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20 warehouse professionals and business leaders reveal the single most important first step when designing a warehouse layout

6 River Systems

There are many factors to consider when designing a warehouse layout, and every design decision can have a significant impact on operational efficiency. Curtis Barry & Company , labor comprises more than half of a warehouse’s total operations costs. According to F.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11 – 17)

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Amazon’s SAT1 fulfillment center in San Antonio, Texas is the first to deploy Titan in its operations. The pharmacy recently closed a warehouse in Edwardsville, Ill., The “Buy American” campaign, fueled by the promise of a domestic manufacturing boom and well-paying jobs right here at home, is gaining steam in Congress.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

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Warehouses are turning to EV charging. It covers 37 states and parts of Canada through a fleet of more than 150,000 crowd-sourced drivers, it says. As the push to electrify driving grows, warehouse developers are increasingly focused on charging. FedEx sets earlier start date for peak delivery surcharges. 7-Eleven Inc.

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Insights from the C-Suite: Supply Chain People Are Making a Difference in the World

Material Handling & Logistics

MH&L sat down with Eshkenazi at the recent APICS 2017 conference in San Antonio, TX. . Whether you’re talking about the technology—AI, augmented reality, bitcoin, blockchain—or workforce development, or the changing nature of manufacturing, it used to be a fairly stable environment. Will they care about how it’s made?