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This Week in Logistics News (January 2-6, 2017)

Talking Logistics

2017 started right where 2016 left off: with plenty of supply chain and logistics news. Amazon’s robot army grows by 50 percent (The Seattle Times). This news underscores another of my predictions for 2017 — that the convergence of commerce and logistics will continue. Happy New Year! The answer is at the end.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The offering was unveiled this week at Amazon Accelerate, a conference that drew about 2,000 online merchants to Seattle. Since launching the world’s first autonomous drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland in 2017, Flytrex has been working closely with regulators to get drone delivery off the ground.

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FLEXE Recap: 2017 IWLA Convention & Expo

FLEXE

Last week, we got to take a little break from the Seattle rain and enjoy some beautiful weather at the 2017 IWLA Convention & Expo in Palm Springs. The post FLEXE Recap: 2017 IWLA Convention & Expo appeared first on FLEXE. One thing is clear: supply chain operations are changing.

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Van freight stabilizes in early October

DAT Solutions

And the number of van loads that have moved in early October is nearly identical to 2017. You’d expect this season to be more different from early October 2017, when Hurricanes Harvey and Irma still had a massive impact on supply chain operations. per mile not including the fuel surcharge. FALLING LANES. except in the West.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of June 29, 2017

Supply Chain Digest

A Week of Supply Chain Cyber Attacks, New Study Seattle Minimum Wage Hike Reducing Total Worker Pay, Fracking Driving Petrochemical Factory Boom in US, Tax on Freigth Bills to Fund Infrastructure

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In Logistics, the Last Few Feet are as Important as the Last Mile

Enterra Insights

For congested metropolitan areas such as Seattle, the focus is actually on the ‘final 50 feet’ of those shipments.”[3] 1] Edwin Jiang, “ In Global E-Commerce, the Race to Solve the ‘Last Mile’ ,” Business of Fashion , 14 August 2017. [2] Footnotes. [1] 3] Neil Abt, “ Last mile?

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Omnichannel Logistics Solutions Takes the Supply Chain To The Next Level

GlobalTranz

Now, consumers can return products to Amazon stores, and recently, Amazon launched a no-employee grocery store, Amazon Go , in Seattle. The power of shopping anywhere, anytime and without the hassle of cashiers and registers was proven in 2016, and 2017 will likely be a year of greater innovation. What Does It Mean For 2017?