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ICYMI: CaPow, an Israeli company with a continuous power supply for warehouse robots to eliminate charging downtime, has struck a partnership deal with JLC Robotics to resell the solution in the U.S. to robot manufacturers, 3PLs and retailers.
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| Amazon Blows Out End-to-End Supply Chain Offering |
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| At its Accelerate seller conference in Seattle, Amazon announced a raft of interconnected services Tuesday, branded as Supply Chain by Amazon. It handles everything from logistics and forwarding from point of origin all the way to the customer’s door. For the first time, Amazon offers bulk storage, distribution and replenishment across channels from the same inventory pool, including retail stores. |
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| Maersk, Fabric Partner on Automated Dallas MFC |
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| Danish global shipping and logistics giant A.P Moller-Maersk is jumping into ecommerce fulfillment, opening a micro fulfillment center in Dallas powered by technology from Israeli firm Fabric that will initially serve one client in health and wellness but could be expanded to a multi-tenant operation. The 38,000-square-foot facility will utilize Fabric’s automated storage and retrieval (AS/RS). |
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| Goods-to-Person Systems: Improving E-Fulfillment |
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| FedEx 2024 General Rate Increase: Key Takeaways |
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| FedEx Express package and freight standard list rates for U.S., U.S. export and U.S. import services, and FedEx Ground standard list rates will increase an average of 5.9% as of Jan. 1. The Sept. 7 release of the General Rate Increase marks the earliest announcement in company history. While it’s impossible to analyze every 2024 change, here are some important takeaways for shippers to note and assess. |
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| A Multi-Carrier Approach Is Key During Disruptive Times |
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| The possibility of a major disruptive event, such as the Yellow Freight bankruptcy and a potential UPS strike, brought to light the vulnerability of the nation's supply chain. From COVID-19 to ongoing issues with transportation and labor shortages, the supply chain had been on thin ice. Such scenarios emphasizes the importance of moving beyond a risky, overexposed single carrier approach. |
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| Inventory Management Complexities Are Here to Stay |
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