Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Warehouse Automation. Content Summary: Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon Partner to Bring AI to the Warehouse.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

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. Food grown close to consumers reduces both transportation costs and food waste. Farm livin’ is the life for me.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). JDA Unleashes New Levels of Supply Chain Visibility Across its Portfolio with TransVoyant. MacroPoint Announces Platform Integration with JDA Transportation Management Solution.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2017

New York Port Will Use Truck Appointments to Battle Congestion (WSJ – sub. And here’s a flowchart that provides an example: Source: Amazon patent filing. On second thought, maybe we’ll see warehouses suspended by blimps before this happens. November 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Here in the U.S.,

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Ikea is a good example as it has sourced close to 50 percent of its wood from sustainable foresters and hundred percent of its cotton from farms that meet better cotton standards (Ikea, n.d.). The New York Times (section B), 1. Do you need help figuring out how to become more Sustainable? Cardwell, D. 2014, July 30).

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights today’s breaking news reports indicating that Amazon will initiate staff level layoffs as early as this week. A company senior executive notified internal staffers that the pause in corporate hiring will be in place for few months and adjusted when it makes sense to do so.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Similarly, in fulfillment, repetitive or tiresome warehousing tasks such as locating inventory, picking similar items, or selecting the optimal packing box size for a shipment can now be automated using goods-to-person (GTP) solutions to save time and effort. Optimize your warehousing. Outsource to the experts.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Our prior full edition of this column was published on July 14 and featured news related to global battery manufacturer Panasonic and warehouse services start-up Flexe. Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2020

A New York Times article from August 2019 highlights how much artificial intelligence (AI) is indebted to humans. By using AI and ML, companies can better model and predict demand and fine tune their inventory from procurement to transport to warehouse to routing supplies to locations ahead of demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

This week, many of my friends will gather in New York for NRF. As a result, unit picking, shipping and returns is redefining warehouse management and transportation processes. Most of this spend is targeted at the redefinition of warehouse management to make eCommerce a reality. I hate traditional trade shows.

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USC Consulting Group

AUGUST 26, 2019

Organizations that cultivate and maintain reliable yet malleable logistics channels can source the material needed to produce impactful products with minimal overhead and deliver these items swiftly to anticipative consumers. Back in August 2018, Amazon earned a patent for a fantastical ecommerce innovation: the floating drone warehouse.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 30, 2015

.   Currently, Amazon’s outbound supply chain is comprised of fulfillment centers, sortation centers, and warehouses that specifically serve Prime Now customers.   In recent years, Amazon has been spreading its warehouse facilities more evenly across high density regions of the US.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 8, 2020

climate summit convened in New York. It saw leaders from around the world pledging new initiatives to address the ongoing climate crisis, including a $60 Billion renewable energy commitment from Germany, and 15 countries including Britain, Norway and Costa Rica pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

Parcel transportation and logistics services provider FedEx and freight-tracking software company FourKites Inc. Founded in 2014 and based in Chicago, FourKites is working with more than 1,000 businesses in helping to track shipments from manufacturing facilities, warehouses and retail sites.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Image source: Financial Times. Image source: Bloomberg. Consultancy UK).

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 20, 2013

still needs to make repairs and further invest, but in other countries, for example, there are no cold supply chains or distribution capabilities with extensive consolidation functions, or warehousing and transportation functions that are seamlessly connected like we enjoy for the most part here.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 1, 2021

Target acquired a crowd-sourced provider, Shipt, in 2017 and Walmart acquired Parcel in 2017, and JoyRun, a peer-to-peer delivery app in 2020. Parcel is a last-mile delivery startup specializing in delivering perishable items and general merchandise to customers in New York City.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands. Port of New York and New Jersey sets container fee. Walmart launches new restored goods program. Apparently, warehouses are full. FedEx agrees to buy 10% stake in Berkshire Grey.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

I was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. Thank you Michael for your friendship and taking the time to share your experiences and expertise with us.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 9, 2020

The source for this increased volume comes from the economic reopening following shutdowns, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as agricultural output, which is peaking in several regions. Northeast Logistics—Outbound Volume from New York . Work with a Logistics Partner Focused on Transparent Pricing .

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When it comes to the long-distance transfer of goods, you probably want the best of both worlds: economical rail transport and flexible over-the-road trucking. Interested to know more about this form of long-haul transportation ? Transloading is process of moving goods between different modes of transportation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2022

Farmstead serves up online grocery ‘warehouse in a box’. Amazon has announced that it is converting warehouse space in Slovakia, previously used to fulfill customer orders, into a massive humanitarian aid hub to get much-needed supplies to refugees fleeing the war in neighboring Ukraine. And adjust they have.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 7, 2015

<p>New York-based Global Point Technology has been a leader in sourcing components and assemblies for OEM manufacturers from Asia for over 30 years. Through their logistics division, they offer warehousing services including the stocking of buffer inventory and JIT delivery to anywhere in North America.</p>

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

The combined company is to be headquartered in North America and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Graves indicated in an interview with Bloomberg that the combined entity will have a “ focus on building a supply chain in the Americas, as US automakers look for non-Chinese sources of the battery metal.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

According to a published report by The New York Times , ( Paid subscription or metered view ) GlobalFoundries will dedicate a portion of its production capacity specifically to produce semiconductor devices for General Motors needs. Chips Act, to construct an additional chip fabrication plant in Malta, New York.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 2022

UPS said a trial run is focused on New York City and in several cities in Europe. The company, in its quest to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 has also been investing in electric vehicles as well as other alternative fuel sourced vehicles. US retailers racked up excess goods to ensure shelves stayed full during the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2024

The Port of Baltimore itself reportedly generates in excess of $3 billion to the local economy including port and other logistics, warehousing and transportation workers. East Coast ports including the Ports of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Virginia.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2016

I provide the answer below, after sharing this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Amazon is sizing up an Ocado buyout (The Drum). Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Begins Construction Process of First Full-Scale Passenger System. Well, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Boot Barn @bootbarn In 2016, Boot Barn improved operations at its distribution center in Fontana, California by implementing HighJump’s Warehouse Advantage WMS.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

In 2014, I accepted to support the World Economic Forum in developing the supply chain and transport industries. Since 2010, I have been supporting startups, like Hyperloop Transportation Technologies as well as asset owners – including serving on various boards. Supply chains are a significant source of environmental damage.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

It’s no coincidence that Transport Intelligence just emailed me an invitation to The Future of Logistics conference. Drone transportation for short deliveries, including last mile. New York only. airbnb), and to warehouse storage for absent small business owners. Really hot. The email subject? “Is

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 18, 2022

As a result, shippers can better manage their total transportation spending and make the best decisions for their organizations. Furthermore, companies that ship multiple modes and at a large volume need to consider where the data comes from and how it enables transportation optimization. Constant disruptions aren’t anything new.

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ShipBob

APRIL 17, 2023

The use of packaging materials and the carbon footprint of transportation contributes to environmental concerns. Additionally, by distributing your inventory across multiple fulfillment centers, you minimize the need for air transportation, which produces more carbon emissions than ground transportation.

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Requis

JULY 24, 2020

No one’s saying we’re going to replace them any time soon, so the CFO can continue to get his financial and inventory data, but we can better manage execution decisions in transportation or a planning decision around inventory positioning using AI/ML and real-time data.”.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 20, 2020

California has over 40 million people on lockdown with New York following suit today. As of right now, top lines have been essentially wiped out for industries like air transportation, freight, gastronomy, tourism, travel, and many more. The CDC website is the most accurate source of information on COVID-19.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2023

trillion events in open-source and proprietary software components daily along with over 100 leading risk indicators to detect security and operational risks. A partnership was announced with machine-learning start-up Hugging Face to reportedly make open-source AI models more broadly available.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In the case of supply chain, the focus is on trade agreements and transportation infrastructure investments. Real-time presidential election predictions on election day (Source: New York Times). JDA Sees Swift Adoption of Latest Warehouse Management Release. articles and blog posts being written.

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