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This Week in Logistics News (September 29 – October 3, 2014)

Talking Logistics

It’ll come to me eventually, but in the meantime, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Kewill Acquires the IBM® Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS). Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat). There’s a business lesson here somewhere, I just can’t put my finger on it.

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2023 holiday report: data-driven strategies to make the buyer’s nice list

crisp

However, challenges still exist, especially in domestic transportation. This next-generation tool offers suppliers invaluable omnichannel data, from keyword searches and purchase combinations to demographic information. The last mile of delivery continues to face bottlenecks and cost increases, largely due to labor shortages.

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Last-Mile Technology Comes of Age

Cathy Roberson

In addition, shippers were finally making the much-needed investments in omnichannel strategies such as Buy Online, Pay in Stores (BOPIS), curbside pickups, fulfillment in stores, and same-day deliveries to connect their websites to their physical stores. One such provider is OneRail. In June, I’ll be heading to a couple of conferences.

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

6 River Systems

In 2017, DB Schenker opened a new regional headquarters in Miami-Dade as well as several new support offices throughout the Americas, with continuous investment in contract logistics focusing on Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, as well as new Free Trade Zones and cross border facilities.