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This Week in Logistics News (May 8-12, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Target to test next-day delivery service in Minneapolis (Reuters). I was intrigued by the on-demand warehousing concept (or “Airbnb for warehousing” as some are calling it) and the business model and technology behind it. Could FLEXE build a network of warehouse providers that would buy into the model?

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers. The executive director of the Port of Los Angeles thinks a tentative agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on a new labor contract is imminent. “I

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Target Hires Walmart Supply Chain Executive

Supply Chain 24/7

Shekar Natarajan, who has been overseeing a project at Wal-Mart testing drones in its warehouses, is joining Target Corp. to help the Minneapolis-based retailer improve its own supply chain.

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The Great Store Redo

Cathy Roberson

In four of its Minneapolis test stores, Best Buy reduced the shoppable square footage to 15,000 square feet to provide more space for fulfillment. It is remodeling 13 stores to deliver an even greater portion of the volume, reducing the sales floor square footage, and installing warehouse-grade packaging station equipment and supplies.

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Why Branch Put Down Roots in Minneapolis

Freightera

It’s Twin Cities Startup Week , a gathering of the creatives, hackers, investors, makers, entrepreneurs, and startups that are powering the economic future of Minneapolis and St. We’re excited about our future in Minneapolis. There are founders who believe they can scale SaaS companies here in Minneapolis, including Kipsu and Branch.

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

It’s hard to imagine that Cargill began as a grain storage warehouse in Iowa, USA, in 1865. We look at where we need to enhance our technology program, optimize transports and warehousing, segment and increase services to our customers, all within the matrix of improving the global supply chain.

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Tens of Thousands of New Jobs, and One Worry: Robots

BlueYonder

Warehouses have hired tens of thousands of California workers over the last five years to help fuel the fast-rising industry of online retail. The warehouses represent a bright spot for cities that have been saddled by a lack of opportunities for less skilled workers. A typical Amazon warehouse job pays $13 or so an hour.