Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Roughly the size of a small cooler, Amazon Scout vehicles can transport small packages along sidewalks at walking pace. Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge.

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Multichannel Merchant

DECEMBER 21, 2021

has significantly expanded its fulfillment network and added automation capabilities through the acquisition of 3PL Whiplash for $480 million, giving it warehouse assets in key markets and ports including Long Beach, CA, Seattle/Tacoma, New York/New Jersey and Savannah, GA. Ryder System Inc. The deal is expected to close in early January.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2016

First branded ‘Prime Air’ jet in Amazon’s fleet to fly at Seafair (Seattle Times). Buying Jet.com might strengthen Walmart’s e-commerce capabilities from a technology and distribution network perspective, but I’m not sure it directly addresses Amazon’s true killer competitive weapon: its Amazon Prime subscription service.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Amazon expands same-day Prime delivery to 11 more cities (Seattle Times). Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”. Analysts at Stifel Inc. Hub Group Inc.,

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 16, 2015

alone, the latest being Seattle-based Elysian in February. Growing volumes require better planning; production, stock, transport and demand planning will get increasingly complex over time as data becomes more comprehensive. Map your optimal distribution. The result? Plan for demand and never miss another opportunity.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 30, 2021

More transportation vehicles are moving to autonomous drivers, including trucks already driven by Walmart between several of their distribution centers. These methods are being used primarily for distribution in congested cities where traffic is problematic, as well as remote areas where there are not a lot of other drop-offs to make.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

For congested metropolitan areas such as Seattle, the focus is actually on the ‘final 50 feet’ of those shipments.”[3] Designed to take advantage of vertical construction in space-constrained megacities, the new centers could be developed by public-private partnerships created to modernize distribution systems.”

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

transportation capacity, with Jason Seidl , Managing Director at Cowen and Company, leading the conversation. According to the press release, “LMS delivers freight management solutions and transportation savings to a diverse customer base that includes Monsanto and several other Fortune 500 companies.” and Lyft Inc.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The Seattle-based company did not go into details of its plans, but said it will “explore new ways to provide customers with faster service and delivery partners with more opportunities.” ” If you already have the resources available, in this case drivers and their vehicles, why not use them to the fullest extent possible?

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2021

Dave is the Chief Technology Officer at Flexe , a market place for matching shippers who need fulfillment or distribution capacity with 3PLs who have existing capacity in their existing warehouses. The Flexe Story with Dave Glick. Dave Glick and Joe Lynch discuss the Flexe story. About Dave Glick. Key Takeaways: The Flexe Story.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 21, 2021

For example, a package sent 2,000 miles through USPS from Seattle to Tulsa would be Zone 8. The enormous resources corporations have at their disposal allows them to easily reduce shipping costs and access the latest technology, transportation, and economies of scale to deliver on 2-day and even same-day delivery. The Bottom Line.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The question the maritime industry is now asking itself is to what extent the online retailer will also try to take greater control of transportation of shipments bound for Amazon warehouses. Taking greater control of shipments would give Seattle-based Amazon more flexibility and help it avoid possible congestion in its warehouses.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 18, 2022

Using its 5G networks, this telecommunications company launched an augmented reality treasure hunt called H1DD3N within geofenced areas across the cities of Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and Seattle. Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Manhattan Associates Mobile Distribution Management Takes Center Stage at CSCMP 2015. Amazon Flex is available now in Seattle. Here are some details from the press release: Same Day TMS offers the same features that any shipper would expect from a transportation solution. July 2015 North American Freight Numbers.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The service most frequently outsourced to a 3PL is transportation management (24%), followed by warehouse management (19%). CEVA also delivers contract logistics solutions featuring customized, flexible design and a range of tailored warehousing and distribution services across the country. of distribution operations to its clients.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As the Wall Street Journal reported, Walmart is creating pop-up fulfillment centers by partitioning off parts of its distribution centers that usually handle palletized goods. Trucks are essentially moving warehouses and can be used in this capacity to distribute goods in urban centers.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

”[1] Wikipedia defines urban agriculture more broadly to include “the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around urban areas. Food grown close to consumers reduces both transportation costs and food waste.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

million square feet , if all of Amazon’s distribution and fulfillment space was laid out side by side, it would spread across a quarter of Manhattan. That’s 258 operational facilities in the US and another 486 distributed around the world (see map below, data from MWPVL ). The Global Logistics Footprint. At over 243.5

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. Moving around a large factory can be exhausting. Media Image.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 5, 2019

The properties being acquired by BREP are in high-growth markets such as the San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles areas, Seattle, Miami, New Jersey and Portland, Oregon, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. Blackstone Real Estate’s global opportunistic BREP strategy will acquire 115 million square feet for $13.4

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BlueYonder

JUNE 15, 2018

Microsoft’s technology could potentially compete with Amazon’s highly-automated store concept which opened to the public in Seattle in January. From transportation delays to lax monitoring of cargo, theft, operator errors and outdated IT failures, many factors can jeopardize profits and increase cost pressure.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 15, 2018

Microsoft’s technology could potentially compete with Amazon’s highly-automated store concept which opened to the public in Seattle in January. From transportation delays to lax monitoring of cargo, theft, operator errors and outdated IT failures, many factors can jeopardize profits and increase cost pressure.

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The Network Effect

AUGUST 5, 2016

Amazon unveiled its first branded cargo plane today, and will showcase its fleet of 20 branded 767-300 planes in Seattle WA on Friday. The post Amazon One: Amazon Takes to the Air appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Freightera

APRIL 28, 2020

BM: For society, the Physical Internet (PI) enables order-of-magnitude improvements in the efficiency, sustainability, security, trustability and resilience of supply chains, logistics, and freight transportation, all around the world, within each company and across industries. Indeed, Amazon has been hiring my graduate students.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Fortunately, Craig partnered with a fulfillment specialist in the eastern part of the country which complemented his location in Seattle, Washington. Logistics #Transportation #SCM #SupplyChain #Crowdfunding #Distribution #Freight #ECommerce. Check out Last Mile Delivery! What is your Strategy? .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 19, 2021

Design for distribution is an often overlooked piece of the Supply Chain and my time with ModusLink taught me how integral this can be to overall cost and performance. Applying what I learned at ModusLink in design for distribution helped us reduce carbon footprint and saved over $1M a year in packaging reduction alone.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2019

are sent from ports in China to either the Port of Long Beach in California or the Port of Seattle in Washington state and from there to Amazon distribution centers. Amazon’s Pitch to Woo Shippers: Fewer Fees Than FedEx, UPS (WSJ – sub. req’d) ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 6.6%

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

States and cities like Seattle are severely restricting use of driver contractors in port drayage and car services like Uber and Grubhub. Whether the cause is e-commerce growth, the tight labor market, or changing distribution models, inventories and carrying costs are rising. Package delivery companies are prime targets as well.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

John Porcari, a former transport official in the Obama administration, was appointed to work with the ports to clear the bottlenecks. America’s importers are already spreading their bets, leading to surging traffic into ports from Seattle to Savannah. Fallon/Bloomberg.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 13, 2018

He liquidated the business in 1991, and in 1997 he and two other partners started another trucking company, Hiawatha Transport, which they later sold. Rather than retire, in 2010 Schultz accepted a job in the transportation division of Ashley Furniture, the world's largest furniture maker, based in Arcadia, Minnesota. Do you want it?

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 7, 2015

</p> <p>Given the steady rise of transportation costs and Global Point’s desire to keep costs low for their customers, they decided to look for new creative solutions for providing JIT shipping to customers.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 21, 2017

That, plus its 1,800 stores, will create a distribution network powerful enough to drastically improve its delivery promise to customers. Seattle-based Nordstrom has spent years cultivating its brand as one shoppers can trust. Target currently uses Grand Junction’s platform for same-day delivery in NYC’s Tribeca neighborhood.

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

Prime forced Amazon to change the location and size of distribution centers and completely rethink logistics; Amazon was able to get products to customers fast, and free, and began to compete more with local brick and mortar stores. Amazon Fresh A grocery delivery service that started in Seattle in 2007 and now operates in 16 cities.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2015

Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland and Chicago have already moved to raise their wages and there are proposals for minimum wage increases across the country including in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Mexican distribution needs. and Kansas City, MO. . XB Logistics’ is a U.S.-based

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FLEXE

AUGUST 22, 2017

That, plus its 1,800 stores, will create a distribution network powerful enough to drastically improve its delivery promise to customers.</p> . </p> <p>Target currently uses Grand Junction’s platform for same-day delivery in NYC’s Tribeca neighborhood.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2017

iconic places, such as the Route 128 tech corridor around Boston, Massachusetts; Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and, of course, California’s white-hot Silicon Valley. Louis, where he earned an M.A. in Political Economy and Public Policy and a B.A.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 26, 2022

A freight bill includes a lot of information that requires the shipper to decide how transportation should be handled. Remember, zone-skipping is a type of change in transportation where items can travel by ground and still arrive within an acceptable time of sending the same shipment by air. For example: Does delivery take too long?

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