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Facilities Are a Critical Part of the Enterprise Supply Chain Tech Stack. It’s Time to Start Managing Them That Way

Logistics Viewpoints

As a result, warehouse space is scarce and rents are on the rise – a trend that could continue “for at least another two years,” according to a recent report from commercial real estate services firm JLL Inc. The yard is a black hole crying out for visibility. Matt Elenjickal is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FourKites.

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Emerging Options for Omni-Commerce Logistics Strategy

Supply Chain Network

Fast forward to 2014 and now carbon is becoming more and more significant a variable in business planning and at the same time online consumers are becoming more and more demanding of rapid delivery. So although all of the disadvantages of the Ship From Store model are not eliminated, there are somewhat lessened and more focused.

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Homeward Bound: Reshoring's Shaky Momentum

Elementum

Increased traffic in shipping, rail, and road will likely mean more congestion and delays in coming years, at least until countries can innovate and mitigate congestion (see our articles on shipping congestion and China’s freight rail ). Medical device production is increasingly becoming centered in the U.S., Sweet Home Alabama.

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Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

FreightWaves is the leading Freight Intel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. [03:50] They founded Access America, and it grew to about $600 million in revenue in 2014. There are very low real estate taxes. What problem do you solve for me?

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REPOST: Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

Craig Fuller is CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, the only freight-focused organization that delivers a complete and comprehensive view of the freight and logistics market. FreightWaves is the leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Last-mile distribution demand is transforming urban real estate in various ways, including: ?

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Emerging Options for Omni-Commerce Logistics Strategy

Supply Chain Network

Fast forward to 2014 and now carbon is becoming more and more significant a variable in business planning and at the same time online consumers are becoming more and more demanding of rapid delivery. So although all of the disadvantages of the Ship From Store model are not eliminated, there are somewhat lessened and more focused.