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This Week in Logistics News (June 11 – 17)

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Overstock is ready to take advantage of inventory glut. UPS said a trial run is focused on New York City and in several cities in Europe. In case you haven’t heard, there is an inventory glut that is becoming problematic for some retailers. However, for a company like Overstock.com , this is good news.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

The following slideshow offers a look at how the seven cities studied ended up in the overall rankings of their digital supply chains. New York City. New York City. Media Type. Media Caption. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. Printer-friendly version. San Francisco Bay area. Media Type.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23 – 29)

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The company said it has invested more in inventory planning and partnerships with suppliers so it has enough goods on hand while making sure it can route items to where they’re urgently needed. To execute on the concept, these companies use centrally located ghost shops in densely populated areas.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 8-12, 2014)

Talking Logistics

October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Amazon to use bike messengers for one-hour delivery in New York City ( Reuters ). The new Canadian offices allow Transplace to expand its presence and continue to specialize in Canadian cross-border and intra-Canada freight. Trucking Industry.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

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Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. BrightDrop And FedEx set new Guinness World Record. Bank of America sounding the alarm on collapsing freight demand. Existing inventory that fits the qualification for the extra-large storage type will automatically be reclassified as extra-large.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 14 – 20)

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For the first time since 2020, I was back in New York City for the NRF Big Show. This new system of inventory management will go into effect on March 1, and will replace weekly restock limits that Amazon used for calculating FBA storage. This could be a slow, messy year for freight.