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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

41,997 — that is how much money our team has raised so far for T1D research in our quest to help turn Type 1 into Type None. Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters). All of these miles are in preparation for the 102.7 population in one day,” Traweek said.

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Traceability Software for Process Manufacturing and Discrete Manufacturing

RFgen

According to BCC Research, the top five process manufacturing markets are: Oil and Gas. To meet that regulation and gain full product and ingredient traceability, the food producer successfully deployed RFgen Mobile Foundations for Oracle’s JD Edwards with RFgen Warehouse Director. Pharmaceutical and Life Science. Consumer Goods.

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

According to a 2012 study by The Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics , the logistics industry is expected to create 270,200 job openings per year through 2018 (not only in trucking, but in warehousing and distribution labor and other areas too). But this demand for talent greatly exceeds supply.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 27 – March 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

Over the course of the next week, nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer , Alabama are voting on whether they want to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The governors urging the change are from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, South Carolina, Alabama, and Missouri.