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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

But I also found it interesting that Dick Morley , the father of the PLC (programmable logic controllers to you non-geeks), organized geek pride days in New Hampshire as early as 2001. Almost 75% expected supply chain restructuring to negatively impact China’s economy much more than any other country.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

As Steve Banker wrote about in last week’s news roundup, the worldwide shortage of semiconductors is expected to last through the first quarter of 2023 at a minimum according to the electronics supply chain analysis firm Supplyframe. Costs for pet food ingredients have climbed 8 percent to 20 percent since the pandemic began.

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The Best States to Buy a Car In!

Supply Chain Game Changer

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Is a 3PL Service Provider Right for Your Company? 4 Questions to Ask Yourself

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post, republished with permission, from the Fronetics Supply Chain & Logistics blog. Fronetics is an inbound digital marketing agency specializing in the supply chain and logistics verticals. He will complete his MBA from the University of New Hampshire in 2015.

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Apple: Still a Penny Wise and Pound Foolish?

Talking Logistics

Bankruptcy Court District of New Hampshire. Yes, Apple can clearly get some short term “wins,” but this approach ultimately will backfire and will create a supply chain that is “unsustainable,” as GT’s Daniel Squiller noted. The post Apple: Still a Penny Wise and Pound Foolish?

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This Week in Logistics News (November 10-14, 2014)

Talking Logistics

This week, FedEx Freight drivers voted against the union in Newark, New Jersey , and Con-way Freight employees did the same in Manchester, New Hampshire. The system also features a centralized parts database for multi-port operations, allowing importers to add technical and use specifications for each part number.

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Walmart Expands Use of Scanning Robots, Launches MFC for Grocery

Multichannel Merchant

Walmart also unveiled its first fully operational Alphabot, its answer to the micro-fulfillment center (MFC) craze that is sweeping the grocery sector, at a store in New Hampshire. Walmart is also testing scanning robots from Badger Technologies, and Bossa Nova is working with rival Albertson’s as well.