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This Week in Logistics News (August 7-11, 2017)

Talking Logistics

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, but here are the items that caught my attention. Tesla developing self-driving tech for semi-truck, wants to test in Nevada (Reuters). Oracle Introduces Major Innovations to Supply Chain Management Cloud. The Best Place for a New Warehouse?

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Climate Change and the Supply Chain

Elementum

As climate change risks grow — rising sea levels, change in precipitation patterns, extreme droughts and heat waves, and intensification of hurricane events — global supply chains are vulnerable to major disruptions. An insurance company actually provided a global flood map as a new strategic planning tool for risk management.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 27 – March 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

With corrected vision, here is the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Longshoreman Union Leader Stalls Planned Work Shutdown (WSJ – sub. Boston startup raises $10M for retail software that predicts inventory needs (Boston Business Journal). How did I get here? Mexico Warns U.S.

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The 2016 Techgistics Year in Review

Techgistics

2016 was an incredible year for tech in logistics as companies both large and small are working on some transformative technologies not just for logistics, but for society as a whole. The software and hardware is available now. Photo by Oakozhan/iStock / Getty Images. The big question will be what is the future for America’s 3.4

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An Uneven Road Ahead for Driverless Vehicles

CH Robinson Transportfolio

While autonomous vehicles may seem like a futuristic fairy tale to some, these technological game-changers may be closer to reality than you think. Recently, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will issue guidelines for driverless cars by the middle of this summer.