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This Week in Logistics News (July 25-29, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times). In other technology news, Freightos announced “the launch of the world’s first online marketplace for international freight, providing instant comparison, booking, and management of freight services from multiple logistics providers.” Annual Imports.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 2-6, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Amazon’s robot army grows by 50 percent (The Seattle Times). Maersk, Alibaba team up to offer online booking of ship places (Reuters). Yes, it takes a lot more than a mobile app to succeed in the transportation industry, but because of their resources and brand strength, you have to take Amazon and Uber seriously.

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How E-Commerce Is Reinventing the Humble Warehouse

MIT Supply Chain

The trucks transport products to proximate areas, where lighter, more nimble vehicles such as cargo bikes complete the final deliveries. Impact on cityscapes As I describe in my new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19 , the changing face of warehousing is helping to change the face of cities.

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Webinar Q&A: Answers to 8 Common Freight Market Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

As such, vessels for ocean capacity between Asia and the United States are expected to remain fully booked for most/all of 2021. It is not clear yet what 2022 bookings look like. You can learn more about this topic on Land Line and Transport Topics. Now, this congestion is spreading to Oakland, Vancouver, and Seattle ports.

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8 Examples of Kanban in Lean Manufacturing

Unleashed

This is a radical shift from more traditional processes where demand is predicted in advance and materials are bought in bulk to reduce supply chain costs, such as transport. Catmull mentions in his book Creativity Inc. Meanwhile, everyone could see what others were working on through the board.

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Omnichannel Logistics Solutions Takes the Supply Chain To The Next Level

GlobalTranz

Now, consumers can return products to Amazon stores, and recently, Amazon launched a no-employee grocery store, Amazon Go , in Seattle. If 2016’s advancements are any indication, this year could be a year for the record books. Ultimately, eCommerce best practices , such as striving for two-day shipping, are no longer relevant.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Refrigerated inbound freight from California is currently difficult to book with limited capacity. Seattle is becoming a more favorable market for carriers and rejection rates are increasing. Seattle is becoming a more favorable market for carriers and rejection rates are increasing. Transportation could be impacted in Illinois.