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This Week in Logistics News (May 4 – May 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s more than doubled the number of robots deployed in its fulfillment centers and warehouses in the last three years, from 350,000 in 2021 to 750,000 by last June. The company has a variety of robots that serve different functions within the warehouse. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unfamiliar with the metaverse, it is the emerging 3-D-enabled digital space that uses virtual reality, augmented reality, and other advanced internet and semiconductor technology to allow people to have lifelike personal and business experiences online. We are now gradually reducing that holding capacity as transactions normalize.”

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Digital Transformations Are Not Just for the Big Guys

Logistics Viewpoints

Case in point: Brook Furniture Rental has invested in new technologies to undertake a true digital evolution, significantly improving customer service and reducing operational costs along the way. To provide these services, Brook has 12 warehouses ranging in size from 20,000 to 100,000 square feet, and a leased fleet of 26-foot box vans.

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Walmart’s Notion of Next Generation Online Customer Fulfillment Centers

Supply Chain Matters

In this special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech , one of others to come, we highlight Walmart’s announced notions of next generation online customer fulfillment centers. The first, located in Joliet, Illinois , will reportedly open this summer.

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3 Uses of IoT Tech Spurring Sustainability in Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

IoT Tech is Driving Sustainability in the Supply Chain. But perhaps the most far-reaching changes will center around the use of large data systems to drive sustainability in logistics and supply chains. Waste not, want not” is the old mantra, and it's certainly applicable today.

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Labor Rights and Logistics Emissions Remain Top-of-Mind for Logistics Providers

Intelligent Audit

As shippers contend with high fuel surcharges and an ongoing capacity crisis, shipping giant FedEx is providing little relief in its announcement of 2022 peak season surcharges. Walmart Refocuses on Supply Chain amidst Corporate Cuts. Tyson Expands Investments in Illinois Plant. White House Expands Logistics Initiative.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 2-6, 2015)

Talking Logistics

New JDA Capabilities Help to Deliver a Seamless Response to Supply Chain Disruptions. UPS Accelerates Use of Routing Optimization Software to Reduce 100 Million Miles Driven. BNSF oil train derails in rural Illinois; two cars aflame (Reuters). Ports Gridlock Reshapes the Supply Chain (WSJ – sub.