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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. Now that the SU military has retrieved the wreckage, new details are emerging. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace. Ship with Walmart (SWW) was previously available only for cross-border orders. Walmart SWW currently offers FedEx and USPS shipping.

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How Car Technology Innovations Will Transform Logistics

GlobalTranz

In the process, driverless cars will join a number of technologies that will have an equally profound effect on logistics in the next decade. Driverless Vehicles and Logistics. DHL anticipates that logistics applications of driverless vehicle technology will extrapolate from these current usages.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

Much of the finger-pointing involved the movement of shipping containers into and out of port facilities. For the supply chain to work smoothly, a complex and highly choreographed dance, involving both full and empty shipping containers, must be performed. More than 80 ships stretched to the distance — a new record. ”[1].

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The Green Corridor: Cures from the Sky! Healthcare Distribution is Driving Itself Into a More Environmentally Friendly Direction

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

While materials science struggles to provide more environmentally friendly disposable materials, improving the logistics for health services delivery is also something vital for our planet. Singapore for example has allowed for delivery to ships in its waters. It’s not all about blood either.

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What Is Cross-Docking and Why Does It Matter?

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

All logistic professionals are focused on optimizing the supply chain and enhancing its efficiency. Improving efficiency can mean getting products into the hands of consumers faster, cutting shipping costs, and reducing labor costs – or a combination of all three. Making it work for you. Benefits of Cross-Docking.

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It’s All About the Logistics

Enterra Insights

Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese general, military strategist, writer, and philosopher who lived in the 6th century BC, wrote, “The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.” ” Logistics in the digital age. Two-day or same-day shipping is becoming the norm.