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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Warehouse Automation. Content Summary: Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon Partner to Bring AI to the Warehouse.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

And on the subject of sustainability, SCDigest.com covered Walmart’s 2015 Sustainability report : Walmart, the world’s largest corporation, is fresh out with its 2015 sustainability report, the eighth such document it has produced. Disclaimer: This research has been done on behalf of the University of San Francisco Online.

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Highlights from 3Gtms Innovate 2018 User Conference

Talking Logistics

Carrier Web Services for Rating, Tendering, and Documents. This maximizes achievable freight savings while adhering to pickup and delivery constraints; improves customer service; and may eliminate the need for warehouses or distribution centers.”. 3G Mobile for Status, Check Call and Doc Upload. Enhanced User Experience.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

San Francisco-based Zipline won FAA Part 135 air carrier certification for the long-range flights earlier this month. As retailers’ warehouses pile up with goods that are no longer seeing high demand, tapping liquidators is one of the methods retailers use to make room for other items.

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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

EMERGE App

China is about the same size as the United States and the flying distance between Shenzhen and Shanghai, two powerhouses in the Chinese industry, is the same as the distance between San Francisco and Tucson, Arizona. Bill feels hungry after a day of touring Zhao’s extensive weaving factory and warehouses.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 29 – June 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon is installing “meditation booths” in warehouses. According to documents reviewed by Bloomberg, Instacart will begin building automated fulfillment centers around the US where robots would fetch groceries while human counterparts collect produce and deli products. How Best Buy is rethinking the role of its store employees.