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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. This acquisition builds on the Panasonic/Blue Yonder strategic relationship, established in January 2019 with a partnership, followed by the creation of a joint venture company in Japan in November 2019. You can watch the full spot here ; I won’t spoil the outcome for you.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St.

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Reports of Convoy Winding Down Digital Freight Business

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development related to Seattle based trucking based Cloud platform provider Convoy. Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and other industry specific media are reporting that Seattle based digital freight start-up services provider Convoy is preparing for a possible sale or other action.

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Reports That Convoy Exploring Strategic Options

Supply Chain Matters

A report initially published by The Information ( Paid subscription ) and subsequently industry publication Freightways , cited sources indicating that the Seattle based company, that counted Jeff Bezos , Bill Gates and Marc Benioff as investors, with Fidelity and T Rowe Price as later stage backers has taken this action.

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Logistics Market Stays Flat as May Begins

Zipline Logistics

Currently, we are seeing little fluctuation in the domestic logistics market when compared to the past few weeks. . The ISM I ndex contracted in April after going up in January from its low at the EOY 2019. But the Logistics Manager’s Index skyrocketed from the end of Feb ruary through April. Midwest Logistics .

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.11-3.15

Freight Plus

Seattle to Salt Lake City, Buffalo to Chicago, and various lanes in California all saw the biggest declines in rates. If you look at 2019 here in the U.S., But we still think that 2019 is going to be a very, very good year for the Class 8 truck market.” Mack forecasted another 310,000 Class 8 orders in 2019. Spotify. ,

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. We hope you enjoy this salute to the best of 2018, and we look forward to even more innovations in 2019. Self-Service Logistics.