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This Week in Logistics News (April 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Rapid temperature cycling due to crazy Boston weather. LLamasoft Offers Customers Access to FLEXE Marketplace for On-Demand Warehousing Services. Fuel-Cell Maker to Help Amazon Improve Warehouse Efficiency (WSJ – sub. Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. How did it happen?

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This Week in Logistics News (March 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

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

BlueYonder

The Boston Globe reports that, as shoppers change their buying preferences, retailers have had to change how they ramp up staffing for the holidays. Meanwhile, online retailers bulked up staffing in warehouses and delivery services, and hired workers to handle customer service calls from home.

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

BlueYonder

The Boston Globe reports that, as shoppers change their buying preferences, retailers have had to change how they ramp up staffing for the holidays. Meanwhile, online retailers bulked up staffing in warehouses and delivery services, and hired workers to handle customer service calls from home.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Two months ago, I assumed this was going to be championship week for the city of Boston. Instead of two championship parades, Boston fans could only sit back and watch two franchises win their first ever championships. The Bruins were coming off a historic season with an NHL all-time best 65 wins and 135 points.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

While many retailers are discounting, canceling orders, and otherwise scrambling to get rid of a glut of goods filling their stores and warehouses, some are embracing their higher inventory levels. Amazon showed off its next-generation drone at a recent event near Boston to highlight the future of delivery. The largest U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, I was listening to Morning Addition on WBUR Boston. Amazon has made a string of startup acquisitions over the years to build out its robotics business; now, the company is taking an interesting turn in that strategy as it expands its industrial warehouse capabilities. In all, 370 new words were added.