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Michael Levans

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As seen in: Logistics Management, Material Handling Wholesaler, MaterialHandling 24/7, Modern Materials Handling, Peerless Media, Supply Chain Management Review, SupplyChain 24/7
Group Editorial Director of Peerless Media’s group of publications including Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management Review, Modern Materials Handling
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Can we finally figure out returns?

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By Michael Levans Verified
| Modern Materials Handling Verified
In the 22 years I’ve been covering the materials handling and logistics markets, few operational challenges have been as persistent—or as stubborn—as returns. Think about everything that’s changed during the past two decades. We’ve watched warehouse automation skyrocket, software become infinitely more sophisticated, robotics move onto the warehouse floor, and fulfillment operations achieve levels of speed, accuracy and visibility that would have been difficult to imagine back in 2004.
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Tips from the Field: Rethinking distance in supply chain network design

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By Michael Levans Verified
| Logistics Management Verified
By Tom Schaefges In supply chain strategy, distance is often viewed as a matter of geography. The most effective networks, however, recognize it as a matter of design. The distance between your suppliers and your warehouses or production sites impacts far more than freight costs. It defines agility, working capital needs, risk exposure, and customer responsiveness. In today’s volatile environment, distance has become one of the most underappreciated yet strategic levers in network design.
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35th Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends: Trust, but verify

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By Michael Levans Verified
| Logistics Management Verified
By Christopher A. Boone, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mississippi State University; Karl B. Manrodt, Ph.D., Professor, Georgia College and State University; M. Douglas Voss, Ph.D., Professor and Scott E.
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