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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. And within the sector, the warehousing and storage category has added the most jobs. Now, as demand for renewable energy explodes, the U.S.

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What is a Sourcing Agency and How does it work?

SCMDOJO

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What are Dark Stores, and How do they Work? [+ case studies]

Unleashed

Dark stores do use physical outlets, but these spaces are eCommerce warehouses, distribution centres or micro-fulfilment hubs. Basic warehouse racking is used to store inventory stock, which is strategically positioned for ease and speed of picking. Unlike other stores, aisles are laid out by picking location, not by category.

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Autonomous Vehicles Maker Clevon Launches in U.S.

Multichannel Merchant

Vehicles can be programmed to pick up orders at warehouses, retail stores, dark stores and MFCs for final delivery to end customers, servicing 4-5 households in a single trip. “Manufacturing will stay in Europe, but as we build up a base here, and get a volume of orders, I think we’ll set up an assembly factory in the U.S.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Europe has seen plenty of activity in terms of mergers and acquisitions, including the take-over of the major French family-owned company Norbert Dentressangle by America’s XPO Logistics. The logistics business in Europe is finally improving again. Globally, warehousing is outsourced by 67%. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Two new software categories on the SCM IT Subway Map Europe this year are Supply Chain Risk Management and Order Management Systems. The advance of e-commerce in Europe is forcing companies with an omnichannel B2C and/or B2B approach to utilise a specific system for order management. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire. Czech Republic.