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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. Walmart began working with Alert in 2016 and launched a test of the autonomous cart-based system in a 20,000-square-foot warehouse connected to a supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire, in 2019.

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Associated Grocers of New England Selects HIMPACT

Herlitz Inventory Management

In September 2021, Associated Grocers of New England signed with Herlitz Inventory Management to improve upon its existing purchasing system and to further advance its goal of serving the needs of independent retail grocers of every store size and format. Carl Herlitz, President and CEO of Herlitz Inventory Management Inc.

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New Balance Has Plans for Added U.S. Manufacturing

Supply Chain Matters

According to a published report from New Hampshire’s Manchester Union Leader via Yahoo News , plans for the sixth facility call for the construction of a 102,418 square foot combination office and manufacturing facility within Londonderry, New Hampshire , near the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

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Walmart Expands Use of Scanning Robots, Launches MFC for Grocery

Multichannel Merchant

They can also reduce inventory counts that took two weeks to a twice-daily routine, Bloomberg said. Walmart also unveiled its first fully operational Alphabot, its answer to the micro-fulfillment center (MFC) craze that is sweeping the grocery sector, at a store in New Hampshire.

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

GlobalTranz

He will complete his MBA from the University of New Hampshire in 2015. He lives with his wife, Betsy, in Dover, New Hampshire and they are expecting their first child in June. Stonyfield Farm , for example, produces a variety of yogurts from their New Hampshire-based facility. No ifs, ands, or buts.

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How Building Product Manufacturers Can Bounce Back in 2021

USC Consulting Group

Engaged buyers and highly limited inventory have kept builders hard at work nationwide. Speaking to New Hampshire Business Review, Luter noted his company has extended its purchasing window rather considerably. Despite the residential housing sector’s strength, 2020 will likely be remembered as a down year for developers.

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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. I personally think that Star Wars transcends the geek world. Why do I find this interesting?