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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

“This temporary shift in emphasis from receiving shipments to fulfilling customer orders will ensure faster delivery speed and maximize your sales potential during the holiday season.” The startup expects to expand autonomous operations with Walmart but declined to provide details of what that will look like.

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Funding Your Way to a Decarbonized Supply Chain

AIMMS

Overlooking sustainability can present substantial revenue risks, while embracing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles can unlock a $2.1 See how TNT, one of the world’s largest express delivery companies, achieved $260 million in cost savings with AIMMS. trillion opportunity.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart has been expanding its delivery partner network, with an eye to expediting deliveries and improving customer satisfaction. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required a human safety operator to be present any time a self-driving truck operated on public roads in the state.

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How Routing Software Powers SPUD’s Online Grocery Deliveries

WorkWave

In keeping with their mission to deliver fresh ingredients, SPUD gives customers a two hour delivery window and also offers an express delivery service in Vancouver and Calgary. In order to keep their operation running smoothly, SPUD partnered with WorkWave in 2014 and began using WorkWave Route Manager.

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Intelligent conveying and sorting system empowers automation evolution

Logistics Business Magazine

With the continuous development of the express delivery industry, the demands and requirements of various platforms for automated logistics and transportation is also increasing. An intelligent sorting and conveying system can fully reduce manual identification and manual operation.

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Plan for your organisation’s success in international e-commerce

247 Customs Broker

You need to make sure you are operating on the same playing field, and there is more help available today than ever before to make it happen. A recent webinar presented by DHL explores some of the ways that small and mid-sized companies can benefit from cross-border e-commerce, and how they can begin to plot a successful global course.

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. Oil price and logistics operating cost follows a linear pattern, and if we double our fuel prices, operating cost would increase by about a factor of 1.8. Major supply chain risks in the Middle East. Conclusion.