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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

based Kansas City Southern , pending full regulatory approvals which is expected sometime this year. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . importers are resetting inventory ordering strategies to avoid any contentious contract talks this summer.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 12-16, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Keeping track of warehouse inventories with an army of fully autonomous drones (TechCrunch). Google Express, the tech company’s fast delivery service, expands in Kansas City (Kansas City Star). Baidu receives approval from California DMV to test self-driving cars (Reuters). project44 Raises $10.5M

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Benefits of Using Logistics Service Providers in Warehouses

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Warehouse spaces are vast spaces or facilities where businesses can store large amounts of goods, products, and items, which all have costs associated with the company. These are considered one of the company’s most significant assets; hence, it needs a separate place for storage, inventory, and safekeeping.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hit a home run in the ninth inning of a game to give his team a last inning lead against the New York Yankees. ShipHero provides a warehouse management software-as-a-service platform as well as outsourced fulfillment services for Shopify and Amazon merchants. The The U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 30 – February 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

Instead, he will lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into battle against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 55 th modern Super Bowl. Next week, the National Labor Relations Board will mail ballots to 5,805 workers in Amazon’s Bessemer, AL warehouse. But this time, things are different for a number of reasons.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

Kansas City Southern agrees to US$30B CN Rail deal. Instead, Gorillas will launch its service in Brooklyn using bike couriers, offering 10-minute delivery service in select Brooklyn neighborhoods, and utilizing strategically located “dark” warehouses. Kroger kicks off Florida delivery solution at Pride.