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Securing the Pickleball Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Those materials come into their distribution center in Memphis where they inflate the balls, use a die cut machine to create the packaging, and then kit the ball and pump into the custom-made box. This warehouse provides inventory storage for goods not yet ordered that will ship later. Securing the Pickleball Supply Chain Today, Ms.

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Protect Your Shipments From Cargo Theft

Zipline Logistics

Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago. This cities are being targeted for their high population density combined with ports, warehousing, or rails leaving freight vulnerable.

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Supply chains on film

Supply Chain Movement

When the coffin has to pass through airport security, the officer explains to an irritated security employee that the dead soldier’s personal effects cannot go through the X-ray machine because they may not be removed from his body under any circumstances. And explains that he sent it before leaving Memphis. “It

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

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Amazon introducing warehouse overhaul with robotics Climate change stress test coming for Amazon sellers and suppliers US will tighten curbs on China’s access to advanced chip tech S. races to expand Michigan locks and secure the supply chain S.-bound Amazon launched the system this week at one of its warehouses in Houston.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

Robots are everywhere these days, from warehouses to stores to even restaurants. Walmart to offer secure 24/7 contactless delivery to Florida customers. Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has made a lot of news over the last few years with its push for automated warehouses and delivery services.

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Alliances, Carriers and Logistics!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Medlog offers warehousing, trucking, locomotives, and barges, while Maersk/Damco is working to transform itself into an integrated logistics provider. HMM seems to think it can become one of the world’s major carriers; secured $890 million in late 2018 and ordered 20 mega-ships for delivery beginning Q2 2020 that HMM maintains it can fill.