Cathy Roberson
MAY 3, 2021
According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007. In 2019, it re-acquired HD Supply, a company it sold in 2007. Manufacturing is gaining steam not only in the US but around the world as businesses return to a COVID-19 type of redefined normalcy.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 10, 2016
Google seems to be working on warehouse robots like Amazon’s (Quartz). shouts the warehouse foreman from the rooftop. Last week, I highlighted how Walmart is piloting the use of drones in its warehouses for inventory tracking. And based on news reports this week, Google and DHL have their sights on robots in the warehouse too.
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Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
And when Mark Goodson and Bill Todman began shopping a modernized revival of The Price Is Right, Bob Barker joined on as the host, a role he would hold until his retirement in 2007. Global trade has eased as warehouse inventories of retailers and manufacturers remain elevated,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said.
Intelligent Audit
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
According to Bloomberg , “ Egg prices shot up almost 40% in August from a year ago — the biggest jump since 2007 — while fruits and vegetables increased 9.4%, and dairy and related products saw a 16.2% Air Cargo Volumes Normalizing YoY, but Concerns Remain.
Logistics Bureau
NOVEMBER 26, 2017
They can affect manufacturing, warehousing and transport. Cargo diversion, hijacking and piracy are all concerns. For example, warehousing security has increased. Cargo theft is mostly done by hijacking the driver transporting the goods. For example, cargo thieves stop hijacking trucks. Supply chain partners.
Techgistics
JUNE 4, 2017
Amazon Fresh A grocery delivery service that started in Seattle in 2007 and now operates in 16 cities. Amazon’s recent patent for airborne warehouses reveal that drones may be central to Amazon’s future. Drones taking off from the airborne warehouses and landing at homes and businesses could be tremendously efficient.
Logistics Bureau
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
For example, before Uber started in 2009, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk system was already functioning in 2007. The company has launched Uber Cargo in Hong Kong using cargo vans and Uber Rush in New York City using bike messengers. Even if Uber named it, Uber did not invent it, but rather extended and enhanced the concept.
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