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Shopping at Whole Foods Market? Click Amazon Prime

Supply Chain Insights

There are so many pleasures of life in Austin, Texas. Even though I’ve moved out of the unbelievable growth explosion of Austin proper, living this Texas Hill Country life and being close enough to run into town to see a band on Sixth Street, run the hike and bike trails or check out Circuit of the Americas is pure cool. Let me know!

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in April 2021, Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain , I mentioned that we will continue to explore here the concrete steps in the digital journey and examples of determination from the top in addition to logistics operations. The payoff is well worth it.

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The (Delayed) Rise of the Robotaxi

QAD

One of the best examples of this is the infamous story of one of Google’s Waymo cars freezing at the sight of a woman in an electric wheelchair chasing a duck around the intersection with a broom—it wasn’t prepared for that. It may be rare, but it can happen and vehicles will need to know how to respond to it. .

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This Week in Logistics News (June 27 – July 1, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Here are more details from the article: [DB Schenker] said it’s paying “tens of millions of dollars” for exclusive rights in Europe to a digital freight-booking platform developed by Austin-based uShip. Others have pursued acquisitions, including United Parcel Service Inc.,

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SXSW: An Unconventional Place to Find the Future of Supply Chain

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Austin, Texas. Revered as the greatest place to discover the next big innovation, it welcomes thousands of people with common goals: share ideas; pitch their innovation; seek insights and learn the latest in content, products, and technology. Companies aren’t just innovating with technology. How can I help?

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This Week in Logistics News (November 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group’s Clint Reiser pointed out that “Pickle Robot is a recent example of the Greater Boston robotics cluster expanding to propel new and innovative warehouse robotics.”. They cited examples such as Los Angeles, the New York Metro region, the Puget Sound region, San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, San Diego, Washington D.C.,

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Three Logistics Imperatives for Managing Uncertainty in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

Those customers who were quick to recognize new conditions, and respond with innovative strategies, have fared far better in the face of continuing uncertainty than companies taking a more reactive stance. But at Blue Yonder, we noticed an interesting phenomenon. Part of the answer lies in making a cultural change.