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The 7 Best Events For Freight Shipping in 2015

GlobalTranz

Are you up-to-date with the latest events in freight shipping and logistics? Staying current in the world of shipping and freight also takes strong networking and communication. 7 of the Best Freight Shipping Events to Attend in 2015. FTR Transportation Conference 2015 Indianapolis, Indiana; September 15-17.

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What Is Order Fulfillment and It’s Process and Strategies

Locus

million square feet at McCordsville, twenty miles northeast of Indianapolis. We regularly or infrequently see more headlines of various companies investing in order fulfillment operations. If customers do not receive their orders on time, they won’t buy from that company again. What’s that? Why is it important? Let’s fill in!

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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters). In 2015, the company reported revenues of 48 million Euros and an EBITDA of 6 million Euros, confirming a constant growth in income and revenue over the last few years. Rand McNally Launches Next Generation E-Log and Fleet Management Device.

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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

Companies represented included Advanced Auto Parts, John Deere, Hanes Brands, UPS, FHI, Lenovo, GSK, Altria, and UNC Healthcare. The shortage of workers is causing companies to look at non-traditional sources, including individual with a criminal record. facility at an Indianapolis, Ind.,

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Walmart Rolling Out Four High-Tech FCs

Multichannel Merchant

An automated Walmart FC with Knapp equipment (company photo). The company posted the upbeat news under the looming shadow of Amazon Prime Day 2022, happening sometime in mid-July, and two weeks after a substantial earnings drop , with a 2.3% topline gain that beat the analyst estimate. in a blog post. . in a blog post.

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Converting More Leads to Loads with John Simpson

The Logistics of Logistics

[00:33] Please introduce you and your company. . The company is based in Indianapolis. [01:14] I drove to Chicago, lived on my friend’s couch for about a month, and then found a job with a logistics company. For customers who are shipping one to ten loads per week, those are still great customers that you want.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Teamsters said 97 percent of unionized workers voted for the authorization, which the union urged for in order to have more leverage during negotiations with the company. The Teamsters represent about 340,000 UPS employees, more than half of the company’s workforce in the largest private-sector contract in North America.