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This Week in Logistics News (November 17-21, 2014)

Talking Logistics

As reported in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, it appears that “Amazon’s robot army is finally falling into place,” with deployments at warehouses in California, Kentucky, Texas, and others. Here are some interesting details from the article: At a 1.2-million-square-foot million-square-foot warehouse in Tracy, Calif.,

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

In 2016, Mary Kay built a new global manufacturing and R&D facility in Texas, strategically located for proximity to other key locations, such as its headquarters, distribution centers and warehouse facilities. With greater visibility into product performance, it now tailors its product lines by location to accommodate regional trends.

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Intel to Build $20B Ohio Chip Facility Amid Global Shortage

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Samsung said in November it plans to build a $17 billion factory outside of Austin, Texas. billion to expand its decades-old manufacturing operation in Malaysia, home to roughly 10% of the company’s global workforce. Several chipmakers last year signaled an interest in expanding their American operations if the U.S. Intel is the No.

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