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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. Well, this week, I saw a new story about a bill in California that is turning heads.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Retail’s inventory glut means big business for liquidators. San Francisco-based Zipline won FAA Part 135 air carrier certification for the long-range flights earlier this month. While some companies are suffering losses from excess inventory, others are making huge profits from it. a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The companies building their inventories are looking to ensure they have items on hand at the right moment. Walgreens takes its delivery service round the clock.

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Transloading 101: Logistics Guide to Understanding This Essential Shipping Process

ShipBob

Example A single shipment of books, from Canada, lands in California and is sent to a local warehouse. A shipment of glass bottles from San Francisco reaches a cross-docking facility in Seattle. And from there, it’s loaded onto a cargo train and moved to New York station.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

“Around 0600 Pacific Time Tuesday morning, multiple Waymo vehicles in San Francisco encountered very dense fog and determined they should pull over temporarily,” a company spokesperson said. “After a brief stop, the vehicles cleared the area as the fog began to clear.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech- June 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Supply chain planning technology provider ToolsGroup announced the acquisition of Onera , a provider of real-time inventory availability and fulfillment software solutions catering to retail industry needs. Reportedly, ToolsGroup will add Onera ’s inventory availability and fulfillment technology to its retail planning suite.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 26-30, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Elementum Expands Supply Chain Management Suite with New Inventory App Powered by World’s Product Graph™. Starting next year, Otto-branded trucks and others equipped with Otto technology will begin hauling freight bound for warehouses and stores, he said. Blockchain Makes Inroads in Shipping (WSJ – sub.