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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

BMW to Mazda Imports Slowed as Strike Shuts Baltimore Port ( Bloomberg ). Earlier this week, for example, I commented on the partnership between Amazon and P&G , where Amazon has set up operations inside P&G warehouses to fulfill online orders. As a result, the answers to “What is a warehouse?”

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Greg Javor: “Our mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit”

Supply Chain Movement

My first job was a warehouse supervisor trainee for a public warehouse (nowadays a 3PL), in Baltimore, Maryland. For example, we had a regional distribution facility in Reading Pennsylvania. I progressed and spent five years in operations and five years in sales and general management.

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Allentown gains traction as freight hub

DAT Solutions

Allentown, PA, was once a major manufacturing town, but it has emerged more recently as a popular location for warehouses and distribution centers, especially at this time of year. for dry vans out of Allentown on November 28, and there were more van loads posted there than for either Philly or Baltimore. Allentown to Boston : $3.96/mile,

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, yesterday was Major League Baseball’s opening day, which turned into a rainout for my hometown Red Sox. Workers at a plant in Baltimore manufacturing two coronavirus vaccines accidentally conflated the ingredients several weeks ago, which has contaminated up to 15 million doses of the vaccine.

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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. According to the press release: The Stack Sleeve system can be used in the warehouse and during delivery for both route and bulk customers from one vehicle. You can work as much or as little as you want.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart in the news: Walmart launches pilot program for customers to recycle reusable shopping bags Walmart Canada says robots are coming to 2 Ontario warehouses, but jobs not at risk Amazon has become the largest private EV charging operator Biden calls for steep hike to tariff on Chinese steel S. And now on to this week’s logistics news.