article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands. Port of New York and New Jersey sets container fee. Walmart launches new restored goods program. FedEx agrees to buy 10% stake in Berkshire Grey. US considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China.

article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

The joint press release points out the technology’s ability to build palletized loads of department-sorted inventory and its strategic role in supporting Walmart’s goal of modernizing its vast supply chain network and allowing the company to transform its regional distribution centers to provide faster responsiveness to store orders.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

The staff at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) note, however, that the logistics industry plays an “out-sized — and often underappreciated — role … within the greater transportation ecosystem.”[1] By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas.

article thumbnail

The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL with Esther Kestenbaum Prozan

The Logistics of Logistics

Picking the wrong the 3PL to manage transportation and logistics is a big hassle, but picking the wrong 3PL to manage your direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipments is a disaster. A 3PL that manages your DTC shipments has your inventory in their building and in their control. Locations across the U.S. Esther Kestenbaum Prozan LinkedIn.

3PL 218
article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ocado unveils new, lighter robots in grocery delivery push. Sam’s Club rolling out inventory accessory for cleaning robots. In the final piece of robot news, Sam’s Club is rolling out an inventory accessory for its robotic cleaners. US crackdown on forced China labor risks supply chain snarls. Record robot orders in 2021.

article thumbnail

The New Reality of Amazon FBA with Ephraim Ausch

The Logistics of Logistics

Tactical is an end-to-end provider of supply chain logistics that specializes in freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, and domestic transportation. Tactical has warehouses in both Chino, California, and Elizabeth, New Jersey. Key Takeaways: The New Reality of Amazon FBA. About Tactical Logistic Solutions.

article thumbnail

The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

The Cooper University Health Care Supply Chain Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in southern New Jersey. If they were dependent, did they have East Coast distribution centers where they could preplace inventory before the strike occurred. Do you have a contingency plan for natural disasters?”