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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Container Ship Leasing Trends Downward. Micro-Warehouse Provider Pivots as Retail Consumer Market Shifts. population with next or two-day shipping. The facility will also fulfill Marketplace items shipped by Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS). since 2004, hit an all-time high of 4,586 points in late March.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. Supply chain shortages abound. Reflection.

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Two-day Shipping Has Helped Double Warehouse Land Prices

BlueYonder

just accelerated to its best year since 2004 and Amazon could be eyeing Target as its next major retail acquisition, according to one influential tech analyst. Two-day Shipping Has Helped Double Warehouse Land Prices. Just Accelerated to its Best Year Since 2004. Manufacturing in the U.S. the best in 13 years.

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Three Key Takeaways from MODEX 2024

BlueYonder

I have been going to MODEX since 2004 when it was called NAMH (held in Cleveland) and have made an incredible number of connections, some of which have become lifelong clients and friends. According to research by Interact Analysis , less than 10% of warehouses are mechanized or automated and have a long runway for growth.

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Two-day Shipping Has Helped Double Warehouse Land Prices

BlueYonder

just accelerated to its best year since 2004 and Amazon could be eyeing Target as its next major retail acquisition, according to one influential tech analyst. Two-day Shipping Has Helped Double Warehouse Land Prices. Just Accelerated to its Best Year Since 2004. Manufacturing in the U.S. the best in 13 years. .

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

As a 17-year periodical, these cicadas have lived underground in wingless nymph form since 2004, about a foot or two down, feeding on sap from tree roots. America’s imports are stuck on ships floating off LA. And more ships keep arriving, making the congestion worse. When they do emerge, there can be as many as 1.5

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The Internet of Things in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

An NFC reader is a tool that can be integrated into the warehouse management picking verification system. ” • Barcode label : According to the ModusLink staff, “Plenty of operations happening inside the warehouse rely on administrative documentation. . in 2004 to $0.38 in 2019, for example. ”[6].