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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

The retail giant has launched a program to recruit and train college graduates to become store managers, promising a starting wage of at least $65,000 a year and an accelerated two-year track into the top store job. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

a Panasonic Group company, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly jointly announced yesterday that the state of Kansas will be a new location for a proposed US-based lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility, pending approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors. Panasonic Energy Co., location. is critical to help meet demand.”

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This Week in Logistics News (September 12-16, 2016)

Talking Logistics

If so, I invite you to attend two of the sessions that I am participating in, both related to transportation management: TMS 4 SMB: A Case Study with Carhartt. Speakers: Sharon Perry, Vice President of Logistics, Carhartt; Gregg Lanyard, Director, Product Management, Manhattan Associates; Adrian Gonzalez, President, Adelante SCM.

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Breaking Supply Chain News- Panasonic Plans an Additional EV Battery Production Facility in the U.S.

Supply Chain Matters

Canoo recently announced an agreement with global retailer Walmart to supply nimble EV delivery vans for localized store based last mile delivery needs. Today’s report indicates that the proposed Oklahoma production facility, if consummated, would serve as a twin to a previously announced Kansas facility.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 14-18, 2014)

Talking Logistics

DHL launches new logistics service for life sciences products handled at extremely low temperatures. Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet to Enhance Supply Chain Security. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. We are a transportation company – we are not law enforcement.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Retail import surge expected through the summer. billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. Over the last year-plus, retail imports have been surging at US ports from coast to coast, contributing to ever-increasing backlogs. CN offers $33.7

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Logistics Market Stays Flat as May Begins

Zipline Logistics

Currently, we are seeing little fluctuation in the domestic logistics market when compared to the past few weeks. . But the Logistics Manager’s Index skyrocketed from the end of Feb ruary through April. Zipline Regional Logistics Market Updates . Northeast Logistics . Midwest Logistics . 01 per mile.