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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse vacancy rates sink to 27-year low. These sixteen states were joined by the District of Columbia, the City of New York, and a Bay Area organization. Do other warehouses follow suit and join a union?’ McCormick’s diverse supplier network helps shield it from Ukraine impacts. miles per gallon, was deeply flawed.

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

From a simple place to stock goods, warehouses have developed in many ways—function and form included. Affected by changes in production, procurement and distribution methods, warehousing has continually been pushed and pulled in different directions. Where to Do Your Warehousing. Who Will Do Your Warehousing?

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted late last week to join a union, which is a painful defeat for the e-commerce giant that has aggressively fought unionization efforts in recent years. At the same time, the number of suppliers in China that received procurement bids declined by 9 percent in 2021.

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NRF 2024: Supply Chain Data

Logistics Viewpoints

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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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-up- February 13, 2023

Supply Chain Matters

According to a published report by The New York Times , ( Paid subscription or metered view ) GlobalFoundries will dedicate a portion of its production capacity specifically to produce semiconductor devices for General Motors needs. Chips Act, to construct an additional chip fabrication plant in Malta, New York.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

Although the company has not disclosed details, it is believed to be having trouble procuring parts for Bluetooth wireless communications components used in the controllers and main units as well as analog chips for controlling currents. Nintendo is having negotiations on procurement, but the outlook is uncertain. 1, said the memo.

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Managing Logistics for The World’s Largest Company with Gary Sostack

The Logistics of Logistics

I grew up in New York and graduated from the New York Institute of Technology. The company searched for smart people who understand what the next new technology will be. I was involved with the procurement of equipment and materials. One of the bidders had a very unorganized warehouse.