MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Nowhere are these changes more evident than in warehousing. The warehouse, a mainstay of supply chains, is getting a makeover as retailers move closer to customers so they can fulfill buyers’ unquenchable thirst for instant gratification. Adapting existing stores to function as warehouses is another example.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

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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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

Amazon patents show flying warehouses that send delivery drones to your door (TechCrunch). Amazon’s robot army grows by 50 percent (The Seattle Times). Maersk, Alibaba team up to offer online booking of ship places (Reuters). Uber Freight Just Launched and Trucking Will Never Be the Same (Inverse).

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Unleashed

MARCH 2, 2022

Kanban is a process management tool that visualises the status of each job on a company’s radar, and controls the flow of production from customer requests back to the warehouse. Then, when the warehouse runs low in stock, it reorders from preferred vendors. Catmull mentions in his book Creativity Inc. What is Kanban?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 19, 2021

I spent 5 years in warehouse solutions and got a deep dive into import / export. Eventually I was tapped to lead the Western Region and managed all of the warehouse sites west of the Rockies. We’re building the world’s first on demand warehousing marketplace with the ostentatious goal of transforming the logistics industry.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 26, 2017

Meanwhile, communication distances of more than 200 feet are ideal for increasing visibility in warehouse operations. Now, consumers can return products to Amazon stores, and recently, Amazon launched a no-employee grocery store, Amazon Go , in Seattle.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Warehouses in New York and New Jersey are reopening in the next 30 days. 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. Transportation could be impacted in Illinois. New Jersey.

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