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Flexport Acquires Convoy’s Core Technology

Supply Chain Matters

After reports last week indicating that Seattle based digital freight start-up services provider Convoy was preparing for a possible sale or winding down of business operations there are indications that freight logistics platform provider Flexport will be the acquirer of Convoy’s underlying technology.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 11-15, 2016)

Talking Logistics

So let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon poised to take on UPS, FedEx in delivery business (Seattle Times). November 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). And if you’re reading this, neither did you. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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

GlobalTranz

According to Angel Gonzalez of the Seattle Times , systems alignment is essential to leveraging gross and fine movements from robotics to human workers. Third-party resources, such as Veridian, can help ensure the successful implementation of warehouse automation. Bring disparate systems together. Re-assure your workforce.

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Boeing’s Newest Production and Quality Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to launch immediate investigations into the incident. Depending on what ongoing aircraft inspections discover, resources may have to be allocated toward needed changes in production quality checks. News of this incident prompted the U.S.

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Customer Experience in Logistics: 4 Key Areas to Lay the Foundation

GlobalTranz

Today, however, transportation quality essentially amounts to table stakes, with serviced levels converging to accepted norms. These can include: customer relationship management (CRM), transportation management (TMS), and self-service web platforms to name just a few.

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The Close Ties Between Real Estate and Supply Chains Uncovered: The Colliers-SCRC Webinar Reveals It All!

NC State SCRC

More transportation vehicles are moving to autonomous drivers, including trucks already driven by Walmart between several of their distribution centers. Some malls are also being converted into sport stadiums, such as the Seattle Kraken hockey team which is moving into an old mall area.

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Agriculture in the City

Enterra Insights

Food grown close to consumers reduces both transportation costs and food waste. ”[4] Not only does indoor agriculture use resources wisely, it isn’t subject to the vagaries of climate change. Plenty itself had planned to open a farm near Seattle by this point, but decided to focus on building its tech platform.”