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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. Eligible products include fresh produce, household essentials and various snack foods.

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Infusing Intelligence into the Buying Journey: How Order Management Links Your Supply Chain

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For example, shipping winter gear from Florida to Michigan might not fulfill an order fastest but could be better a better option than depleting stocks in a closer (and colder) location, such as New York. Instead, an OMS should enable granular decision-making based on eligibility, labor availability, replenishment windows and SKU velocity.

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The Next War Will Be Fought in Supply Chains

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This includes key terminals in Europe, Africa, Latin America — and even the Freeport Container Port in the Bahamas, just 55 miles off the coast of Florida, run by a Hong Kong-based conglomerate. government would never ask General Electric to shut down a power grid in Asia, or Ports America to bottleneck cargo in Savannah.

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Trump Hits Mexico With 17% Tariff on Tomatoes

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Although the Florida Tomato Exchange trade group praised the new tariffs as an "enormous victory for American tomato farmers," Mexicos Economic Secretary Marcelo Ebrard warned that it would be "impossible to substitute Mexican tomatoes" without seeing dramatically higher prices for consumers. That ends today," Lutnick said.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Content Summary: Autonomous Boats Could Ferry Cargo in Busy Cities. Media Image. transactionID. 4c81f2b2-cc31-43f9-9b83-b4d9691886a9.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

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Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Revenue: $8.93 Sanchez 13.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

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Mobile apps can generate reports and monitor performance metrics. Christoph Seitz is the Co-Owner of CFR Rinkens , a global leader in the shipping of commercial cargo, specializing in the containerized shipping of motor vehicles. As a result, leaders are unaware of changing conditions that impact capacity and access. Christoph Seitz.