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This Week in Logistics News (December 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

This was certainly another interesting year from a logistics and supply chain standpoint, as we saw the emergence of generative AI take center stage. We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

But I also found it interesting that Dick Morley , the father of the PLC (programmable logic controllers to you non-geeks), organized geek pride days in New Hampshire as early as 2001. Almost 75% expected supply chain restructuring to negatively impact China’s economy much more than any other country.

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Multi-Carrier Shipping Software Solutions for 2021

ShipBob

Luckily, multi-carrier shipping software solutions for 2021 simplify shipping, so that brands can focus on what’s most important — growing their business. Read on to learn how multi-carrier shipping software can help you grow your brand by taking the complexity out of shipping. . What is multi-carrier shipping software?

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

As Steve Banker wrote about in last week’s news roundup, the worldwide shortage of semiconductors is expected to last through the first quarter of 2023 at a minimum according to the electronics supply chain analysis firm Supplyframe. Shoppers were informed of a $9.95

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. The nationwide vacancy rate for industrial real estate was 3.2

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Associated Grocers of New England Selects HIMPACT

Herlitz Inventory Management

The AGNE website states that while most of its business is in the six New England States (New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island), it has expanded to upstate New York as well. “As We are confident that HIMPACT will provide the assistance our team needs to perform at the next level.”.

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Is a 3PL Service Provider Right for Your Company? 4 Questions to Ask Yourself

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post, republished with permission, from the Fronetics Supply Chain & Logistics blog. Fronetics is an inbound digital marketing agency specializing in the supply chain and logistics verticals. He will complete his MBA from the University of New Hampshire in 2015.

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