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This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. ” Walmart opened its largest fulfillment center on June 15 outside of Indianapolis. The post This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. million-square-foot fulfillment center is 20 miles northeast of the city, located at 5259 W 500 N.

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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

facility at an Indianapolis, Ind., The shortage of workers has hit the trucking and logistics industry particularly hard. The federal government is also recognizing this problem and is taking action. Wilson, 59, was released in 2013 he sought out training at Goodwill, where he learned to drive a forklift.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 28 – October 2, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Dave Clark, SVP Worldwide Operations and Customer Service at Amazon, was the keynote speaker on Tuesday, and during his talk he announced this week’s top supply chain and logistics news story: Amazon Flex: Amazon will now pay you to deliver packages (The Verge). Cloud Logistics Announces Industry’s First Same Day TMS.

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Guest Post from Tim Barnes: Navigating Trump’s 35% import tax, and how US companies can utilize “Parallel Manufacturing” to grow globally

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The CEO of United Technologies, Greg Hayes told Jim Cramer on CNBC December 5 th , in regards to the Indianapolis factory “we are going to make a $16m investment in that factory… to automate to drive the costs down to be more competitive” he then concluded “what that will ultimately mean is that there will be fewer jobs”.