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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

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ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 We define the market as those warehouse automation providers responsible for delivery of the system to the end-user (to eliminate double-counting). billion in 2019.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4 – 10)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Turkish port “Iskenderun” severely damaged Gap and Ware2Go offer SMB Fulfillment Services McCormick to cut supply chain workforce GM Signs exclusive deal with GlobalFoundries January 2023 Logistics Manager’s Index up 3.0 The Logistics Managers’ Index came in at 57.6 in January, up 3.0

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This Week n Logistics News (February 24 – March 1)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. The e-commerce boom didn’t just change consumers’ lives, it transformed entire regions, turning backwaters into logistics-driven boomtowns. Everything changed when Amazon.com opened its first warehouse in 2013. Many of its workers relied on seasonal agricultural jobs.

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Warehouse Labor Woes Are Worse than Ever

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Warehouse Labor Woes are Worse than Ever. Contract logistics – companies that provide warehousing services – certainly falls into that category. The Warehouse Labor Shortage. The warehouse and transportation industry had a record 490,000 openings in July. Unemployment had fallen to 4.8

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2022

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Unlike some of the other trends articles we have covered at Logistics Viewpoints, which take a deeper dive into technology and application specific trends, this article looked at the top trends executives need to be paying attention to before their strategic planning meetings commence. Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane.

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Logistics Service Providers (LSP): 3PL vs 4PL vs 5PL

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“The line between disorder and order lies in logistics…” (Tzu, 496 B.C). Accordingly, if organizations want to succeed and grow in the long-term, they need to cooperate, organize, and manage their logistics very wisely and mitigate its problems and risks simultaneously.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

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And in the most emotional finish of the day, Henry Richard finished the race nine years after his brother, Martin, died during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Richard crossed the finish line at 2:52 pm, which was almost the exact time the bombs went off.