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Distribution Center Robots: How Robots Continue to Power the Distribution Center

GlobalTranz

Spurred by the record-breaking growth of e-commerce and rising labor costs, robots can have a very positive impact in distribution centers when implemented correctly. Why Do Companies Fear Distribution Center Robots and Their Implementation? Anyone who has worked in a distribution center knows that exceptions arise constantly.

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The key to success lies in operations

Supply Chain Movement

This sent shockwaves in Seattle, a city that has been living in a tech bubble for the past decade or so. Amazon, the company that currently has the most fixed assets in the USA (after Google), is closing stores, distribution centres and city hubs. In the space of one week, Amazon and Microsoft announced layoffs affecting 20,000 people.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Apple establishing $100M distribution center in Hendricks County. Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle. FedEx, Adobe agree to integrate e-commerce sales, service platforms.

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TikTok Creating Fulfillment Network in U.S., Globally

Multichannel Merchant

from Seattle to Austin to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Mountain View, CA and Washington, D.C. Based on the listing titles, Seattle, Los Angeles and Mountain View seem to be where facilities will be located here initially, as well as in London, Bangkok, Madrid and São Paulo.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

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. Louis, among other cities.

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Spot Market Van Rates Soared in September

DAT Solutions

Columbus is a key distribution point for the Midwest and the Northeast, and it shipped more to the Southeast after the storms. One exception was out West: Rates on the lane from Seattle to Salt Lake City gained 36¢ at $2.25/mile. One lane that still doesn’t pay well, though, is the one from Seattle to Stockton, CA.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The offering was unveiled this week at Amazon Accelerate, a conference that drew about 2,000 online merchants to Seattle. Merchants can use the service, called Multi-Channel Distribution, to send inventory to warehouses run by other logistics providers, other online marketplaces and even to physical stores to be put on shelves.