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Walmart Making Significant Bet on Warehouse Robotics

Supply Chain Matters

In 2017, Walmart partnered with Wilmington, Massachusetts based robotics and artificial intelligence technology provider Symbotic to pilot automation at the Brooksville distribution center. In February, the retailer announced plans to close technology hubs located in Austin, Texas , Carlsbad, California and Portland, Oregon.

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Last chance to join the 2017 DAT User Conference

DAT Solutions

The 2017 DAT User Conference is almost here. The conference is October 23-25 in Portland, Oregon. To find out what the 2017 DAT User Conference has for you, your colleagues, and your company, go to www.dat.com/conference. Guests arrive on Monday and sessions run Tuesday and Wednesday. Here's what's in store: Keynote Sessions.

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The Christmas Tree Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

and in 2017 over 21 million artificial trees were bought. the majority of trees are grown in Oregon, followed by North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Washington. And the trees were introduced in China and Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries. Where do these trees, real and artificial, come from, and where do they go?

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URMâ„¢ Stores Inc. Selects Herlitz Inventory Management to Improve Efficiencies and Increase Profits in its Purchasing Process

Herlitz Inventory Management

Cambridge, MA, July 5, 2017 — Herlitz Inventory Management, a best-of-breed supply chain provider founded by the creators of E3 Corporation and internationally recognized for their inventory management expertise, today announced that URM™ Stores Inc. The solution is scalable and improves forecasting capabilities. URM Stores, Inc.

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Labor Day 2022

Enterra Insights

Oregon was the first, followed by Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. ” The Washington Post, 4 September 2017. [3] 3] Jay Zagorsky, “ Striking Union Workers Turned the First Labor Day Into a Networking Event ,” Smithsonian Magazine, 1 September 2017. [4] ” Footnotes. [1]

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A Boomerang Opportunity

BlueYonder

I worked at Nordstrom for 16 years in Oregon and Washington, then helped them open locations in Texas and Arizona. Carla crossing the finish line at Ironman 2017! You joined JDA from a retail background – what brought you to JDA? My family was in Arizona. I visited often and fell in love with the Sonoran Desert.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 25-29, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Here are more details from the press release: Having started with successful trials on Daimler Trucks North America’s proving ground in Madras, Oregon, DTNA has received the appropriate permission from the regional regulatory body Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).