Logistics is a term that embraces a number of different elements, including the physical transportation or materials and parts, supply-chain process control, inventory management and quality control.

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Analyst Insight: As supply chains become increasingly complex, the pace of change within the logistics industry is expected to accelerate at breakneck speed. To stay ahead of the curve, companies need ...

Last week we looked at three major categories of hidden costs within the reverse logistics process. This week we’ll view three more, as well as discuss how to go about automating the process.

The December LMI reading, at 54.2 (a reading above 50 indicates growth is occurring), falling 1.5% from November’s 55.7 reading, representing the lowest rate of LMI expansion going back to April 2024.

Logistics is the efficient flow and storage of products from their point of origin to the point of consumption. Operation planning, on the other hand, is the strategy employed by an organization that ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A well-known market intelligence company, Infiniti Research, has announced the completion of its latest success story on inventory management solution. The client, a logistics ...

For many organizations, reverse logistics is a daunting task. After all, most supply chains are created to get products out the door, not welcome them back in. Online ordering has been made a simple, ...

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LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MNX Global Logistics, a global leader providing expedited and cold-chain logistics solutions to the medical device and life sciences industry, announced today that ...

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Logistics is a key part of supply chain management, but not the whole thing. This is because logistics refers to the distribution element of a supply chain, including both transportation and storage.