Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

In four of its Minneapolis test stores, Best Buy reduced the shoppable square footage to 15,000 square feet to provide more space for fulfillment. Besides running a logistics market research firm, catch my weekly articles on air cargo, freight forwarding, the express markets, and a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 4, 2020

Join us for a look back at the intersection of trucking, civil unrest and an examination of how logistics planning and management software helps keep freight moving in spite of upheaval and disruption. For our part at UltraShipTMS, we support the safety and security of truckers, trucking operations and logistics planning at every level.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

Today it operates in 67 countries with 143,000 employees and has 76 business units on six platforms that cover animal feed, food production, energy and transportation, financial services and pharmaceuticals. GMS is a team of nine people based in Rotterdam, Shanghai and Minneapolis. Jaro Caban, moved with Provimi into the Cargill fold.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Being in the logistics industry, C.H. Robinson offered to donate the required transportation to deliver the donations to Second Harvest Heartland , one of largest, most efficient, and most innovative food banks. If you’re not in Minneapolis, please make a donation online in support of the team of your choosing.

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ShipBob

MARCH 12, 2023

The shipment is transported directly to the target region without going through a sortation process at multiple zones. Since zone skipping involves directly transporting shipments to the destination region without making multiple stops in between, it can also reduce delivery times. Why is zone skipping important in ecommerce?

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

After 12 years as an Air Force logistics officer, Michael got his PhD in a top 5 logistics program, and now teaches supply chain management and marketing. Logistics and delivery can be handled in a very optimized way with the help of automated solutions using data and information. from Washington University St. Louis, M.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

” And now on to this week’s logistics news. It already has opened nine, after testing the concept in its hometown of Minneapolis. Gretchen McCarthy, Target’s chief global supply chain & logistics officer, said Target has to keep up with customer expectations — namely getting online purchases conveniently and quickly.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2019

Department of Transportation and future rulemaking. Department of Transportation (U.S. Work closely with your supply chain team or bring in skilled logistics experts to keep you up to date about what the shutdown means for your business. Accordingly, this area of the government is still operating during the shutdown.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2017

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon is granted a patent for using a subterranean network to deliver packages (GeekWire). Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (Star Tribune). UPS Acquires Freightex Ltd. Alphabet Inc.’s

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Winter is on the way, and the coming season’s weather pattern represents a big question mark for transportation and logistics pros. We hear weathermen discussing whether we will have an “El Niño” or a “La Niña” year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2024

Kelly Moller felt at not being able to buy tickets to Swift’s 2023 concert in Minneapolis. Walz signed House File 1989 — a reference to Swift’s birth year and an album with that title — at First Avenue, a popular concert venue in downtown Minneapolis. And now on to this week’s logistics news. That’s all for this week.

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