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Warehousing News Roundup: April 22, 2019

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30% of respondents said they were using this technology today, compared to just 17% two years ago. Warehouse construction in the United States finally outpaced demand over the past three months. Vacant warehouse space is still difficult to find, but demand appears to have leveled out in recent months.

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Warehousing News Roundup: February 25, 2019

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California warehouses are struggling to handle increased import volume ( as retailers ship inventory early to avoid added costs from looming tariffs ). This rush of shipments has filled the nearby warehouse market, slowed transportation speeds, and driven up other supply chain costs.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 22 – 28)

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First and foremost, Twitter has an iconic logo (which also fits the verb of posting on the platform) that is up there with the Nike Swoosh, Channel’s interlocking C’s, McDonald’s golden arches, and Apple’s apple , amongst others. I’m sure a lot of us were confused by this announcement over the last couple of days.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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This is because chipmakers are facing a slump in demand due to the worsening state of the global economy. As a result, shortages are alleviating across the board, and supply constraints caused by record demand for chips during the pandemic are less widespread. CVS tries out remote system to help fill prescriptions.

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Warehousing News Roundup: February 18, 2019

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Ocado, the British warehouse automation and online grocery company, is dealing with fallout from a recent warehouse fire. The disaster interrupted operations, drove down stock prices, and worried investors about future sales prospects of the company’s technology. This facility had stored Verizon phones and products.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

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While printing operations have been greatly improved, clearly there is no way that these items are printed on-demand. Ex-SpaceX engineers create autonomous rail system that may solve supply crisis. Highly lethal bird flu found in Kentucky and Virginia flocks. Instead, they are printed ahead of time, for both teams.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- May 12 2023

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The Supply Chain Matters blog features our May 12, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. In this edition, we include six added news capsule events that has occurred across the supply chain technology spectrum: Livent Corp.