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What Is Order Fulfillment and It’s Process and Strategies

Locus

million square feet at McCordsville, twenty miles northeast of Indianapolis. Storing the order During this stage, the ordered items are temporarily stored in a warehouse, storage facility, or other storage systems for easy picking and packing. What’s that? Walmart has opened a new high-tech fulfillment center of 2.2

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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

facility at an Indianapolis, Ind., It removes age restrictions on interstate transportation by licensed commercial drivers and strengthens safety-training standards across the industry. Once we hire them, keeping them in the warehouse is a whole other issue! Those skills led him to a part-time job at a FedEx Corp.

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

Talking Logistics

In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DHL Supply Chain acquires Italian Group MIT Safetrans. Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters). I’ll share photos and more from our ride in a future post.

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Is Your Freight Spilling Millions Across the Interstate?

Supply Chain Collaborator

A Brinks armored truck traveling down Interstate 70 outside Indianapolis this week had its rear doors open sending more than $600,000 in twenty-dollar bills exploding across all 8 lanes of rush hour traffic. Imprecise Shipment Scheduling | Dwell times, detention, long lines waiting for the warehouse to free up an available dock door.

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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). UPS Asks People to Pick Up Packages Themselves (Bloomberg).

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This Week in Logistics News (August 25-29, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Global Demand for Supply Chain Executives Drives Heidrick & Struggles To Tap Expert As Partner. Yes, there are many hurdles to overcome before drones as a transportation mode becomes a reality, including getting FAA approval. If successful, the program will expand next to Indianapolis, IN; Edison, NJ; and Memphis, TN.”.