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Overcoming The Current Supply Chain Labor Shortage

ShipLilly

This trend was experienced among both semi-skilled and skilled workers. A Wall Street Journal article in April indicated that storage and warehouse operators had hired 8200 people in the previous month. These workers would be deployed in its order fulfillment and package delivery departments. Automation and the Future.

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Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This article is from Steve Bettwy , Vice President – Quality and Business Continuity, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement at Direct Supply. Significant energy goes into optimizing its distribution and delivery model. Amazon could have its hands on $70B worth of the package delivery market.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17-21, 2017)

Talking Logistics

MacroPoint Announces Platform Integration with JDA Transportation Management Solution. UPS Installs Beacons On Package Cars To Improve Loading Accuracy. Airbus and Singpost testing last-mile drone package delivery (Straits Times). Logistics Platform Haven Sets Sights on SAP with Launch of Haven TMS. along comes Haven TMS.

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Maersk’s “Transformation” Under Scrutiny

247 Customs Broker

Moller-Maersk, the company intends to “transform” its logistics and supply chain model to compete with package delivery behemoths like UPS and Fedex. He lives and works in San Francisco, providing readers with a Pacific Rim perspective on industry trends and forecasts. Article Topics. Subscribe today. It’s FREE!

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This Week in Logistics News (September 4-8, 2017)

Talking Logistics

We’ll have to wait and see what happens in Florida and along the east coast in the coming days, but one thing is certain: transportation networks will experience more disruptions, which means trucking rates will continue to rise and capacity will continue to tighten in the days and weeks ahead. compared with the previous week.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

But many people are not aware that last-mile deliveries are also handled by thousands of small local and regional package delivery firms. Package delivery companies are prime targets as well. Shippers saw major rate increases and adjustments in surcharges from the U.S. Postal Service, UPS and FedEx.