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The FreightTech Dilemma with Brad Wheeler

The Logistics of Logistics

Brad serves as the Senior Director of Customer Strategy at Emerge , the leading freight procurement platform. in Sports & Business Leadership from the University of Kentucky. Brad Wheeler is the Senior Director of Customer Strategy at Emerge , the leading freight procurement technology platform. About Brad Wheeler.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cornell says this investment in sortation centers – or what Target calls its “stores-as-hubs” strategy, where workers prepare same-day local delivery for online orders – has prepared them with the infrastructure to support last minute holiday shopping.

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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

More Significant Development As noted in last week’s update , the UAW labor union has been utilizing a novel work stoppage strategy that targets each of the three individual U.S. In this fifth Supply Chain Matters weekly reader update, we highlight the latest developments related to ongoing UAW labor strike involving the big three U.S.

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Shoemaker Named Presenter for Reliable Plant 2020 Conference

Synovos

The conference, to be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville, is expected to draw more than 1,000 attendees. Shoemaker will present his paper “ Should We Be Doing More? The Role of Continuous Improvement in Sustaining Plant Reliability.” To register for the conference, visit Reliable Plant.

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Amazon Continues to Take on Logistics

Elementum

Amazon has recently revealed its plan to establish its own worldwide air cargo hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport. He also added that this strategy is also the same with some of the invested airplanes last year, their partnerships with companies that deliver their cargoes. What’s New?

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Is Vertical Farming Falling Flat?

Enterra Insights

Controlled agriculture also allows vegetable farms to operate where there is no arable land, whether in Kentucky coal country or an Egyptian desert.” As Simon notes, “With rooftop agrivoltaics, you’re essentially bringing the country into the city, a strategy known as rurbanization.

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Ford’s Announced Plans to Operate a Battery Plant in Michigan

Supply Chain Matters

states of Kentucky and South Carolina , along with Mexico. Ford’ s sourcing strategy is different from other automakers from a technology collaboration and other aspects including the direct control of all production operations and worker labor negotiations. Sites that were mentioned included the U.S. trade interests.