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“True Greenfield” – Answering the Distribution Service Time Challenge 

Logility

Modern business means fast distribution. This means more distribution points, closer to your customers. Answering this simple question, “Where should my next distribution center be located?” The centers of distribution are evenly spaced and the distribution lines to nodes have a nice, even radius to delivery points.

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2017 Industrial Real Estate Industry Outlook

NFI Industries

The available capacity within the industrial real estate market is dependent on many factors. Undeterred by political elections and an uncertain economy, the real estate market continued to show strong growth in 2016. In fact, the fourth quarter of.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart and Symbotic announced an agreement to implement Symbotic’s robotics and software automation platform in all 42 of Walmart’s regional distribution centers over the coming years. Subleasing is something many established corporations do to help manage their real estate portfolio.”.

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From Malls to Click-And-Collect: How Today’s Pace of Change Is Impacting Real Estate

Tompkins Blog

But can the pace of these changes affect the real estate industry in major ways? As rapid change takes place in online ordering and fulfillment for retail, consumer goods, distribution, and third-party logistics (3PLs), the needs for real estate space change too. Source: Kantar Retail Analysis.

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Built for Yesterday’s Consumer: The Demise of Malls and Traditional Distribution Networks

Talking Logistics

According to CoStar Group, a provider of commercial real estate information, the number of malls with vacancy rates greater than 40 percent — which generally means the mall is in “a death spiral” — has increased from less than 0.5 Data Source: “E-Commerce and Logistics Real Estate,” Prologis, July 2014.

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Blockchain in Supply Chain: 2 Ethereum-Based Projects That Demonstrate How Blockchain Can Improve Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

On top of all that, billions if not trillions of dollars worth of potential working capital are tied up in illiquid assets such as 90-day invoice payouts or even the real estate value of, say, a warehouse or factory building. An ecommerce fulfillment warehouse in the USA sends the wrong packages to customers. Download white paper.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

McCormick & Company , an American food company that manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavoring products to retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses is no exception. The company plans to expand that to 600 stores by the end of this year.