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This Week in Logistics News (March 20-24, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Shipt debuts Costco delivery in Tampa (Tampa Bay Business Journal). Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Walmart Secures Patent for Drones to Carry Products Inside Stores (Digital Trends). eBay to Roll Out Guaranteed Delivery for 20 Million Items. Maersk Line, Hapag-Lloyd Among Carriers Subpoenaed in U.S.

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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

DAT Solutions

The port has since re-opened, as have some portions of the railroads, but some capacity has yet to be restored. It's just not safe. They are glad to help, but they want to be compensated for their time and effort. It is sunny today in Tampa and Atlanta, with a light breeze. It could take months.

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Are You Smarter Than a TMS?

Talking Logistics

My co-presenter, Marsha Vacirca, Program Director for MercuryGate University , came up with the following problem: Ace Company is the only distributor of Le Fancy , a fashionable t-shirt line designed just for women. Ace has 3 distribution warehouses (Tampa, FL; Chicago, IL; and Atlanta, GA.). How many loads did you come up with?

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26 supply chain pros reveal the single most effective way to create a winning supply chain strategy

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With new supply chain innovations , trends in logistics technology and advancements like automated robots making a big impact on operational efficiency, it seems that supply chain optimization is within reach for more companies than ever before. ” Meet Our Panel of Supply Chain Professionals: Trey Howard Emmanuel Frost Michael D.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

And just like that, once again, the Gronk spike is on its way out. Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end, Rob Gronkowski announced his second retirement this week. Much like it’s hard to pinpoint my favorite Gronk play, it’s hard to come up with his best spike. And now on to this week’s logistics news. FedEx pushes carbon neutrality.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

But the company is not happy with just owning logistics; it continues to expand its Prime benefits. More old-time studios have become less willing to license content to streaming services, so by acquiring MGM, it can fold everything into its Prime Video library. And now, Amazon has added Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) to its portfolio.