DC Velocity - February 2018

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To compete in the final-mile market, carriers will not only have to be able to handle record peak volumes, but also master same-day, on-demand, and nighttime delivery, according to guest bloggers John Brown and Itamar Zur. They believe crowdsourcing is the way to do it—but carriers must understand the economics and how to best use the technology. To learn more, read “The next game changer? How crowdsourcing is transforming the face of final-mile delivery” at http://blogs.dcvelocity.com/ one_off_sound_off/.

WEB EXCLUSIVES! b What does drug counterfeiting have to do with warehouse management systems (WMS)? Laws enacted to combat counterfeiting mean WMS will likely be upgraded to track product at the serial-number level, says Bob Kennedy of software vendor DMLogic. Other industries, such as food and tobacco, will likely need to do the same. To learn more, watch “Track and trace compliance in food and pharmaceuticals” at www.dcvelocity. com/dcvtv/news/.

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