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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Watching the commercial definitely made me feel nostalgic for the good old days of 80’s cartoon mascots. Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 1-5, 2016)

Talking Logistics

First branded ‘Prime Air’ jet in Amazon’s fleet to fly at Seafair (Seattle Times). Moving on to transportation management software news, private equity firm TPG Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Transporeon from The Riverside Company and other shareholders.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. Definitely not the greenest way to ship. A relative newcomer, founded in 1979 in Seattle, Washington, this US forwarder had $2.51 Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. billion in air freight revenue in 2015.

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The Close Ties Between Real Estate and Supply Chains Uncovered: The Colliers-SCRC Webinar Reveals It All!

NC State SCRC

Some malls are also being converted into sport stadiums, such as the Seattle Kraken hockey team which is moving into an old mall area. This leads me to believe there are definitely some big changes ahead for the way we work, interact with automation and the internet of things (IoT), and how we operate our global supply chains.

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With Crisp, ZURU Group builds a playbook for on-shelf success

crisp

Imagine a scenario where ZURU’s latest product iteration is flying off the shelves in Seattle but has significant stock left in Miami. Marketing efforts can also boost sales volume, but as Franz puts it, “we don’t want to market to an empty shelf.” These suggestions reflect a practice known as joint business planning, or JBP.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

DAT Solutions

Seattle is the closest U.S. Outbound volumes from Seattle were up by double digits. Those increases in truck freight were small compared to Seattle’s, which tells us that we could see a surge of van freight out of California this week and next. Seattle to Salt Lake City gained 13¢ to $1.84/mi. Falling Rates.

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Taking the Leap

BlueYonder

After living in Los Angeles and Seattle, she recently moved to Munich to take a role as CFO of JDA’s EMEA region. It is definitely a two-way street. I’m not the fastest cyclist, but I do a lot of distance stuff – this past year I completed rides from Seattle to Portland and Seattle to Canada. Exercise is important.