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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. And with the new year comes an increasing return to in-person supply chain conferences and trade shows.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse vacancy rates sink to 27-year low. When a package gets mis-sorted and it goes into the wrong package car, that’s not a very good experience for our customer, and it’s actually just a drag on productivity.” These sixteen states were joined by the District of Columbia, the City of New York, and a Bay Area organization.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Gopuff arrives in New York. This includes trucking capacity concerns, port congestion , and warehouse staff. Additionally, Amazon has doubled its shipping container processing capacity by increasing ports of entry and partnered with more ocean freight carriers to secure space in “critical ports.”.

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Last Mile Innovation with Emma Cosgrove

The Logistics of Logistics

Emma is a Senior Reporter on the transportation desk at Business Insider , a global news and lifestyle publication with hundreds of journalists in London, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore and beyond. They strive to leave you with something valuable every time you finish reading, watching, or listening to our work.

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Two Indices of Supply Chain Activity Noting Supply Chain Volatility Trending

Supply Chain Matters

According to the latest Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSPI) , compiled and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , overall pressures increased in April. This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog.

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Distribution Center Robots: How Robots Continue to Power the Distribution Center

GlobalTranz

To meet rising demand, supply chain executives must begin considering new ways to increase the capacity of their existing facilities. When Amazon purchased Kiva robots, distribution center robots became the new “shiny object turned real-world effective object” of e-commerce fulfillment. Download white paper.

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Surviving an Economic Downturn in the Retail Sector

Enterra Insights

The other side, call it Team Soft Landing, argued that the situation was very different this time.”[1] Correspondent Melissa Repko reports that it might take some time for retailers to figure out how consumers are going to behave over the coming months. ”[1] He asks, “So where does that leave us?”

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