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New eBay Offering Guarantees Three-Day Delivery

March 29, 2017

eBay is wading into the fast shipping wars, taking on Amazon Prime and Walmart with its new Guaranteed Delivery offering that will launch this summer on its selling platform with more than 20 million eligible items. Shoppers on eBay will also be able to search and filter items by one- and two-day delivery.

End-to-End View Drives Savings in Labor, Freight and Working Capital

March 29, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: End-to-end supply-chain visibility is one of the top five pain points facing executives in modern global supply chains. It allows supply-chain trading partners to visualize, share, collaborate and manage every aspect of supply chain processes, from raw materials to end customers. While businesses put resources towards improving supply-chain visibility, they find it is difficult to attain without connection to a value network that fosters sharing among stakeholders and good, quality information. Simply put, for a business to sustain growth in the current volatile business environment, executives need end-to-end supply-chain visibility to gain insights into activities they don’t control. - Cindi Hane, vice president of product management, Elemica

How Food Delivery Apps Have Changed the Game for Restaurants

March 28, 2017

Los Angeles Times

A year ago Mendocino Farms didn't offer delivery at any of its 15 Southern California locations. Now Ellen Chen, co-founder of the artisanal sandwich chain, is knocking down restaurant walls to make room for delivery drivers.

Amazon Is Using Logistics for FBA Orders, Pushing Ahead on Drones

March 27, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

An Amazon executive said the company at this point is just using its recent investments in logistics and transportation to handle internal capacity, including servicing sellers using its Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) program where it handles third-party orders.

Maersk Line, Hapag-Lloyd Among Carriers Subpoenaed in Price-Fixing Probe

March 27, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Justice Department investigators crashed a meeting of the world's 20 biggest container-shipping operators and gave subpoenas to top executives at several companies as part of a probe on price fixing, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Inside Amazon's Battle to Break Into the $800Bn Grocery Market

March 24, 2017

Bloomberg

"Very wasteful" isn't a phrase usually associated with Amazon.com Inc., which is so cost-conscious it once removed the light bulbs from its cafeteria's vending machines. But after spending several months analyzing the online retailer's grocery-shipping hubs back in 2014, that's exactly how a mechanical engineering student described its approach to selling bananas.

Driving Innovation, 3PLs Are Here for the Long Haul

March 24, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: Third-party logistics providers have traditionally been on the front line when it comes to developing pioneering technologies and services in the industry. Although some shippers are looking to manage their own transportation operations, partnering with a 3PL still offers many competitive advantages. - John Simonsen, vice president of corporate development, Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc.

Six Steps to a Perfect Logistics Network

March 24, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: Today more than ever, logistics professionals are at the forefront of designing new transportation and distribution solutions to support ever-changing fulfillment requirements. In today's competitive B2B and B2C markets, logistics is feeling the pressure of responding to changing demand patterns, shorter lead times, and smaller orders. Responding to today's customer-driven demands requires much more agile solutions versus traditional logistics networks. - Valerie Bonebrake, senior vice president, Tompkins International