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Preparing to Automate: How to Evaluate Your Operations Prior to Implementing an AS/RS

Before investing in new infrastructure, you must first take a step back.

Preparing to Automate: How to Evaluate Your Operations Prior to Implementing an AS/RS

Five Strategies for Optimizing Warehouse Operations With Automation

No. 1: Retrofit your facility with a high-density automated storage and retrieval system.

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Podcast | How Transportation Spend Signals the Health of the Economy

Spending patterns in the transportation industry are a good barometer of the condition of the economy at large — but the results can be murky.

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U.K. Races to Fix ‘Critical Gaps’ in Brexit Border Plan

Boris Johnson’s officials are urgently working to avert a major border crisis when the U.K. leaves the European Union’s trade regime, amid warnings vital government IT systems may not be ready in time.

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Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work

A strange phenomenon has emerged near Amazon delivery stations and Whole Foods stores: smartphones dangling from trees. Contract delivery drivers are putting them there to get a jump on rivals seeking orders.

Source: Bloomberg

Port of Los Angeles Introduces ‘The Signal,’ a New Data Tool

The Port of Los Angeles will begin distributing and publishing key dashboard data from Wabtec’s Port Optimizer so that all supply chain stakeholders have easy access and can use the forward-looking information to better plan and prepare for inbound cargo.

Five Strategies for Improving Your Reverse Logistics Process

Making product returns as hassle-free as purchasing is the final frontier for the supply chain.

Source: Bloomberg

Amazon Buys Electric Mercedes Vans in Green Effort

The deal is Amazon’s biggest commitment to date to cut the carbon footprint of its delivery operations in Europe.

Source: Bloomberg

Surviving and Thriving Amid Record Disruption

Challenge: A customer operating on BluJay’s transportation management system experienced volume increases peaking weekly at 50% year-over-year, driven by COVID-19 and shifts in consumer demand. This created an immediate need to scale carrier procurement efforts to support increased load volumes, while keeping costs in line and meeting customer service expectations.

Prepping for Peak Season: For Many Retailers, a Game of Catch-Up

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and a plummeting economy, retailers must nevertheless prepare for the traditional peak shopping season. Some are ready, but many are not.

Photo: Bloomberg

Walmart Cut 230 Million Tons of Emissions, With Supplier Help

Walmart Inc. has cut 230 million metric tons of greenhouse gases out of its supply chain in the past three years, putting the world’s largest retailer on track to achieve its 2030 emissions goal.

Source: Bloomberg

Purolator International Expands Next-Day Air Delivery Service Into Canada

Purolator International, a provider of North American logistics services, has expanded its next-day air delivery into Canada, making the service available to more U.S.-based shippers.

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