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October 24, 2019 · With an eye on advancing innovation in the logistics sector, Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO Logistics, a provider of global freight transportation and logistics services, said today it has formed a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Industrial Liaison Program (ILP), and last week it announced it has added Aris Kekedjian to its Board of Directors.
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September 10, 2019 · Ottawa-based Shopify, a multi-channel commerce platform, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Waltham, Mass.-based 6 River Systems, a provider of collaborative warehouse solutions. The purchase price is $450 million, and the acquisition is expected to be made official in the fourth quarter.
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June 5, 2019 · Held at the iconic Chicago Athletic Club, this two-day conference brought together a broad spectrum of supply chain experts, academics, vendors and senior-level executives to discuss what’s coming around the next corner for supply chain management.
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May 6, 2019 · The Teamsters said that this contract raises wages, restores a week of vacation, and protects benefits. This contract covers roughly 25,000 YRC Freight workers at its YRC Freight Holland, and New Penn subsidiaries and was approved by a 60% to 40% margin. While the votes are in, the contract will not go into effect until the YRC Freight Teamsters Joint Council 40, who rejected the contract, has the required votes.
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March 7, 2019 · Spending on 3PL services and new technologies are all part of a more deliberate approach to figuring out the right mix of equipment, software and services to manage the stress of today’s labor market and order fulfillment pressures.
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February 12, 2019 · The global 3PL turned to mobile collaborative robots to rev up its e-commerce fulfillment operations. One measurable result: a 2x improvement in productivity.
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January 17, 2019 · While the changes occurring within the supply chain are, at times, in tandem with the rapid growth of e-commerce and technology, how companies approach things like their distribution networks and industrial building design is fundamentally changing.
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December 10, 2018 · Once slow to adopt automation, 3PLs are now leading the way.
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November 13, 2018 · The fastest-growing trend in warehousing could be smaller and smaller facilities.
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September 13, 2018 · Can we talk about robots? And, not just robots. Let’s add Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to the conversation, all of which have been on the menu at this year’s conference.
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July 2, 2018 · Amid demands for innovation and customer service, public refrigerated warehouses are challenged to provide flexibility and efficiency for a fickle customer base.
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June 18, 2018 · The 638,000 square-foot DC, which XPO described as “a warehouse of the future," is located at the new SEGRO East Midlands Gateway Logistics Park in Leicestershire and will mainly be occupied by Nestlé for its consumer packaged goods, such as Kit Kat, Maggi, and Nescafe. The DC will also be used as a testbed environment for XPO technology prototypes, XPO said.
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May 11, 2018 · NextGen supply chain technologies were front and center at ISM.
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April 13, 2018 · The evolution of software continues to blur the lines between familiar acronyms and emerging capabilities.
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April 9, 2018 · While much of the action has been in mobile collaborative robotics, piece picking robots are finding their niche.
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March 12, 2018 · 3PL GEODIS is the latest example of how the materials handling industry is adopting robotics.
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January 8, 2018 · 4PL and 3PL partner to open the first of five locations slated to open around the United States within the next six months.
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December 21, 2017 · It's time for the logistics industry to start looking seriously into an autonomous future with driverless trucks leading the way, the question is, are we ready?
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October 11, 2017 · Retailers are looking to compete with Amazon through third-party logistics providers who can tackle the e-fulfillment challenges with service and market specialization as well as making strategic investments in flexible automation.
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October 4, 2016 · An ongoing question among supply chain stakeholders, when it comes to global e-commerce bellwether Amazon, continues to be just how far it will spread its wings in terms of expanding its logistics and supply chain operations and processes.
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