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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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Walmart Rolling Out Four High-Tech FCs

Multichannel Merchant

The company is reportedly patenting a five-step unload/receive/pick/pack/ship process leveraging Knapp technology, which took 12 steps under a manual fulfillment model. Walmart offers free two-day shipping on orders of $35 or more, or unlimited free shipping plus other perks for members of its $98-a-year Walmart+ program.

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Demand and Fulfillment Blocking & Tackling: Part 5 – Knowledge Is Power

BlueYonder

But what makes us so curious about data? Strong and agile supply chains have built state-of-the-art fulfillment processes, distribution centers and shipping capabilities to serve demand. Now it is time to gather the right set of data and relay the forecasted demand to the operational functions of supply chain. Sound simple?

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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

facility at an Indianapolis, Ind., To do this, we have to look at our data, which for the most part is in a very antiquated state. “As One facility has low turnover and one has higher turnover – we see a real difference in slower productivity, more shipping errors, and less continuous improvement going on.”.

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COVID Variant Surges and Labor Shortage Lead to FedEx Freight Suspension, Heighten Need for Freight Bill Auditing Services

Intelligent Audit

As the shipping industry grapples with the changes when shipping with USPS and more UPS fees , there’s another problem coming to light. million workers reported not working because they were sick with the coronavirus or caring for someone who was, according to new data from the Census Bureau. 29 and Jan. 10, approximately 8.8

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This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

” Walmart opened its largest fulfillment center on June 15 outside of Indianapolis. The fulfillment space of these sites is designed to expand access to the retailer’s next- or two-day shipping. A train car shortage has stranded some 70,000 cars that are ready to get shipped to dealer lots. in McCordsville.