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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

As part of its partnership with drone company Wing, the retail giant intends to bring drone deliveries to Houston, Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta and Charlotte by June of 2026, and will expand existing services in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager. Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail. Mexico trade.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

DAT Solutions

Outbound volumes from Houston also fell 73%, but the rearrangement of supply chains, the difficulty of shipping in the flooded region, and increased seasonal demand in other parts of the country combined to create pockets of tight capacity that put extra pressure on truckload rates. Buffalo to Charlotte lost 13¢ at $1.75

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Putting the Supplier Experience at the Forefront of Strategic Procurement

HICX Solutions

For the session, we were joined by Charlotte Anabelle de Brabandt , a representative of the Institute for Supply Management (IMS) and Ramit Mahajan , the Head of Supply Chain Enablement, India at Henkel. . Added to the communication aspect, Charlotte points out the importance of providing even more training.

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Apple – carbon

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The company’s initiative means that it will work to transition its manufacturing suppliers to renewable sources of electricity to power their operations. It’s unclear, however, how far Apple’s commitment will reach into its shipping operations, which rely heavily on air transport to handle its high-value components. Advertisement.

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How to Sell CBD Online: Information and Tips on Selling CBD From Home

ShipBob

The rest of this article provides general information on shipping CBD products. Your best bet is to simply sell the industrial hemp-sourced CBD, as it won’t have high THC levels and is accepted across the nation. Fulfill and ship customer orders You’ll need a system for warehousing your CBD products and managing inventory over time.

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How rate transparency grows SMBs: Introducing the FBA Index

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Of course, COVID-19 has accelerated this trend, with more consumers working from home and ordering online, while it’s also become easier for sellers to source on Alibaba, import, and then sell on Shopify or Amazon.com. In other words, while demand and sourcing was able to keep up, last-mile distribution became a key bottleneck for SMBs.