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Benefits of Using a Detroit Warehouse

3PL Insights

This makes outsourcing your warehousing needs an effective way to serve your customers without the large up-front costs. This article will explain the strategic advantages of having a dedicated warehouse based in Detroit. The transportation capabilities for the city of Detroit are quite impressive. Seaway: The St.

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Big, Bulky & Rural with Grafton Elliot

The Logistics of Logistics

Grafton Elliott and Joe Lynch discuss big, bulky, and rural shipping. Grafton is the Founder and CEO of Onward, a big and bulky shipping network that helps retailers offer local like delivery service, to their customers located in suburban and rural zip codes. A nationwide big and bulky brokerage based in Maryland.

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Top Supply Chain and Logistics Automation Trends to Watch for in 2019

GlobalTranz

The Move to LTL Digital Shipping. How New LTL Technologies & Processes are Changing the Shipping Game. Robotics in the Warehouse and Loading Docks Will Streamline Order Fulfillment and Reduce Delays The use of robots in the warehouse and unloading docks will help a company streamline order fulfillment as well.

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What is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Logistics Viewpoints

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. A storm may leave roads closed, warehouses shut down, utilities lost, and employees stranded. Some of the largest companies in the industry have been forced to pay ransom to restore technical operations.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones ( The Detroit News ). Free-Shipping Offers Abound This Holiday Season, According To Shop.Org. 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.

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The Best is Yet to Come

3PL Insights

In a market where industrial real estate is at record-low vacancy rates; we were able to secure more than 700,000 square feet of additional warehousing space to support new and existing Evans customers. We leased a facility in Allen Park and expanded our hazmat facility in Detroit. Our hard work is paying off.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

China-US container shipping rates sail past $20,000 to record. With the new expansion, Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery to Prime members in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte and Houston, bringing the total markets served to 12. DoorDash delivery can now include products from multiple stores.