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This Week in Logistics News (February 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

We have all seen the math, and even with her concert in Tokyo on February 10, she still has time to get to Las Vegas for kickoff thanks to the magic of the international date line. In a strange twist, all the parking spaces for private planes in Las Vegas are currently booked, according to the Associated Press.

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The Future of Logistics with Courtney Muller

The Logistics of Logistics

Manifest will be happening on January 31st through February 2nd, 2022 at the Caesar’s Forum in Las Vegas. We were in Las Vegas at the Paris hotel. My favorite restaurant in Vegas, Mon Ami Gabi, is at the Paris. It’s interesting that fulfillment and warehousing are more important with eCommerce.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 9-13, 2016)

Talking Logistics

On Wednesday Hyperloop One (one of several companies, including Hyperloop Transportation Technologies , focused on bringing this idea to life) conducted a test of its propulsion system in North Las Vegas. That could cut into the share of parcels delivered by FedEx Corp, which handles the bulk of Wal-Mart’s packages.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2016

Talking Logistics

SAP : SAPInsider Logistics and SCM 2016 , March 21-23, Las Vegas, NV. Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference , May 15-18, Providence, RI. Oracle : Oracle Value Chain Summit 2016 , January 25-27, San Jose, CA. Quintiq : World Tour 2016 : TBA: Various dates and cities around the world.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Liquidity Services operates eight regional warehouse-size facilities in North America. The field is large and growing.

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Getting Smarter About Logistics and Sustainability

BlueYonder

In a panel discussion at ICON Las Vegas 2023, Chinmay Jaju, Senior Manager of Strategy for Uber Freight, summed up the tough challenge facing logistics professionals today. How exactly do warehouse and transportation management solutions contribute to solving the complex problem of sustainability?

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The Supply Chain Can?t Stop: A story from the front lines at Ken?s Foods

Elementum

and warehouse staffing issues compounded. Today, they produce and package over 1,000 varieties of dressings and sauces — including category leader, Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce — across 4 plants near Boston, Indianapolis, Atlanta, and Las Vegas. That changed quickly however, as U.S.

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