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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. The offering was unveiled this week at Amazon Accelerate, a conference that drew about 2,000 online merchants to Seattle. The latest capability for merchants shows that the e-commerce giant is trying to control more inventory deeper in the supply chain before it’s sold.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. By the numbers, the top challenges supply chain leaders are currently experiencing include fuel costs (59 percent), inflation (46 percent), delays outside of their control (41 percent), unpredictability (38 percent), driver shortages (32 percent), and losing business due to the economy (30 percent).

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. According to a release from Panasonic, the acquisition brings together Blue Yonder’s end-to-end supply chain software, which uses artificial intelligence, with Panasonic’s autonomous solutions, to form “autonomous enhancement of the whole supply chain.”

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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But, while chip demand is receding, it is not enough to spell the end of the shortage as supply challenges will likely remain in place into 2023. And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The largest U.S.

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The key to success lies in operations

Supply Chain Movement

This sent shockwaves in Seattle, a city that has been living in a tech bubble for the past decade or so. As supply chain managers, we know that operations make an invaluable contribution to a company’s success. As supply chain managers, we know that operations make an invaluable contribution to a company’s success.

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The Year the Ports Stole Christmas? Hopefully Not.

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I assume many Logistics Viewpoints readers are busy with their day-to-day responsibilities and have been unable to dig deeper into the status of the port congestion, but would like to know more as it is directly related to one’s day to day responsibilities at work. Source: Ports of LA, Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma.