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Top Supply Chain Stories by Month 1H 2025

Supply Chain Digest

February An Amazon fulfillment center near Raleigh, NC voted No to joining a union last Saturday, as Amazon kept its track record in unionization battles almost perfect, with a decisive rejection of a union. That takes almost the whole budget for warehousing portion of logistics costs before labor, equipment, admin, materials and so on?

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22-26, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Here’s a video of the drone in action: This news follows last month’s announcement by UPS that it is collaborating with Matternet to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones at WakeMed’s flagship hospital and campus in the Raleigh, N.C. over distances of up to 12.5

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Manhattan Associates Empowers Warehouse Managers With New E-Commerce Capabilities. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. McLeod Software Unveils New Business Process Automation Solutions for Logistics Companies.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Menlo Logistics Opening New Multi-client Warehouse in Ladkrabang, Thailand. Kuehne + Nagel inaugurates North America’s regional Integrated Logistics Control Centre in Raleigh, NC, USA. Oracle Introduces New Cloud Solutions for Transportation and Global Trade Management. IAS ChassisManager Facilitates Street-Turns.

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Advantages of Basing Your Distribution Center in North Carolina

Kanban Logistics

Whether a company requires inbound logistics services or more standard warehousing and distribution services, there are major advantages to basing distribution center operations in North Carolina. FTZ warehouses exist in a unique state of limbo. Advantages of distribution centers in North Carolina.

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Webinar On Demand Archives - Tompkins International - Tompkins.

Tompkins Blog

How to Maximize Warehouse Efficiency Hosted by The Journal of Commerce. 6870 Perry Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27616. |. ©2014 Tompkins International. |. 800-789-1257. |. info@tompkinsinc.com.'

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Omni-Channel Supply Chains Are Changing Everything You Ever Learned in School…

Supply Chain View from the Field

His insights and presence were most appreciated by everyone, especially given the snowfall we were experiencing in Raleigh last night! As noted earlier, order fulfillment is now using retail stores as warehouses. Inventory and Warehouse data.