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This Week in Logistics News (August 3-7, 2015)

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Cargo Chief Cracks the Code on Transportation Capacity. XPO Logistics Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results. For example, there’s Cargo Chief , which issued a press release this week on how it is “cracking the code on transportation capacity.” New Capabilities in JDA Flowcasting Attack the Toughest Retail Forecasting Challenges.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 6-10, 2015)

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Friday, July 10, 2015. Now, for this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: JDA Unleashes Powerful New Capabilities to Enable the Seamless Supply Chain. Flextronics Unveils Flex Pulse™ — A Software-Based, Real Time, Comprehensive Mobile View Into Supply Chain Events.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 15-19, 2015)

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Cloud Logistics Offers New Innovations in Second Upgrade of 2015. Infor Advanced Planning Optimizes Supply Chains. Those ports will then become more cost competitive because it is cheaper to move cargo by water than over land. The $50 Billion Question: Can Uber Deliver? WSJ – sub.

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Amazon: Disruptor or Distraction?

Talking Logistics

The question was triggered by all of the logistics-related moves Amazon continues to make, as evidenced by these headlines since last September alone: Amazon Buys Thousands of Its Own Truck Trailers as Its Transportation Ambitions Grow (Recode – Dec 2015). And just last Friday, Amazon revealed Amazon One, it’s first branded cargo plane.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 6-10, 2016)

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In Google’s case, the company was issued a patent this week that, as reported in Quartz , “outlines a theoretical strategy for ensuring that autonomous and remote-controlled robots in a warehouse facility aren’t overloaded as they move cargo around the warehouse.” Grown by 100% year-over-year.

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Technology and Culture: The Cultural Obstacles to Better Logistics

Freightos

DHL seeded its empire by moving ocean documentation faster than cargo ships. And while air cargo is a bit more advanced, only 37% of air shipments use electronic air waybills. Between 2015 and 2016, the average number of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms used at companies increased by 50%. Going to the Cloud.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 8-12, 2016)

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Future of brokerage: Cargo Chief to bet on pay for time ( Overdrive ). December 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Merchants will be able to book cargo space online or via mobile devices, creating what Amazon described as a “one click-ship for seamless international trade and shipping.”.