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This Week in Logistics News (July 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

The annual report from the non-profit group Women in Trucking measures the percentage of women represented in roles across the transportation industry, including corporate management, boards of directors, management and supervisory roles, as well as operations, technicians, human resources/talent management, safety, and professional drivers.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Venues outside the greater Tokyo metropolitan area would allow small numbers of spectators, and the policy for the Paralympics will be decided next month. Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge.

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Logistics in the City

Enterra Insights

Studies have shown that ridesharing services add to traffic congestion in cities and, increasingly, thanks to consumers using the digital path to purchase, delivery vehicles are creating all sorts of problems. Calvert reports some cities, like New York, are trying to encourage the use of cargo bikes. The challenge of urban logistics.

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Organized Retail Crime is Growing, Losses up 7% from Last Year

Material Handling & Logistics

A National Retail Federation report found that 92% of companies surveyed had been a victim of organized retail crime in the past year. The retail industry is fighting this battle by upgrading technology, improving relationships with local law enforcement and taking steps such as tightening return policies, but it is a never-ending battle.”.

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6 Tips for Creating Private Label Products for Amazon FBA

EMERGE App

Best of all, rather than bore you with a dry report and statistics on creating private label products for Amazon FBA, I will weave everything around a completely fictitious example, which might very well work for you in real life! She was going to extend her stay in Guangzhou anyway until she signed a purchase agreement.

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Amazon Go and the Future of Sentient Buildings: An Analysis

Supply Chain Brain

I visited the Amazon Go store while I was in Seattle recently. The Amazon Go store in Seattle is about 1,800 square feet. Even the lowest-cost UHF RFID tags at high volumes — once you add up all costs it takes to produce, commission/serialize, apply, and test them — are about $0.07 of variable cost to each item.

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Freight Audit Data: Why an Audit Is Only the Beginning

Intelligent Audit

Whether they have a drug and alcohol policy and other safety issues. To do this properly, both parties need all of the details of what was purchased and delivered. How Freight Audit Data Analytics Provide More Insight Into Shipping Strengths and Weaknesses. Their insurance limits and what they cover.