Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 18, 2018

Is your business at risk due to unethical supply chain practices? In the case of Monster beverage, which finished last in the KnowtheChain ranking of companies for supply chain accountability on slavery and human trafficking, 20% of the shareholders voted for a proposal asking the company for transparency on these issues.

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Multichannel Merchant

MAY 11, 2023

Drone delivery provider Zipline is adding three new clients including health and wellness retailer GNC, pharmaceutical logistics firm Associated Couriers and Seattle-based eatery Pagliacci Pizza, expanding its footprint and building on its success delivering vaccines in Africa during the pandemic and working with retail giant Walmart.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Amazon and Nestle join public-private plan to save world’s forests. According to a release from Panasonic, the acquisition brings together Blue Yonder’s end-to-end supply chain software, which uses artificial intelligence, with Panasonic’s autonomous solutions, to form “autonomous enhancement of the whole supply chain.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2022

On this Friday , the Supply Chain Matters blog provides our global supply chain news capsule follow-up, a revisiting of prior developments related to supply chain management as well as themes that we have highlighted for readers. . EV Start-Up Rivian Encounters Order Fallout From a Price Hike Decision.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 19, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an added update to reports of airline industry executives publicly calling for a management shake-up at commercial aircraft manufacturer Boeing. Seattle was an apparent reference to the company’s commercial aircraft business unit management. All rights reserved.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

The result was a lot of stress on the supply chain, and the emergence of omni-channel strategies. Supply chain managers utilize a central stock pool to control a number of functions such as pricing, fulfillment, sales, stock management, and ordering. Here’s where you supply chain managers really need to take note.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights commercial aircraft producer Boeing ’s latest production and supply network challenge that occurred this weekend. This incident and its repercussions are further raising added concerns relative to Boeing’s planned 2024 monthly production and airline delivery plans for the 737 MAX aircraft.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 19, 2021

Rajesh Mani, Director of Presales, Supply Chain Apps, Bristlecone. Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 disruption, I have come across many organizations and ‘initiatives of the month’ focusing on improving supply chain visibility. Supply chain visibility means different things to different audiences.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 8, 2023

One of its most valuable platforms, electronics payment provider Ant Group , had its planned IPO halted in 2020 because of government restrictions. Parallel Event This week , business broadcasting network CNBC’s popular Mad Money host Jim Cramer traveled to Seattle to conduct an on-air interview with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2016

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news…. First branded ‘Prime Air’ jet in Amazon’s fleet to fly at Seafair (Seattle Times). And we have more than enough package supply to utilize the 40 planes we’ve procured.”. domestic market and has no plans yet to expand internationally. Baaba Maal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. Additionally, the automaker has already shared plans to invest more than a billion euros in decarbonization measures over the next 10 years.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Once again, the supply chains were dealt a major disruption last week from Mother Nature. With Hurricane Florence, the advanced warning allowed businesses to plan ahead, reschedule shipments and reposition their trucks. Seattle to Salt Lake City lost 18¢ at $2.18, with fewer imports hitting the Seattle port.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 30, 2021

These topics came together to reveal a fascinating relationship, brought about by shifts in technology and in response to the COVID crisis, that have changed the supply chain landscape forever, as well as the nature of work in supply chains. appeared first on Supply Chain Resource Cooperative.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Contents Supply Chain Movement 16 – 2015 Q1. Our supply-chain future: fair sharing – column. 11 | Snapshots Roundtables Supply Chain Movement. In the rapidly changing economy, countless companies need advice on strategy and especially supply chain management. 6 | News & Background.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides perspectives and likely motivations on Amazon’s announced effort to hire an additional 250,000 workers to support upcoming 2023 holiday fulfillment needs. Thus far, other bellwether seasonal employers such as FedEx , UPS or Walmart have not as yet communicated holiday hiring plans. percent to $963.3

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Multichannel Merchant

AUGUST 15, 2019

Buy online pickup in store (BOPIS) is a key approach to making that happen, reducing supply chain and shipping costs. But it requires staffing and planning to facilitate store pickup. Pilot Program for Automated Lockers Seeing Success in Seattle. Dick’s Sporting Goods Supply Chain Moves Include Testing Lockers.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 6, 2022

Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges.

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Proxima

AUGUST 3, 2020

Global supply chain management has always been at the forefront of the battle. Whether warehousing, automation, freight, retail or e-commerce, business leaders needed to evaluate and address many or all in order to maintain their supply chains and keep up with the demand, which in turn, was drastically altered by the pandemic.

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Multichannel Merchant

MARCH 17, 2020

This is causing extreme stress on supply chains, with even Amazon warning customers of delivery delays for everyday items in high demand. Amazon says it plans to hire an additional 100,000 workers and boost pay by $2 an hour to address the crush. Toilet paper is the obvious, often cited example. top 10 list for ecommerce sales.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

Standoff to Affect the Supply Chain? The looming nine-month labor negotiations have given supply chain managers a reason to rethink their routes in lieu of what seemed like an inevitable standoff. West Coast supply chain participants, the recent congestion may impact West Coast shipping into the near future as well.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

Standoff to Affect the Supply Chain? The looming nine-month labor negotiations have given supply chain managers a reason to rethink their routes in lieu of what seemed like an inevitable standoff. West Coast supply chain participants, the recent congestion may impact West Coast shipping into the near future as well.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Are you adhering to supply chain management best practices? Take for example Boeing, which faced major supply chain and supplies chain management problems when it was building its to-be glamorous 787 aircraft. LEARN MORE: Solving common challenges in supply chain management ».

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Are you adhering to supply chain management best practices? Take for example Boeing, which faced major supply chain and supplies chain management problems when it was building its to-be glamorous 787 aircraft. LEARN MORE: Solving common challenges in supply chain management ».

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

If you’ve never heard that term (or simply don’t understand it), off the chain means out of control — like having your pit bull getting off the chain in the back yard and tearing through the neighborhood. 5] Staff, “ Rise of the Hyperlocal Fulfillment Center ,” Supply Chain @ MIT , 26 April 2018. [6]

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 3, 2022

A software application was the solution to optimizing the daily routing plan. . The pandemic forced Plant Shop to transition quickly to a delivery model.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Now, before I spontaneously combust in my house-turned-sauna, let’s go to this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon to step up UK tests of delivery drones (The Telegraph). Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times). Thankfully, it was only 95 degrees outside yesterday.

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 5, 2019

One of the answers I like to provide is when a customer of ours was having challenges in planning labor because they had zero visibility to their inbound inventory. Our planning team reacts quickly to get an update on that shipment and enters it into the system so that you know what is going on. What happens when an API call fails?

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Unleashed

MARCH 2, 2022

This is a radical shift from more traditional processes where demand is predicted in advance and materials are bought in bulk to reduce supply chain costs, such as transport. The company’s Operations team was struggling to find the time to keep up with planned projects. planning and design). planning and design).

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In other words, last month’s announcement was a stay of execution, not a reprieve, and it’s only a matter of time before Amazon reveal plans for a comprehensive logistics network. Amazon’s logistics hiring plans. What about how Amazon’s logistics plans play out in plain view…on their career site. Subscribe For Free.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

dropped last week on a report that Amazon plans to handle more deliveries to its customers’ doorsteps. Taking greater control of shipments would give Seattle-based Amazon more flexibility and help it avoid possible congestion in its warehouses. Shares of FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

2017 started right where 2016 left off: with plenty of supply chain and logistics news. Amazon’s robot army grows by 50 percent (The Seattle Times). Radiant Logistics Announces Plan to Acquire Canada-Based Lomas Logistics. Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing holiday. The answer is at the end.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The transient fulfillment center is symptomatic of more profound changes in last-mile supply chains inspired by e-commerce demands. The warehouse, a mainstay of supply chains, is getting a makeover as retailers move closer to customers so they can fulfill buyers’ unquenchable thirst for instant gratification.

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crisp

DECEMBER 7, 2023

To realize their vision of a streamlined, data-empowered supply chain, Director of Sales Operations and Analytics Franz Oliveira signed on to Crisp in Spring 2022. For Franz, the goal wasn’t to merely access data, but to enable the entire company to make data-driven decisions, from supply chain to merchandising.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 31, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. A startup’s plan to cut air freight costs in half with 777-size drones . The future of grocery shopping opened in what once was a sleepy Scandinavian neighborhood in Seattle this week and it looks very Amazonian.

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