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Sears – Achieving Home Delivery Excellence

Talking Logistics

Christina Gross, Sacramento Routing Manager, then added: “Because we’re now working with a live, real-time system, we’re able to make adjustments and see those reflected in the routes right away. Every day our last orders came in at 3:30 pm and the team had to quickly develop the routing solution by 6:00 pm.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

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LLamasoft Introduces Supply Chain Sherpa Mobile Design and Visualization Modeling Tool. HighJump Software, TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group Announces Strategic Partnership with ProcessPro. New ISF (10+2) Rule May Be Coming in May ( Supply Chain Management Review ). Robinson Reports Fourth Quarter Results.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)

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So, without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week with some brief commentary: Target to Buy Grocery Delivery Startup Shipt for $550 Million (WSJ – sub. Foxconn’s plans to use driverless vehicles points to potential of emerging technology (Journal Sentinel).

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Ryder Places First Medium-Duty Electric Vehicle Order with Chanje Energy and Begins to Roll Out Charging Stations

Supply Chain Network

NYSE: R), a leader in commercial fleet management , dedicated transportation , and supply chain solutions , announced today it has started to take delivery of 125 medium-duty electric panel vans, the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent. Miami, November 2, 2017 —Ryder System, Inc. About Ryder.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

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Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Swisslog acquires Power Automation Systems (PAS). Hub Group Inc.,

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

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Earlier this week, Target said it will spend $100 million to build a larger network of supply chain hubs to speed up and lower the cost of delivering online orders. More companies are exploring ways to staff warehouses with robots but may have to wait a few years for the technology to catch up.