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Is a Phoenix Distribution Center a Lower-Cost Alternative to an LA Warehouse?

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

In the face of continued supply chain disruption from COVID-19, retail shippers should consider a Phoenix distribution center as a more cost-effective alternative to Southern California to reach customers in the Southwestern and Western United States.

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Logistics Industry Outlook with John Larkin

The Logistics of Logistics

Logistics Industry Outlook with John Larkin. John Larkin and Joe Lynch discuss the logistics industry outlook. Clarendon remains 100% focused on the transportation & logistics industry, broadly defined. For 17 years, Mr. Larkin headed up Stifel’s transportation and logistics research effort. About Clarendon Capital.

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FreightTech Investment Environment with John Larkin

The Logistics of Logistics

John is Strategic Advisor of Transportation & Logistics at Clarendon Capital , a private equity sponsor focused on developing investment opportunities and providing strategic advisory services to the transportation, logistics and distribution sectors.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St.

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Ferguson’s Commitment to Supply Chain Excellence Drives Customer Satisfaction

Logistics Viewpoints

The goods flow through 3 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 106 final-mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. million square feet in 10 distribution centers and 35 million square feet across its branch network. These trucks range in size from semi-trucks to delivery vans.

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Advantages of a Phoenix Fulfillment Center

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Consider a Phoenix fulfillment center. Dozens of major retailers and brands have done the math and elected to locate major distribution centers in the Phoenix area, including Walmart, Home Depot, Target, The Gap, Amazon, Chewy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and PetSmart. Need to reach customers in the Southwest and West Coast?

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Three Ways Center-of-Gravity Studies Lead You Astray

Logility

Where is the best place to put a distribution center? We all wish logistics problems were so simple, but when we complicate the network, we can often lose the picture of what we are trying to accomplish. It is the rare logistics manager who is willing to leave 5–6% savings on the table. What is your answer? d) At Customer A.

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