs.

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Ripple Effects of Hurricane on Supply Chain

According to MH & L News, experts from Resilinc, a supply chain risk and resiliency service, the full effects of Hurricane Harvey on the supply chain have yet to be felt.

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4 Easy Replenishment Ideas that Adapt to the Digital Age

Data Profits, a mid-tier retail and wholesale demand forecasting and replenishment SaaS system, releases a new video: "P's of Retail".  This video highlights four ideas that need focus in replenishment software for retail/ wholesale business to thrive in the digital age. Data Profits, highly popular blog has argued against several publications that claim retail 'brick and mortar' is dead. Explanations for the death of 'brick and mortar' point to the failure of retail technologies to adapt the digital age. Legacy forecasting and replenishment systems do not have the technology needed to adapt fast enough to the market shift brought in by digital technology.

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DB Schenker Reduces Onboarding Time for eCommerce Customers

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd., announced that logistics provider DB Schenker has implemented the leading-edge Magic xpi Integration Platform as the backbone of its integrated sales and logistics solution. The solution provides digital services supporting all stages of online businesses including distribution, order and payment administration, accounting, goods shipment, returns management, repair and customer service to small-to-medium sized organizations.

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Chatbots and the Supply Chain

Chatbot Technology may soon be an integral part of supply chain management, reports PYMNTS. The latest Hot Trends in Supply Chains has chatbot technology as being in use in 51% of companies surveyed.

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Harvey Impacts More Than Just Texas

According to Logistics Management, Harvey’s impact on Texas’ logistics and freight operations is still being monitored. The delays will also trickle down and start to affect other states logistics and freight operations.

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Supply Chains Vulnerable to Terrorists

Terrorists are increasing their efforts to disrupt the global supply chain, reports Forbes. According to the British Standard Institute there were 346 supply chain attacks in 2016 a rise of 16% over 2015.

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