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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

There will still be a workforce needed to maintain those driverless vehicles or costs associated with maintenance done by the manufacturer or a 3rd party. Capturing it, cleaning it, screening it and analyzing it to determine better routes, better prices, and better sources is foundational to smart logistics operations.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases. Tony Hsieh, the company’s legendary late CEO, offered free returns for up to a year after purchase and encouraged people to order items in multiple styles and sizes. In fact, America’s true refund pioneer was born a century before Hsieh, on a farm in Oklahoma.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013)

Talking Logistics

I went to Home Depot earlier this week to return a purchase, and the customer in front of me wanted to exchange a defective power tool with the same model, but he couldn’t find any on the shelf even though the store’s inventory system said 5 units were in stock. Freight Shipments Fell 0.2% in June from May. Be Sociable, Share!

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

of procurement expenditures. We’re seeing a lot of smaller vehicles,” said Diniece Peters Mendes, director of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Office of Freight Mobility to. FedEx Freight drivers are now delivering large items to homes in 5 cities as part of the pilot program. Today in: "Where's my freight?".

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Stardust Power Selects Oklahoma for Battery Grade Lithium Refinery Development stage U.S. producer of battery-grade lithium products, Stardust Power , announced that the company has selected a site in Muskogee, Oklahoma to construct a new battery grade lithium refinery.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Danish manufacturer saw sales begin to surge as consumers gravitated towards their building sets, which come in a variety of shapes, sizes, difficulties, and characters. XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight. Kroger plans another three Ocado e-commerce ‘spokes’.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 3-7, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Freight Introduces Drive Safe Systems™. FedEx Freight to Increase Shipping Rates. Of course, this makes sense for logistics service providers like Ryder, but a similar opportunity exists for manufacturers and retailers. Is Walmart’s WAVE Concept Truck The Fuel-Efficient Future Of Semis? Yahoo Autos ).