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This Week in Logistics News (July 24-28, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Amazon reported its Q2 2017 results yesterday. Ryder Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results. As of today [July 20, 2017], the company will suspend operations in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, and only operate in San Francisco, where the company is based. Song of the Week: “Feel It Still” by Portugal. The Man.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2017. Song of the Week: “Live in the Moment” by Portugal. Best Buy launches free shipping during holidays (StarTribune). Soon drones will drop your packages at your doorstep [in India] (The Economic Times). Has the time come for them to go and do? And with that, I’m out of time.

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Doing Business in Spain

QAD

Bordering countries include Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal and Morocco. Industrial production is growing at about 4% annually as of 2017. as of 2017, but that is down from a high of 26% in 2013. million people as of 2017. . In 2017, Spain exported about $313.7 billion in 2017. state of Kentucky.

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MicroMaster’s Team to Compete in Final of Global Simulation Game

MIT Supply Chain

Four MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management Learners who have never met in person but only online, will compete in the Global Professional Final of The Fresh Connection supply chain simulation on September 28, 2017, in Lisbon, Portugal. The learners competed against thousands of students to qualify for the contest.

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The Rise of Logistics Technology in E-Commerce

GlobalTranz

By 2017, e-commerce will generate $370 billion in the U.S., Logistics providers focus on revamping existing business models to create a productive, cost-savings oriented environment, explains Ricard Coelho of TAS Portugal S. More customers are able to shop online from anywhere, and the number of mobile devices is climbing as well.

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In Memoriam: Stephen W. Hawking (1942-2018)

Enterra Insights

He told participants at a technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, “Computers can, in theory, emulate human intelligence, and exceed it. 4] Lucas Jackson, “ Stephen Hawking AI Warning: Artificial Intelligence could Destroy Civilization ,” Newsweek , 7 November 2017. [5] Footnotes. [1]

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Doing Business in Portugal

QAD

With 1,793 km of coastline, Portugal has a long history as a seafaring country and once had colonies all over the world. Its capital city, Lisbon, was almost completely destroyed in an earthquake in 1755, and later, Portugal endured years of revolution and occupation before democratic reforms were put in place in 1974.