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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing. then secure on-demand transportation, warehousing and labor assets dynamically, re-planning flexibly as conditions change.

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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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The (Delayed) Rise of the Robotaxi

QAD

This is the future of transportation—but when will it arrive? . 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.

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

Talking Logistics

Trucker Path Joins AscendTMS™ to Offer Free Transportation Management Software (TMS) to Carriers and Freight Brokers. 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.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 28 – October 2, 2015)

Talking Logistics

It will be available soon in New York, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland. Here are some details from the press release: Same Day TMS offers the same features that any shipper would expect from a transportation solution. You can work as much or as little as you want.

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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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Biden’s Executive Order on Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: A Reality Check…

NC State SCRC

One of Ricardo’s famous examples shows, for example, that the French have a comparative advantage when it comes to producing cheese, while the Germans are better at producing guns. adding to its Austin, Texas facility. [3]. departments of commerce and defense, as well as with Apple, one of their largest customers.