DC Velocity - February 2017

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Outbound transportation gets more management focus than inbound transport does. But if your organization is trying to cut logistics costs, increase visibility, and make its supply chain more efficient, inbound transportation could be part of the solution. On our “Best Practices” blog, Chris Jones of Descartes Systems Group shares inbound transportation strategies that can cut costs, reduce out-of-stocks, and more. Go to “Inbound Transportation: The elephant in the room” at http:// blogs.dcvelocity.com/bestpractices/.

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; Maybe robots won’t take our jobs. Yes, today’s robots can do more humanlike tasks, but that’s good news for U.S. workers. Since automated factories have lower operating costs, companies will be able to bring manufacturing back to America. For more, watch our Q&A with Carnegie Mellon’s Vivek Wadwha, “IT’s coming: Like it or not,” at www.dcvelocity.com/dcvtv/news/.

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