MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Nowhere are these changes more evident than in warehousing. The warehouse, a mainstay of supply chains, is getting a makeover as retailers move closer to customers so they can fulfill buyers’ unquenchable thirst for instant gratification. Adapting existing stores to function as warehouses is another example.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Next week, I’ll be speaking at the Ryder Innovate Forum in Chicago and the Elemica reveal 2014 conference in Frankfurt. In the meantime, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Amazon to Open First Brick-and-Mortar Site (WSJ – sub req’d). Million in Financing to Fuel Growth & Innovation. Nulogy Raises $7.5

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Elementum

AUGUST 8, 2018

Innovations like Amazon Key build last-mile logistics around one pillar — the customer's convenience. Many of the new technologies being introduced into supply chain are particularly relevant to logistics. Amazon now uses drones for shipping. Earlier this year, Amazon announced its own shipping line, Shipping With Amazon (SWA).

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

Maersk Executives Call a Bottom in the Shipping Container Market (WSJ – sub. Amazon cuts free shipping minimum to $25 (Reuters). New York to allow self-driving vehicle testing (Reuters). Could FLEXE build a network of warehouse providers that would buy into the model?

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Elementum

AUGUST 8, 2018

Innovations like Amazon Key build last-mile logistics around one pillar — the customer's convenience. Many of the new technologies being introduced into supply chain are particularly relevant to logistics. Amazon now uses drones for shipping. Earlier this year, Amazon announced its own shipping line, Shipping With Amazon (SWA).

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Lucas

JULY 9, 2019

Online Shopping is Changing the Way Warehouses Operate. What does this expectation mean for warehouses that store and distribute goods? Warehouses need to be fast and accurate in every form of operations. Warehouses need to be fast and accurate in every form of operations.

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Elementum

MARCH 14, 2016

The company also sponsored the 2015 New York Men's fashion week for the first time. Amazon also knows how to innovate. The online giant owns a robot company that speed up the pace in its warehouses, an advantage that is difficult to duplicate. In fact, it has acquired fashion sites such as ShopBop, MyHabit and East Dane.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Ocado uses £150m from shareholders for warehouse robots (The Guardian). Shipping with Amazon. Here are some more details from the article: Dubbed “Shipping with Amazon,” or SWA, the new service will entail the tech giant picking up packages from businesses and shipping them to consumers, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Amazon’s innovation is redefining eCommerce faster than Wal-Mart can keep up. This week, many of my friends will gather in New York for NRF. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. With the dawn of eCommerce, companies must now ship the EACH. Disintermediation.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

These innovations represent a strong commitment from through strategic environmental plans towards sustainable Supply Chain Management. Better packaging can reduce material usage, increase space utilization in the warehouse and trailer, and lower the quantity of handling required (Vishal Gupta, 2013). The New York Times (section B), 1.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 29, 2016

JDA Rolls Out New Transportation Management Capabilities and Taps into Big Data to Enable Real-time Visibility. Free’ Shipping Crowds Out Small Retailers (WSJ – sub. Coincidently, Pitney Bowes made a significant and related announcement this week at a press event in New York City. Postal Service, FedEx and UPS.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Shipping accuracy is now a critical part of the buying experience for shoppers. In some cases, even two-day shipping is too long. Same- and next-day are quickly becoming the new normal, which requires a new last mile of delivery and operations to manage it. It requires new solutions that are just as agile.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As a quick recap, a crowd of nearly 37,000 people flocked to the Javits Center in New York City to see what new solutions and innovations software suppliers had in store for 2023 and beyond. Instead, the returns are aggregated across merchants and shipped together to a Return Hub.

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RFgen

MARCH 26, 2020

Amazon’s innovations in two-day, next-day and same-day shipping are experiencing an exponential slow down. Interested in warehousing and distribution? The New Supply Chain. Mobile barcoding technology built on data collection best practices can transform warehousing and distribution operations. Click here.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The mad dash begins to finish all the work that needs to get done before 2018 arrives, so without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: E-Commerce Boosts U.S. Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub. Shipping firm Clarksons braces for data leak after refusing to pay hacker (The Guardian).

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Ware2Go

MAY 26, 2022

HealthWay is a family-owned business in upstate NY that’s reimagining the world as a better, safer place through innovative indoor air purification solutions. In 2021, the New York City Department of Education was in search of a safer way to resume in-person learning. 007 microns at 99.97% efficiency. Reopening NYC Schools.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It’ll come to me eventually, but in the meantime, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Kewill Acquires the IBM® Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS). Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Menlo Logistics Announces Launch of New Brand and Website.

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RFgen

MARCH 26, 2020

Amazon’s innovations in two-day, next-day and same-day shipping are experiencing an exponential slow down. Interested in warehousing and distribution? The New Supply Chain. Mobile barcoding technology built on data collection best practices can transform warehousing and distribution operations. Click here.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Ocado to wheel out C3PO-style robot to lend a hand at warehouses (The Guardian). Cloud Logistics Announces Record Revenue, Growth and Innovation for 2017. a Nafta Tale of Two Truckers (New York Times). Amazon finally wins a patent for 3-D printing on demand, for pickup or delivery (GeekWire). From Mexico to the U.S.,

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USC Consulting Group

AUGUST 26, 2019

However, this rudimentary software is quickly becoming a remnant of the past due to the emergence of several new SCM technologies. Gartner recently highlighted some of these innovations , which include artificial intelligence software, robotic process automation, digital supply chain twinning, and blockchain. While the U.S.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Companies are announcing semiconductor fabs, like Micron’s New York-based factory and Intel’s US-based factory. The third is regulatory impacts. There are so many regulations like UFLPA and the German Due Diligence Act and others that are impacting global logistics and shipping.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2014

Amazon to open five new warehouses in India (Reuters). XPO Logistics continues its roll-up strategy with its announced acquisition of New Breed Logistics this week for $615 million. XPO makes reference to its IT capabilities in the press release: Both XPO and New Breed have an intense commitment to cutting edge technology.

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FLEXE

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

we are introducing a new segment called “Tech Spotlight” The Tech Spotlight will be focused on innovative companies & products in the logistics, warehousing & supply chain management industries. They offer complete transparency throughout the entire shipping process. Welcome to Logistics 2.0! .”

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2016

And until recently, he was an archtypical “insider”, an executive at one of the world’s largest and most respected forwarders, DB Schenker, where he was responsible for the New York market. Today even small shippers won’t ship unless they can check the status of their shipment. Then, in November 2015, Phil joined Freightos.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

If there is any delay, GTAT must either use expedited shipping (at its own cost) or purchase substitute goods (at its own cost). How can Apple, a company that is so innovative in so many aspects of its business, also be so ordinary (or worse, the opposite of innovative) in others? For related commentary, see Collaborate?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

Traverse City, Michigan based provider Starboard provides an innovative and interactive digital twin of a physical supply chain network leveraging gaming technology to allow users to explore what-if supply chain and business scenarios. Supply chain planning technology provider Logility, Inc., million daily shipments.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

At a time when cross-border commerce and shipping are booming, using multiple means of transport can complicate your operations and require the implementation of sophisticated shipping processes. That’s why many businesses outsource shipping to third-party logistics ( 3PL ) providers like ShipBob.

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FLEXE

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

we are introducing a new segment called "Tech Spotlight" The Tech Spotlight will be focused on innovative companies & products in the logistics, warehousing & supply chain management industries. <p>In this weeks episode of Logistics 2.0,

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2015

Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland and Chicago have already moved to raise their wages and there are proposals for minimum wage increases across the country including in New York City, Washington, D.C. Alternative Solutions : An innovative solution is leveraging our neighbors to the South in Mexico. and Kansas City, MO. .

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 24, 2023

Mike is the CEO of Returnity Innovations, a triple bottom line company dedicated to supporting its investors, the community, and the planet. About Returnity Returnity , headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, is a triple bottom line company dedicated to supporting its investors, the community, and the planet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2023

A crowd of nearly 37,000 people flocked to the Javits Center in New York City to see what new solutions and innovations software suppliers had in store for 2023 and beyond. This will make loadings and unloadings more efficient within the yard and warehouse. The items are packed and shipped at this point.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 7, 2015

<p>New York-based Global Point Technology has been a leader in sourcing components and assemblies for OEM manufacturers from Asia for over 30 years. Through their logistics division, they offer warehousing services including the stocking of buffer inventory and JIT delivery to anywhere in North America.</p>

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6 River Systems

JULY 2, 2019

Many warehouses are seeking ways to leverage automation for better efficiency, but building an efficient automated warehouse system requires careful selection of the right technologies. Without interoperability, data remains siloed and you can’t benefit from a comprehensive, bird’s-eye view of your warehouse operations.

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FLEXE

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

In fact, it’s a well-known industry statistic that about 60% of online shopping carts are abandoned because of shipping costs. Additionally, another 23% are because total cost of purchase couldn’t be calculated up front, and another 18% are due to slow ship times. 3 – “Shipping with Amazon” to Contend with FedEx and UPS.

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FLEXE

JUNE 19, 2018

As supply chain and logistics become increasingly important for eCommerce success, retailers and brands are turning to new B2B solutions to meet demands and thrive. FLEXE Co-founder and CEO, Karl Siebrecht, gave a presentation on how you can “Future-Proof Your Warehousing.” So, back to future-proofing your warehousing.

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