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GXO Direct to Use AI To Drive Labor Efficiencies

Logistics Viewpoints

By operating hubs comprised of several warehouses located in a campus, GXO is able to increase operational agility, reduce reducing transportation costs, and speed up delivery times. GXO (NYSE: GXO) is a publicly traded company headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut with nearly 1,000 warehouses and more than 130,000 employees globally.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

As same-day delivery becomes more important to consumers, retailers are looking at innovative ways to deliver on this expectation. These vehicles account for a large share of transportation-related emissions, but have not received as much regulatory attention as passenger cars. Walmart launches new restored goods program.

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Accellos Names Bill Ashburn General Manager of Transportation Software Solutions

Supply Chain Network

Accellos, a leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions, has named Bill Ashburn General Manager of its line of transportation software solutions. Ashburn joined Accellos in autumn 2008 with the acquisition of Prophesy Transportation Solutions, Inc., which Ashburn co-founded in 1986.

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The MetroSpeedy Story with Nancy Korayim

The Logistics of Logistics

They differentiate themselves by utilizing their innovative tech and methodologies to service businesses across all industries in need of cost-effective and efficient same-day delivery. About MetroSpeedy. Founded in 2017 by CEO Nancy Korayim , MetroSpeedy is a high growth, NYC-based, last-mile delivery logistics start-up.

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Podcast: VC Brian Aoaeh on the Future of Supply Chain Investment

Requis

It was the process of studying and writing those articles that led me to the notion that there really needed to be a community for people who as I describe as being “obsessively enthusiastic” about supply chain and supply chain innovation technology. On the New York Supply Chain Meet Up and the Worldwide Supply Chain Federation.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

One Connecticut restaurant is taking a unique approach to combatting the labor shortage: robot servers. According to FedEx, the tight labor market added $450 million to costs, including increased overtime, higher wages to attract workers, and extra spending on transportation.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 3, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Over the past few years, freight brokerage has been a hot segment of the transportation market. Earlier this week, I wrote about the network effect in transportation management. Connecting TMS with Networks and Marketplaces. All of this is handled as a one-stop-shop through Emerge and Kuebix.