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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Some mornings I would ride my rocket ship, evading asteroids and alien cruisers along the way, and I would barely make it to school on time (I mean, the space station), with just enough fuel to make a safe landing. The sky and what’s beyond, an endless source of creativity and imagination for kids and adults alike. First UPS U.S.

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

And customers, many of whom are Millennials, want to know the sourcing of the products they buy and will make decisions based on a company’s sustainability record. This is where it gets tricky, according to Yossi Sheffi, director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. Last-Mile Delivery.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. UPS’ eBike electric bike program, activated in Portland, Ore., Warehouse Automation.

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How To Start Your Brewery On The Path To Success

Unleashed

How many due to transport issues? Fulfillment and Shipping (e.g. you ship for an online distributor who doesn’t hold physical stock). Zeffer crush and ferment their fruit on-site to produce their cider, before transporting it to a third-party brewery that bottles the cider and then returns it to Zeffer for distribution.

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. According to reporting from Transportation Topics, the contract “ would give the aircraft mechanics a 3.3%