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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouses are turning to EV charging. It covers 37 states and parts of Canada through a fleet of more than 150,000 crowd-sourced drivers, it says. As the push to electrify driving grows, warehouse developers are increasingly focused on charging. FedEx sets earlier start date for peak delivery surcharges. 7-Eleven Inc.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2015

Talking Logistics

In my opinion, the best source of practical knowledge and advice are your peers — that is, executives just like you who have already met and overcome the same challenges and opportunities you face today. Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference , May 3-6, Orlando, FL.

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Insights from the C-Suite: Supply Chain People Are Making a Difference in the World

Material Handling & Logistics

MH&L sat down with Eshkenazi at the recent APICS 2017 conference in San Antonio, TX. . Now we have content on logistics, on distribution, on warehousing, and we endeavor to be an end-to-end organization because individuals don’t stay in one linear function their entire career. Abe Eshkenazi. CEO, APICS. Chicago, IL.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon’s SAT1 fulfillment center in San Antonio, Texas is the first to deploy Titan in its operations. The pharmacy recently closed a warehouse in Edwardsville, Ill., With all that strength, Titan’s first task will be to carry larger, bulkier items like small household appliances or pallets of pet food and gardening equipment.