MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Nowhere are these changes more evident than in warehousing. The warehouse, a mainstay of supply chains, is getting a makeover as retailers move closer to customers so they can fulfill buyers’ unquenchable thirst for instant gratification. Adapting existing stores to function as warehouses is another example.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. Warehouses are full, and supply chain leaders are using containers as overflow warehouses adding to port snarls. Warehouses are full, and supply chain leaders are using containers as overflow warehouses adding to port snarls.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2018

Nestlé and XPO Logistics Build a Digital Warehouse of the Future in the UK. Economy Fueling Supply Chain Innovation and Opportunities. WiseTech Global acquires US parcel shipping TMS provider, Pierbridge. Since there is no such thing as free shipping, charging a delivery fee makes sense — but is $4.99

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

battery production site for Panasonic, and completion of Series D funding round for on demand warehousing provider Flex e. The Gigafactory facility is considered one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factories, surpassing six billion EV battery cells shipped. We include this week’s announcement of selection of a new U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2018

Shipping firm CMA CGM to buy 25 pct stake in Ceva Logistics (Reuters). OpenPort Announces the Launch of the OEL Foundation to Promote Blockchain Innovation within the Supply Chain Industry. Sticker Snafu Has Millions in Imports Stuck in Argentina’s Warehouses (Bloomberg). LLamasoft Names Razat Gaurav CEO.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

All of these innovations are making last mile logistics much more complicated. Because consumers now expect purchases to be delivered fast (with next-day or same-day delivery becoming the norm), retailers are frantically buying and/or building warehouses so they can locate goods closer to consumers. miles, respectively.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Ocado uses £150m from shareholders for warehouse robots (The Guardian). Shipping with Amazon. This morning in the Wall Street Journal , Laura Stevens reports that “Amazon is preparing to launch a delivery service for businesses, positioning it to directly compete with United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp.”

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 2, 2022

Companies that deal with a large amount of inventory often find it challenging to find items inside the warehouse. Therefore, the areal inventory drones can benefit many big organizations to find the right items inside the warehouse and cut their inventory carrying costs. Limitations. A bright future. The future for drones is bright.

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 1, 2022

Companies that deal with a large amount of inventory often find it challenging to find items inside the warehouse. Therefore, the areal inventory drones can benefit many big organizations to find the right items inside the warehouse and cut their inventory carrying costs. Limitations. A bright future. The future for drones is bright.

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FLEXE

APRIL 26, 2016

One or two-day shipping is no longer a luxury, it’s now crucial to winning and keeping customers. So, how can retailers without Amazon’s 90+ North American warehouses compete? The answers to these questions require rethinking the nature of distribution networks and the traditionally static warehouses that define them.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

These innovations represent a strong commitment from through strategic environmental plans towards sustainable Supply Chain Management. Better packaging can reduce material usage, increase space utilization in the warehouse and trailer, and lower the quantity of handling required (Vishal Gupta, 2013). 1995, April 12). 181 part B).

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

We’ve rounded up the top 20 logistics technology innovations changing the way over $18 trillion dollars of goods are shipped annually. Here we go: Technology Innovations in Logistics. And yes, it’s not just size; technology plays a key role in keeping those ships operating. Kogan Page , @jmannersbell ].

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Rivian Automotive is now free to sell its EV parcel vans to other parcel carriers, and added reinforcement from multiple ocean container shipping carriers that the existing industry volume declines could extend for two to three years. Delivery of these innovative vans began in July 2022. This report cites data from the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Blockchain Makes Inroads in Shipping (WSJ – sub. Starting next year, Otto-branded trucks and others equipped with Otto technology will begin hauling freight bound for warehouses and stores, he said. To do so, the company needs to build warehouses and cross-docking facilities near seaports and airports, he said.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

It’s also important to note that shipping and aviation, two industries with significant greenhouse gas emissions, are not included in the COP21 agreement. Aligning Warehouse Labor Management with Omni-Channel Strategy. As I’ve argued before, software alone is not enough to enable supply chain processes and innovation.

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BlueYonder

JULY 13, 2018

This week: Target goes head-to-head with Amazon Prime Day; warehouse availability is at its tightest in two decades; IBM creates a new challenge for artificial intelligence; U.S. Marketwatch reports that Target will offer free two-day shipping on orders over $35, and free shipping plus a 5 percent discount for Target REDcard holders.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Well, I could turn to an AI-powered robot to my write my post for me (see Wired article, “ What News-Writing Bots Mean for the Future of Journalism ”). Ocado to wheel out C3PO-style robot to lend a hand at warehouses (The Guardian). Cloud Logistics Announces Record Revenue, Growth and Innovation for 2017.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

As reported by Khadeeja Safdar and Laura Stevens in the Wall Street Journal last week, Amazon has started to “ban shoppers from the site for infractions such as returning too many items.” Just like there is no such thing as free shipping, there is no such thing as free returns. Even Amazon is feeling the pain.

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BlueYonder

JULY 13, 2018

This week: Target goes head-to-head with Amazon Prime Day; warehouse availability is at its tightest in two decades; IBM creates a new challenge for artificial intelligence; U.S. Marketwatch reports that Target will offer free two-day shipping on orders over $35, and free shipping plus a 5 percent discount for Target REDcard holders.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Next week, I’ll be speaking at the Ryder Innovate Forum in Chicago and the Elemica reveal 2014 conference in Frankfurt. Million in Financing to Fuel Growth & Innovation. Lowenthal calls for innovative approach for freight infrastructure funding (Logistics Management). Nulogy Raises $7.5 Bill from Calif.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

As reported last week in the Wall Street Journal , “Ralph Lauren Corp. The article goes on to say [emphasis mine]: The shift, part of what Ralph Lauren says is a long-planned action, will move warehousing and inventory management service from a North Carolina distribution center run by XPO Logistics Supply Chain Inc.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Over the decades, EDI standards emerged that cover a variety of supply chain artifacts and activities , from Purchase Orders & Acknowledgements (EDI 850 & 855) to Invoices (EDI 810) to Shipping Manifests (EDI 856). Databricks recently created an Open Source technology called “Delta Sharing”.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 26, 2017

However, their use felt some restraint, and most companies used them to track large-scale shipments, such as cargo containers, reports Claire Swedbery of the RFID Journal. Meanwhile, communication distances of more than 200 feet are ideal for increasing visibility in warehouse operations. What Does It Mean For 2017?

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2019

Two-day or same-day shipping is becoming the norm. ” He continues: “This would include the number of site locations, transportation and alternative modes, warehouse design, route optimization, and business processes. He writes, “Logistics presents an ideal hothouse for innovation using 5G and IoT devices.”[5]

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 13, 2018

Second, it streamlines distribution, often eliminating the cost of shipping, and getting orders in consumers’ hands more quickly. “It’s one thing for a million-plus square-foot distribution center to pick and ship an online order,” he writes. Shipping/Return : Delivery, shipping, payment/refund, return goods; 5.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat). UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub. The MetaPack Group Acquires U.S. enVista Launches 350West Through Joint Venture with Fredman Design.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

Warehouse Rental Prices (WSJ-sub. Nonetheless, we continue to see the convergence of business models, and if the story in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal is true, Amazon acquiring a transportation management system (TMS) vendor could be the latest example. Orders can be shipped as early as same day.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 12, 2023

As retailers with overstock and “a range of measures of shipping demand across the U.S. are sliding, freight rates are falling as a result,” according to an article in The Wall Street Journal and various other sources. In response, logistics professionals seek innovative ways to improve operations efficiency.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to Rogers, “Policymakers, innovators and international leaders agree that we must seek different pathways to ensure food security and move beyond the current status quo of prioritizing efficiency over security. Just as importantly, shipping delays can negatively affect getting fresh produce to market. ”[6].

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub. Ryder Forms Strategic Partnership with Plug and Play to Support Development of Innovative Supply Chain and Logistics Startups. Shipping firm Clarksons braces for data leak after refusing to pay hacker (The Guardian). In Rwanda, Drones Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Areas (WSJ – sub.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Source: Machine Learning & AI in Transport and Logistics, Frank Salliau & Sven Verstrepen Logistics Meets Innovation Vlerick Brussels – Nov. The machine learning algorithms in IBM’s Watson platform were able to determine if a shipping container and.or Journal Of Business Logistics , 37 (1), 6-17. 15th, 2017 (PDF.,

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 18, 2017

Knowing where a product or shipment is in transit has always been a major driver of innovation in the supply chain, asserts Bridget McCrea of Logistics Management magazine , but it is not enough in today’s internet-connected world. People make mistakes, but in shipping, a mistake can result in lost customers and chargebacks to your company.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 7, 2018

The rise of e-commerce has also resulted making warehouse construction one of the hottest areas of real estate and those new warehouses are being filled with robots. ”[6] He adds, “Warehouse robotics may have another benefit when compared to sortation and other automated conveyance systems: Flexibility.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2015

According to reports on 3DPrint.com and the Wall Street Journal , Amazon filed for a patent in Novmeber 2013 titled, “Providing Services Related to Item Delivery via 3D Manufacturing On Demand.” Here’s the abstract plus a drawing from the patent : Methods and systems can be provided for providing items manufactured on demand to users.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 7, 2016

This innovation, which will help ease the burden for those living with T1D, took many years and millions of dollars to achieve. Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters). “We have doubled our capacity in the last twelve months and that allows us to ship to a majority of the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2015

Part of what differentiates Enspire Commerce is its market focus (small and midsize companies) and that it brings together software with B2B connectivity in the omni-channel space (see Where to Find Supply Chain Innovation ). Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal featured another solution provider, Grand Junction , in an article this week.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Of course, all of this is easier said than done, but new challenges tend to require new strategies and new innovation. The recovery efforts in both areas sucked up a lot of capacity, just as many retailers and agriculture companies were headed into peak shipping season. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly?

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