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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

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Merchants can use the service, called Multi-Channel Distribution, to send inventory to warehouses run by other logistics providers, other online marketplaces and even to physical stores to be put on shelves. In other Amazon news, the company has adjusted its Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) seller capacity for the peak season.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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The Canadian subsidiary of Walmart is introducing material handling robotics and automation technologies into its distribution network, kicking things off by piloting an automated receiving solution at its regional distribution center (RDC) in Calgary, Alberta. The Arkansas Department of Transportation expects 1.5

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This Week in Logistics News (May 18 – 24)

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Yellen said on Tuesday that the United States and Europe needed to work together to push back against China’s excess industrial capacity, warning that a wave of cheap Chinese exports represents a grave threat to the global economy. Tractor Supply Company has gone big in Arkansas, opening its most high-tech distribution center yet.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

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Walmart and Symbotic announced an agreement to implement Symbotic’s robotics and software automation platform in all 42 of Walmart’s regional distribution centers over the coming years. households across six states – Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,

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Last Mile Delivery Grows Up with Ron Richardson

The Logistics of Logistics

He is also a regular speaker at leading supply chain universities, including the University of Arkansas Sam M. With a real-time connected network of 10 million drivers, OneRail finds the right vehicle for the right delivery so shippers gain low prices and greater capacity to rapidly scale their businesses. Walton Supply Chain College.

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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

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The port has since re-opened, as have some portions of the railroads, but some capacity has yet to be restored. After Harvey smacked into Houston, some shippers started supplying the South Central region from distribution centers in the Southeast. It could take months.

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What the OTIF Mandate Means for Walmart – and What it Means for You (Part 1)

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The Bentonville, Arkansas, based retailer now requires consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies that ship to its distribution centers (DCs) in full truckloads to deliver on-time, in-full (OTIF) 95 percent of the time within a one-day delivery window. Those expectations just went up.