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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Apple establishing $100M distribution center in Hendricks County. Part of this plan is to speed up its supply chain, primarily with a $100 million distribution center in Hendricks County, creating up to 500 jobs by the end of 2024. The distribution hub will be operated by XPO Logistics Supply Chain, which has already started hiring.

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Countdown to Black Friday: Are You an Easy Target for Cargo Theft?

Talking Logistics

With Black Friday on the horizon, consumer goods of all kinds are making their way from manufacturers to distribution centers and retail locations across the country. But while we are in the midst of a season notorious for a spike in cargo thefts , there are a few precautions you can take to protect your freight.

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Mastering Menards Delivery through Retail Specialized Logistics

Zipline Logistics

We are here to breakdown what you need to do to master delivery into the retailer’s various distribution centers. Menards services 12 distribution centers throughout its territory with facilities in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, Missouri, and South Dakota. Background About Menards.

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Supply chains on film

Supply Chain Movement

Instead, those films merely served as an excuse to feature freight trucks travelling at high speed and the widespread destruction of police cars and houses. As a manager at FedEx, Hanks makes a speech for his Russian colleagues at a distribution hub in Moscow about the importance of time: “Time rules over us without mercy.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Denmark’s DSV eyes more big acquisitions in fragmented freight market (Reuters). In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DHL Supply Chain acquires Italian Group MIT Safetrans. Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters).

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

The company views its distribution network and stores as its greatest competitive weapon against competitors like Amazon. Distribution Centers. The open question is how to best meet those consumer needs and expectations. For Walmart, the answer depends on aggressively growing both its physical and digital assets. Forecasting.

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[INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America

GlobalTranz

The top 10 states ranked by manufacturing’s share of total state employment in 2013 are Indiana (16.8 The top 10 congressional districts ranked by manufacturing’s share of total district employment are Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District (76,200 jobs, 23.3 percent of district employment), Indiana’s 2nd (73,500 jobs, 23.1