Memphis Procurement Solutions Shipping 
Supply Chain Digest
JUNE 25, 2025
Operations began in 1973 with 14 aircraft, and a package hub in Memphis. Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006.
6 River Systems
JULY 29, 2020
A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Revenue: $69.217 billion (12 months ending May 31, 2020), $69.693 billion (2019) Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee, USA CEO: Frederick W. XPO Logistics started as Express-1 Expedited Solutions in 1989.
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Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 10, 2023
Or, alternatively, a company carries too much inventory, storage for excess inventory must be purchased, and cash flows become tight. 25% of the products are purchased and then kitted by the company. The finished products are then ready to be shipped to big box retailers like Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart.
Freight Waves
JUNE 24, 2025
On its first night of service in 1973, FedEx Express delivered 186 packages from Memphis, Tennessee, to 25 cities with 14 Dassault Falcon business jets. In the early days, the FedEx offices at Memphis airport resembled quonset huts, the company was losing $1 million a month, and there were only 400 employees.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 14, 2022
FedEx warns of shipping delays as Omicron hurts staffing levels. billion investment in electric vehicles and new software over the next four years in an effort to shift away from internal combustion engines. For FedEx and Walmart, the purchases from BrightDrop are a combination of savings and sustainability.
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