Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

According to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics, nearly 180 million Americans shopped during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. Robots outnumber human workers in this autonomous truck yard north of Denver. million from 145.4

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Earlier this week, for example, I commented on the partnership between Amazon and P&G , where Amazon has set up operations inside P&G warehouses to fulfill online orders. As a result, the answers to “What is a warehouse?” and “What is a transportation provider?” Here are some excerpts from the press release: 16.3

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring (Los Angeles Times). In related news, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that “officials in Colorado are planning a public-road test of battery-charging technology capable of powering electric trucks while they drive.” Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico to invest $1.3

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2016

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Wal-Mart says it is 6-9 months from using drones to check warehouse inventory (Reuters). One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2016 was that drones would have a breakout year — not in delivering packages to consumers, but in yard and warehouse management.

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