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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Port truck drivers on West Coast protest costs, working conditions ( Cargo Business News ). In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 UPS Sets 2014 Rates.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. percent from Q4 2011; “net revenue grew at a lower rate than gross revenue, primarily due to slower growth in warehousing volumes at current accounts, and tighter margins on new business.” New ISF (10+2) Rule May Be Coming in May ( Supply Chain Management Review ). million, up 2.7

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JDA Software’s Annual EMEA Conference, FocusConnect 2013, Kicks Off Today in London, and We Could Not Be More Excited!

BlueYonder

This year’s event takes place at the Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel in the United Kingdom and includes a stellar lineup of speakers — renowned experts, practitioners and market leaders — and will showcase leading practices in supply chain, manufacturing, retail, transportation and pricing excellence. More to Come. Cheers from London!!!

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Beyond Asset Tracking: RFID For An Accelerated Supply Chain

The Logistics of Logistics

To highlight the scale of the issue in the retail sector without a suite of statistical decision and visibility tools offered with RFID, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) suggests average losses incurred through inefficient supply chains stand at: • Out-of-stocks = 4% loss of sales (approximately $17.5 Loss to manufacturers = $7.5

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Warehouse Automation.

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Logistics & Supply Chain News Roundup, January 2023

Logistics Bureau

With the virus running rampant, members of factory management teams, too, can become thin on the ground, placing manufacturing companies under severe strain. Walmart Leads and Amazon Lags in the Drone Delivery Game In 2013, Jeff Bezos announced that doorstep delivery by Amazon drone would be an everyday reality within four or five years.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 23-27, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Amazon captured the headlines in recent weeks with its various patent filings — from floating warehouses to underground delivery networks to lane assignments for autonomous vehicles. warehouses from Chinese merchants selling on its site—taking on a role it previously left to global freight-transportation companies.”