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Liege capitalizing on Amsterdam’s cargo woes
Matt Falcus Distribution & WarehousingLiege Airport is investing heavily to capitalize on problems being experienced with slots and capacity available to cargo aircraft at neighboring airports, including Schiphol in Amsterdam, by increasing its own capacity.
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Ocado’s robots are changing the grocery industry
Bambi Majumdar Distribution & WarehousingOcado's robotic lab has generated a lot of interest in the food retail industry. The UK-based online grocer has set the stage for the future of grocery shopping with the robotic innovations in its automated fulfillment center.
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Manston: The airport that refuses to die
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveManston is one of the UK's most historic airfields. Used for flight training during World War I, it became a base during World War II for pilots engaging in aerial dogfighting in the Battle of Britain, and was one of the country's closest airfields to the enemy during the conflict.
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Easing off the gas: Tesla trucks are here
Delany Martinez Distribution & WarehousingEven if you'd only gotten into the logistics game yesterday, you'd be hard-pressed to miss the dire warnings about the state of truck driver shortages in the industry. It's a perfect storm of job popularity flagging with the younger set, an older generation of drivers aging out and wages falling while expectations are on the rise.
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10 tips to create a safer workplace
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementProtecting workers should be a priority for every employer. This article lists 10 tips for employers who want to create a safer workplace.
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Amazon slashes seller fees — What does it mean for the competition?
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageIt seems Amazon's grocery takeover tactics didn't stop with Whole Foods. We now know they have a larger plan in mind, a plan that signals total food domination.
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Infrastructure still needs help, but can the US afford it?
Lucy Wallwork Construction & Building MaterialsCities are not defined by a collection of buildings but rather by a deep web of movements, people, products or ideas. And it is infrastructure that knits together the different components of a city — where we live, work and play. It is also what links cities to each other globally.
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Does the transportation industry need federal sleep apnea laws?
Ryan Clark Distribution & WarehousingRecently, two Democratic lawmakers from New York and New Jersey proposed legislation that would force federal transportation officials to implement a rule that would require mass transit operators to be tested for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This move follows the NTSB's findings that a deadly 2013 passenger rail crash was the result of an engineer with an undiagnosed case of the condition, falling asleep at the wheel.
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Disruptive innovation: The new normal in warehouse management
Ken Ackerman Distribution & WarehousingThe phrase "disruptive innovation" was invented by Clayton M. Christensen, a professor at Harvard Business School. The term describes a new market and value network that eventually disrupts an existing market.
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Is autonomous trucking hauling a load of problems?
Delany Martinez Distribution & WarehousingFaced with a massive industry-scale driver shortage, companies are nervously reviewing their options for over-road logistics in the near future. With an administration that slashed rail expansion and infrastructure investment only a few months into 2017, a rock-and-hard-place scenario is starting to emerge on the road between warehouse and customer.
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