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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

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The figure includes Panasonic’s purchase of the remaining 80 percent of shares in Blue Yonder for $5.6 In other sustainability news, the InBev 100+ Accelerator is adding some big-name companies: Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Unilever. The partners help to fund and pilot start-ups in their sustainability innovation plans.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

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Sustained Inflation. This could indicate manufactures are expecting to reduce production and are, therefore, ordering fewer raw materials. First, any increase in economic output during Stagflation can be erased by the diminished purchasing power of the dollar. The purchasing power of the dollar can remain relatively stable.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

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The Danish manufacturer saw sales begin to surge as consumers gravitated towards their building sets, which come in a variety of shapes, sizes, difficulties, and characters. XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight. Kroger plans another three Ocado e-commerce ‘spokes’.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21)

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A semitruck equipped with Kodiak’s autonomous driving system is making daily delivery runs from an IKEA warehouse near Houston to a store close to Dallas, roughly 300 miles away. Together [with IKEA] we can enhance safety, improve working conditions for drivers, and create a more sustainable freight transportation system.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

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But one source mentioned the unlucky nature of the number “13” is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. Uber Freight and others that are testing autonomous big rigs in Texas and surrounding states. Maersk joins FedEx Corp., Kodiak, Aurora Innovation Inc. Kodiak, Aurora Innovation Inc.