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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

On Wednesday Amazon announced “the expansion of Prime FREE Same-Day Delivery to even more metro areas including Charlotte, Cincinnati, Fresno, Louisville, Milwaukee, Nashville, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Stockton, and Tucson, plus new areas in Central New Jersey, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, and San Diego.”

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. Dick’s Sporting Goods @DICKS In today’s supply chain, speed is king.

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Beyond The Data with William Sandoval

The Logistics of Logistics

Our headquarter is based out of New Jersey. I have been fortunate to lead teams from Latin America, Mexico to Argentina. If you had something inside that product that said, “It was on a forklift, truck and final mile delivery for this long,” you can start to say, “I can manage my inventory better.”