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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

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manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. companies were further rattled after Chinese authorities recently questioned workers at Boston-based consulting firm Bain & Co. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

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Varda Space Industries secures $42m for off-planet manufacturing. ” Delays in manufacturing and distribution can have a ripple effect that can cause larger delays further down the supply chain. Water rushed into industrial areas extensively damaging facilities, machinery, and warehouses.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 13 – 19)

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In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. Team Hoyt became a fixture at the Boston Marathon, completing the race 32 times, while running another 40 marathons as well.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 12 – 18)

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Warehouse demand undeterred by economic turbulence in third quarter. billion in chemicals cargo a week. The trade group says a rail strike of one-month could result in an economic impact of up to $160 billion, and within one week many chemicals manufacturing plants could shut down, lowering GDP and leading to more inflation.

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U.S. Retail Sales Outpace Forecast, Bringing Glad Tidings for Holiday 2017

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This week, Ng announced the launch of Landing.ai , a new startup that focuses on bringing artificial intelligence to the manufacturing industry. The Boston Globe reports that, as shoppers change their buying preferences, retailers have had to change how they ramp up staffing for the holidays.

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U.S. Retail Sales Outpace Forecast, Bringing Glad Tidings for Holiday 2017

BlueYonder

This week, Ng announced the launch of Landing.ai , a new startup that focuses on bringing artificial intelligence to the manufacturing industry. The Boston Globe reports that, as shoppers change their buying preferences, retailers have had to change how they ramp up staffing for the holidays.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

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Earlier this week, I was listening to Morning Addition on WBUR Boston. by which a commodity is produced and distributed: the companies, materials, and systems involved in manufacturing and delivering goods). One of the guests was discussing the new words that were added to the Merriam Webster dictionary in September.