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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse vacancy rates sink to 27-year low. In early April, employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island made history by becoming the first Amazon warehouse to vote to join a union (JFK8 fulfillment center). Do other warehouses follow suit and join a union?’ Demand for piece-picking robots gains steam.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company partnered with Walgreens to make deliveries in suburban Dallas. A pair of tech providers within the warehouse automation space, Louisville, Kentucky-based MHS Global and Atlanta-based Fortna , are combining to form a new multinational logistics provider, the companies announced this week.

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FreightTech Investment Environment with John Larkin

The Logistics of Logistics

His mission is to help craft the firm’s growth strategy while assisting with deal sourcing, capital raising, and the creation of value within portfolio companies. He resides, with his wife of 38 years, Nancy, in Dallas, TX, Baltimore, MD, and Saranac Lake, NY, and on Water Island, USVI.

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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. Roadnet Technologies : Outlook 2015 , February 8-11, Dallas, TX. Transplace : Shipper Symposium , May 4-6, Dallas, TX.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7-11, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Source: [link]. At its research facility at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, NASA will use the data supplied by Uber to simulate a small passenger-carrying aircraft as it flies through DFW airspace during peak scheduled air traffic. Happy Mother’s Day to all moms, for everything you do.

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Understanding the Need for Supply Chain Visibility in Industry 4.0

Bristlecone

You call your supplier in Dallas, who mumbles something about the shipment being delayed. If your company had supply chain visibility, you would be able to track and trace your shipment from the source of production to each of its destinations. Meanwhile, your customers start tweeting angrily about your organization.

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Kroger Restaurant Supply Takes Grocer into Foodservice Distribution

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Kroger Restaurant Supply opened for business on April 5 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Source: Data from USDA Economic Research Service Food Expenditure Series. Kroger’s new service went live on the day of the announcement, and it has been available in select zip codes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.