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Memorial Day 2021

Enterra Insights

.”[2] Twelve years later, Evans assumed command of the destroyer USS Johnston (DD-557) — the only commanding officer the ship would ever know. On the day of the ship’s commissioning, 27 October 1943, at Seattle, Washington, Commander Evans addressed the crew and prophetically stated, “This is going to be a fighting ship.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 22-26, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I found out this past Monday when I went out for my final training ride before shipping my bike to Santa Fe, NM for the JDRF Ride to Cure. Target offers free 2-day shipping this holiday (USA Today). Urban Delivery Solution In Seattle. Uber Ambitiously Eyes 2021 for Food-Delivery Drones Launch (WSJ – sub.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Applications are due by July 2021, with the program looking to reduce deforestation between 2022 and 2026. Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle.

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2021 Supply Chain Challenges: The Top 5 Lessons Learned + Tips from 11 Industry Experts

ToolsGroup

Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges. Just how bad were supply chain challenges in 2021? Bad enough to become the subject of memes.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The Gigafactory facility is considered one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factories, surpassing six billion EV battery cells shipped. According to GeekWire, Flexe last raised money in January 2021 in an $80 million Series C round. Toyota has further announced plans to source an EV battery production facility in the U.S.

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How E-Commerce Is Reinventing the Humble Warehouse

MIT Supply Chain

Warehousing response to online growth Consulting firm Deloitte forecasts that e-commerce sales will grow by 25% to 35%, year-over-year, during the 2020–2021 holiday season, generating $182 billion to $196 billion in sales. Similarly, shoe retailer DSW started shipping orders out of its closed shoe stores. “We

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Stephen Beard, VP at Flexe!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Why can’t we ship orders the day they arrive? I’ve recently been working on transportation partnerships in same-day courier space and small parcel as we turn the page to 2021 to help us bring more options to market for our clients. The most important question you can ask is, “Why?” Why do we do it that way? Why does the client need X?