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Wakefern Testing Robot Delivery in Pennsylvania

Multichannel Merchant

is testing robot delivery at two ShopRite stores in Pennsylvania as retailers continue to explore automated options for augmenting traditional methods to make e-grocery fulfillment faster and more efficient. The post Wakefern Testing Robot Delivery in Pennsylvania appeared first on Multichannel Merchant.

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The Maven Story with Avi Geller

The Logistics of Logistics

Since 2014, Avi has led Maven’s growth as an IoT platform that serves the transportation industry through real-time, mobile cloud enterprise software. Avi originally hails from Palo Alto, California, but started Maven in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania due to the city’s impressive innovation and technology resources.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). It then overtakes the US in 2014.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). In 2014, the shipping ports of America received $1.73 It then overtakes the US in 2014. Risks include delays, pilfering, damage and loss.

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4 Tips for Finding and Hiring Millennials for Supply Chain Careers

RFgen

A report created by the Material Handling Industry trade group concluded supply chains will need to hire 270,000 employees per year between 2014 and 2018, according to Fortune. The supply chain logistics industry may have a staffing problem. Shipping, handling and other distribution tasks occur behind the scenes.

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4 Tips for Finding and Hiring Millennials for Supply Chain Careers

RFgen

A report created by the Material Handling Industry trade group concluded supply chains will need to hire 270,000 employees per year between 2014 and 2018, according to Fortune. The supply chain logistics industry may have a staffing problem. Shipping, handling and other distribution tasks occur behind the scenes.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Foxconn, for example, announced plans to reshore in Pennsylvania, investing $40 million for a mostly automated plant. from abroad (mostly between 2010 and 2014, per Moser). China manufacturing costs have increased 187% over the past decade, in contrast to 27% increase in U.S. With wages rising abroad, automation , a.k.a.