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This Week in Logistics News (February 4 – 10)

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Worst January US Intermodal in 10 years Our thoughts and prayers are with those in Turkey and Syria impacted by the recent earthquakes. Gap’s GPS Platform Services and UPS-owned Ware2Go are teaming up to provide an asset-lite co-warehousing solution. Once again warehousing metrics are the primary driver of logistic activity.

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Top 10 TikTokers to Take Off your Supply Chain

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With a focus on the logistics and supply chain niche, the account’s diverse TikTok content is a wellspring of knowledge, facilitating improvements in inventory management, warehouse operations, and transportation efficiency.

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Humanitarian Supply Chains: Overcoming Challenges and Making a Difference

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Transport: Moving supplies from warehouses or suppliers to distribution points. This can involve various modes of transport, including trucks, ships, and aircraft. Storage: Holding supplies in warehouses or temporary storage facilities until they are needed for distribution.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

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more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

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If they actually follow through on their promise and oil prices continue to rise next year, how will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in response? We already see this in the consumer realm with smartphones, and in the warehouse too with voice picking technologies.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

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Walmart in the news: Walmart launches pilot program for customers to recycle reusable shopping bags Walmart Canada says robots are coming to 2 Ontario warehouses, but jobs not at risk Amazon has become the largest private EV charging operator Biden calls for steep hike to tariff on Chinese steel S. And now on to this week’s logistics news.