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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

facility at an Indianapolis, Ind., It removes age restrictions on interstate transportation by licensed commercial drivers and strengthens safety-training standards across the industry. Once we hire them, keeping them in the warehouse is a whole other issue! Those skills led him to a part-time job at a FedEx Corp.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 28 – October 2, 2015)

Talking Logistics

It will be available soon in New York, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland. Here are some details from the press release: Same Day TMS offers the same features that any shipper would expect from a transportation solution. You can work as much or as little as you want.

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How Will You Compete with Amazon with Charley Dehoney

The Logistics of Logistics

Charley is an entrepreneur, executive, and investor in the logistics and transportation space who has successfully launched and grown multiple companies. Charley Dehoney is a growth-focused executive, board member, and investor, with more than 17 years of experience at the intersection of transportation technology. About Fitzmark.

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What Is Order Fulfillment and It’s Process and Strategies

Locus

million square feet at McCordsville, twenty miles northeast of Indianapolis. Storing the order During this stage, the ordered items are temporarily stored in a warehouse, storage facility, or other storage systems for easy picking and packing. What’s that? Walmart has opened a new high-tech fulfillment center of 2.2

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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters). As reported by Reuters: The world’s largest retailer is now on track to double the number of giant warehouses dedicated to online sales to 10 by the end of 2016, according to Justen Traweek, vice-president of e-commerce supply chain and fulfillment.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 25-29, 2014)

Talking Logistics

I first wrote about the possibility of drones as a new transportation mode back in February 2013, and during the holiday season last year, Amazon announced its Amazon PrimeAir initiative , which some called a PR stunt, while others — like Google and UPS — saw it as a new competitive threat and opportunity. For a $19.99

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Is Your Freight Spilling Millions Across the Interstate?

Supply Chain Collaborator

A Brinks armored truck traveling down Interstate 70 outside Indianapolis this week had its rear doors open sending more than $600,000 in twenty-dollar bills exploding across all 8 lanes of rush hour traffic. Imprecise Shipment Scheduling | Dwell times, detention, long lines waiting for the warehouse to free up an available dock door.

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