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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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The Great Store Redo

Cathy Roberson

In four of its Minneapolis test stores, Best Buy reduced the shoppable square footage to 15,000 square feet to provide more space for fulfillment. Supply Chain Implications Smaller stores typically mean less inventory. Because most customers want… fast. I’m also an analyst at the Journal of Commerce.

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There’s Something Happening Here (With Truck Drivers, Logistics Planning)

Supply Chain Collaborator

Perhaps due to this dedication to keep cargo moving in spite of any obstacles, there is a pattern of drivers being caught in the crossfire during times of civil distress/unrest. Whether its a natural disaster, pandemic, or in the most recent case civil unrest, truckers dutifully show up to work and deliver their loads.

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Will sub-zero temps stall trucking operations?

DAT Solutions

Then temperatures suddenly plunged into the single digits and below in much of the Midwest, including sub-zero temps in Chicago and Minneapolis. Cargo can also be damaged by the cold. If there are delays, or the truck is stranded on the highway, the cargo could be ruined. Reefers protect freezable cargo.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon is granted a patent for using a subterranean network to deliver packages (GeekWire). Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (Star Tribune). It’s my birthday wish for you.