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Amazon Workers Walk Out and Demonstrate for Grievances with Management

Supply Chain Matters

Reporting by The Seattle Times, business broadcasting network CNBC , and statements from Amazon differ on the overall number of workers that participated. According to reporting from The Seattle Times , workers provided images of walkouts involving Brussels, Chicago, London, Miami , as well as offices in Virginia and Idaho.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

New York City. New York City. Content Summary: Seattle ranks number 1 among the seven metro areas in supply chain management and technology occupational employment share. The following slideshow offers a look at how the seven cities studied ended up in the overall rankings of their digital supply chains.

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Ryder Acquires Whiplash, Expands Network

Multichannel Merchant

has significantly expanded its fulfillment network and added automation capabilities through the acquisition of 3PL Whiplash for $480 million, giving it warehouse assets in key markets and ports including Long Beach, CA, Seattle/Tacoma, New York/New Jersey and Savannah, GA. Ryder System Inc.

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Consumers Demand Supply Chain Accountability Down to the Last Straw

Material Handling & Logistics

And in July 2018, Seattle imposed the first U.S. There are also active attempts to prohibit straws in New York City, Washington, D.C., Seattle-based Starbucks, recognizing the mood of its customers, announced (shortly before the Seattle ban became public) that they will eliminate all plastic straws by 2020.

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Agriculture in the City

Enterra Insights

Readers old enough to remember the 1960s, might recall the television show “Green Acres” starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm. Plenty itself had planned to open a farm near Seattle by this point, but decided to focus on building its tech platform.”

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Distribution Center Robots: How Robots Continue to Power the Distribution Center

GlobalTranz

While robotics have resulted in some job loss, the case studies of Amazon, as noted by The New York Times , reveal that Amazon has added more than 80,000 jobs since they began adding Kiva robots to their distribution centers. Bring disparate systems together. Re-assure your workforce.

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Enabling Supply Chain Flexibility: Two Important (But Often Overlooked) Factors

Talking Logistics

And last month, we witnessed the havoc that winter storm Jonas unleashed along the east coast , dumping more than two feet of snow in Washington, DC, New York City, and other major cities, leading to thousands of flight cancellations and gridlock on the roads.