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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. In its January survey of grocery executives and consumers, Grocery Doppio, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based

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Ryder Acquires Whiplash, Expands Network

Multichannel Merchant

has significantly expanded its fulfillment network and added automation capabilities through the acquisition of 3PL Whiplash for $480 million, giving it warehouse assets in key markets and ports including Long Beach, CA, Seattle/Tacoma, New York/New Jersey and Savannah, GA. Ryder System Inc. The deal is expected to close in early January.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

Highlights from 3Gtms Innovate 2018 User Conference. 3Gtms : Innovate 2019 , TBA (2018: May 1-3, Dallas, TX). Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference , April 28 – May 1, Columbus, OH. TMSA 2018 Logistics Marketing & Sales Leadership Conference , June 9-11, Jacksonville, FL.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2015

Talking Logistics

The title of my presentation is Past Performance is No Guarantee of Future Results: Why Innovation Matters in a Fast-Changing World. HighJump Software : Innovation 2015 , TBA (last year in May in Las Vegas, NV). The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum , May 31 – June 1 in Jacksonville, FL and November 1-3 in Scottsdale, AZ.