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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 25 2023

Supply Chain Matters

The logistics orchestration platform provider was co-founded by Kirchner along with Chief Product Officer Rajan Patel in 2017. According to the announcement , Ryder will acquire 15 operations across Florida, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah , and California.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

State leaders identified the locations through a deal with Chunker, a Utah-based firm that provides a marketplace for trading short-term, on-demand warehouse space. Chunker’s role in the deal was to lease the six sites from the California Department of General Services for one year, with an option for a second year.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Even closer to end customers, in August, Maersk acquired Visible SCM, a Utah-based B2B/B2C company, which handles over 200,000 orders a day across nine fulfillment centers, as well as a European counterpart.

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Blockchain Points Way to `Massive Change' for Commodity Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

The most-prominent use was in bitcoin, which became a global sensation in 2017. 5 technology conference in Park City, Utah. “On Blockchain is an online ledger that records transactions using encryption to ensure security while allowing a network of users to verify them. On a blockchain, it takes just seconds.”.

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Connecting Canada, the US and Europe

Cathy Roberson

Combined, the former acquisitions provide GLS with parcel and freight delivery services in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Utah. How does this all benefit postal operator Royal Mail?

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

The two primary manufacturing sites are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Irmo, South Carolina. In 2017, with the 360 smart bed launch, the Company rethought bed fulfillment. The focus of these facilities is core manufacturing, including sewing, electronic assembly, and packaging/shipping.

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Nursing Hospital and Healthcare Supply Into a New Age

Logistics Bureau

Utah-based health system Intermountain Healthcare is another provider to take the in-house option. The RFID platform is used to manage a range of medical supplies and is just the beginning for BJC, as they expect to install the cloud-based system across all their remaining facilities by mid 2017. Self-distribution using own assets.