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This Week in Logistics News (December 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Forecasts call for freight rate slumps in 2023. Using pictures of items in Amazon warehouses and training a computer model, the e-commerce giant has developed a camera system that can monitor items flowing one-by-one down conveyor belts to make sure they match their images. Amazon’s plan to kill the barcode. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

With more than 4 million customers and the forecasted GMV of £20 billion by 2020 , Jet is highly recognized and trusted marketplace in the US. With 24×7 availability, Fulfilled by Sears (FBS) is an order fulfillment service from Sears that manages warehousing, pick/packing and shipping of customer orders for your business.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Costa Rica. This young, publicly listed American software vendor recently bought out Terra Technology, a specialist in demand sensing (short-term forecasting based on point-of-sale data). directly from their suppliers, from their own warehouse or even from a retail store). Cayman Islands. Central African Republic.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Costa Rica. However, Technavio’s analysts now forecast the 3PL market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 2.87% over the period 2014-2019. Globally, warehousing is outsourced by 67%. In comparison, according to Fraunhofer Institute, warehousing is outsourced by 54% in Germany, which is the largest logistics market in Europe.