Logistics/Supply Chains
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Prologis names Letter to new capital deployment role
The position is seen as a nod to the growing complexity of Prologis’ business.
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Commentary: Amazon isn’t going into 3PL business; it’s already there
Amazon is the first e-commerce company to offer end-to-end logistics.
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US-based CIE Manufacturing takes aim at chassis shortage
CIEM’s Pioneer Chassis is gearing up to play a key role in squelching port bottlenecks and filling the chassis shortage gap.
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Online retailers pay almost double in logistics costs
Recent analysis from Gartner shows retailers with more than 50% of revenue from the online channel have logistics costs as a percentage of sales that…
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French visibility platform secures $32M
French company Shippeo, a supply chain visibility platform, has secured $32 million to continue product innovation and market expansion. The round, announced on Thursday, was…
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OneRail secures $6.7M in late seed financing
OneRail’s $6.7 million in late seed financing will help the delivery orchestration and fulfillment platform scale its business development, sales and marketing operations.
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Commentary: Interoperability should be supply chain tech’s sole tech focus in 2021
A TMS catering to everyone is simply landing somewhere in the middle, and very likely a better solution exists for any of those given parties.
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Brexit forcing grocers to stock enemy product
This is an excerpt from Monday’s Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter. The UK grocery supermarket sector was once highly oligopolistic, but in recent…
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FreightWaves Flashback: Nike: Don’t put too many shoes in one basket
1987: After much consideration about acquiring its own ships to handle soaring Asia-to-America shoe traffic, Nike is establishing a network of consolidators throughout Asia.
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Supply chain expert joins FreightWaves as adviser
“FreightWaves has developed this incredible media company” around its SONAR platform, says Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business.
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