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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

The VP of Supply Chain and Logistics at our house (aka my wife) has been out of the country this week. So, while I count the days and hours and minutes until she gets back, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) Activates For Latest Major Hurricane Of 2018.

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Panama Canal Drought: Lower Water Levels, Higher Supply Chain Risk

Resilinc

Restrictions in the Panama Canal have affected over 170 countries and virtually every good: soybeans and liquified natural gas from the United States, copper and fresh cherries from Chile, and beef from Brazil. Schedule a demo today. Extreme weather events, including droughts, are on the rise.

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Key Takeaways from Manifest with Pam Simon

The Logistics of Logistics

Pam is the Conference Chair of Manifest a global logistics tech show bringing investors, leaders and innovators from around the world together. She is the Conference Chair of Manifest a global logistics tech show bringing investors, leaders and innovators from around the world together. About Manifest: The Future of Logistics.

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REPOST: Key Takeaways from Manifest with Pam Simon

The Logistics of Logistics

Pam is the Conference Chair of Manifest a global logistics tech show bringing investors, leaders and innovators from around the world together. She is the Conference Chair of Manifest a global logistics tech show bringing investors, leaders and innovators from around the world together. About Manifest: The Future of Logistics.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. A shipping vessel left China for Brazil while sporting some new improvements last August—a pair of 123-feet-tall, solid “wings” retrofitted atop its deck to harness wind power for propulsion assistance. Whatever you plan to do this weekend, we wish you a Happy St. That’s all for this week.

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This Mexico-Based E-commerce Business Reduced 66% Delivery Costs With Locus

Locus

Currently, they have operations in Brazil, Peru and five cities in Mexico: Monterrey, Guadalajara, Queretaro, Puebla and Mexico City. After working with a last-mile logistics provider, and not satisfied with their roadmap for these three priorities, Jüsto decided to switch to Locus.

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Is Warehouse Robotics at the Inflection Point?

Locus Robotics

These changes, of course, can profoundly affect entire industries such as logistics. The SIP for robotics in logistics is now. We recently conducted a Locus demo and presentation for 30 supply chain executives with a very large global brand. I believe it’s at a “Strategic Inflection Point” (SIP). highlights this phenomenon.