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Is a 3PL Service Provider Right for Your Company? 4 Questions to Ask Yourself

GlobalTranz

He will complete his MBA from the University of New Hampshire in 2015. He lives with his wife, Betsy, in Dover, New Hampshire and they are expecting their first child in June. 4 questions to ask when determining if a 3PL Service Provider is right for your company. Why do you exist as a company?

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This Week in Logistics News (November 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

Last year’s supply chain program include two days of sessions by practitioners – executives from companies like Ahold Delhaize, AGCO, and Radwell International– on the real-world problems associated with the digital transformations they have gone through and continue to go through.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

As Steve Banker wrote about in last week’s news roundup, the worldwide shortage of semiconductors is expected to last through the first quarter of 2023 at a minimum according to the electronics supply chain analysis firm Supplyframe. These new companies are putting more pressure on retail giants such as Amazon, Walmart, and Target.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

This year, 88 percent of participating retailers reported that the pandemic resulted in an increase in overall risk for their company. NY allows trucking companies to give CDL road tests. The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions.

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New Balance Has Plans for Added U.S. Manufacturing

Supply Chain Matters

According to a published report from New Hampshire’s Manchester Union Leader via Yahoo News , plans for the sixth facility call for the construction of a 102,418 square foot combination office and manufacturing facility within Londonderry, New Hampshire , near the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

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Walmart Expands Use of Scanning Robots, Launches MFC for Grocery

Multichannel Merchant

Walmart also unveiled its first fully operational Alphabot, its answer to the micro-fulfillment center (MFC) craze that is sweeping the grocery sector, at a store in New Hampshire. Walmart is also testing scanning robots from Badger Technologies, and Bossa Nova is working with rival Albertson’s as well.

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Coronavirus impeding supply chains worldwide

USC Consulting Group

Professionals in multiple industries attribute the pullback to the coronavirus, as more countries and companies adjust to enhance containment. Richard Hayne, chief executive of clothing company Urban Outfitters, told The Wall Street Journal the virus has had an impact on virtually every aspect of the world economy in one way or another.