logistics

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet requirements of customers or corporations.

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Target Aims for Faster Shipping With New Sortation Centers

Target Aims for Faster Shipping With New Sortation Centers
Target Aims for Faster Shipping With New Sortation Centers
July 25, 2022  |  Retail

Target is adding three new sortation centers to the six it already has nationwide with the overall goal to ship faster and improve customer experience,...

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FinTechs Tune Up Payments to Keep Small Trucking Companies Humming
FinTechs Tune Up Payments to Keep Small Trucking Companies Humming
July 25, 2022  |  B2B Payments

It’s been a tough year for smaller players in the trucking industry, those owner-operators and small fleets who might be operating as few as one...

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Freight Marketplaces Load up Options for Keeping Trucks Full
Freight Marketplaces Load up Options for Keeping Trucks Full
July 22, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Moving freight from one point to another can be a complicated process involving shippers, logistics providers and carriers. What’s more, the process has been largely...

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Inflation Throws Wrench in Supply Chain as Freight Traffic Levels Off
Inflation Throws Wrench in Supply Chain as Freight Traffic Levels Off
July 20, 2022  |  Supply Chain

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Wish, Collect+ Partner on Click and Collect Initiative
Wish, Collect+ Partner on Click and Collect Initiative
July 20, 2022  |  Retail

eCommerce marketplace Wish has teamed up with the United Kingdom’s largest retail parcel network, Collect+, to simplify and accelerate the pick up, delivery and return...

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Wanted: Supply Chain and Logistics Savants to Help Close Deals
Wanted: Supply Chain and Logistics Savants to Help Close Deals
July 15, 2022  |  Supply Chain

Businesses increasingly see delivery preferences, speed of delivery, cost of delivery and inbound supply chain as competitive advantages.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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California Law Threatens Legal Status of 70,000 Truck Drivers
California Law Threatens Legal Status of 70,000 Truck Drivers
July 12, 2022  |  Regulation

California labor standards are beginning to apply to some 70,000 truck owner-operators, who make up the backbone of state’s transportation business, creating another bottleneck in...

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Slowing Demand Drives Down Shipping Rates
Slowing Demand Drives Down Shipping Rates
July 10, 2022  |  Shipping

With the economy still wrought with troubles, high-priced freight contracts written when carrier capacity was tight and businesses were in a mad rush to restock...

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Logistic Company Flexe Raises $119M, Becomes Unicorn
Logistic Company Flexe Raises $119M, Becomes Unicorn
July 07, 2022  |  Investments

Seattle-based logistics company Flexe has raised $119 million in a Series D funding round that will help the brand continue to solve omnichannel logistics issues...

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