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01 Dec
Eli Lilly adopts automation to process COVID-19 tests in line with pharma industry trend toward robotics
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A manual lab-based operation at Eli Lilly was accustomed to 50 samples daily. By mid-March, that number had reached 15,000. 
01 Dec
Micro-fulfillment: Where it works for supply chains — and where it doesn’t
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The model offers close access to consumers, but executing it can be a challenge, especially without technology to track and manage decentralized inventory.
01 Dec
Port of Rotterdam warns of no transport if Brexit paperwork incomplete
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The Customs Administration of the Netherlands expects a 20% to 30% increase in declarations for imported and exported cargo following Brexit.
01 Dec
CSX aims to expand Northeast reach with Pan Am acqusition
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Pan Am Railways owns and operates 1,200 miles across New England. The transaction will mark CSX’s entry into Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
01 Dec
Vessel operating costs increase 4.5% in 2020: Drewry
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Fuel is the only vessel operating cost that carriers can directly pass along to shippers. But that’s not what’s been causing recent increases.
30 Nov
Walmart to lay off more than 1,200 in omnichannel reorganization
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The retailer announced in a July internal memo that layoffs were imminent. Executives said new positions in the supply chain would open as a result of an ongoing attempt to blen...
30 Nov
FAA: First flight for coronavirus vaccine distribution takes off
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Airports and logistics providers are assessing infrastructure and conducting tests to prepare for the mass shipment of vaccines.
30 Nov
Port Authority of NY, NJ proposes $1.2B cut to 2021 construction budget
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Austere budget measures due to the coronavirus pandemic could put the brakes on new projects, affecting needed supply chains. 
25 Nov
Best Buy tests limited SKUs on store floor to make space for fulfillment
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The retailer will add 90 ship-from-store hubs during the holiday season, supplementing the 250 ship-from-store locations it piloted in September.
25 Nov
Burlington supply chain costs soar as off-price retailers struggle to get product into stores
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Since non-essential retail reopened across the U.S. in May, off-price retailers like Burlington, TJX and Ross have struggled to get the right product in the right place — hittin...