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Logistics

Awake.AI | February 16, 2021

The Finnish start-up Awake.AI is orchestrate its platform improvement by introducing a 'marketplace' solution orchestrate complex shipping and port transactions. In November 2020, the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded Awake.AI funding to conduct the project Commander which will develop and pilot the Awake platform and introduce 'Awake marketplace'. Awake.AI's platform is currently utilized for savvy ports and shipping tasks by various actors, for example, por...

PR Newswire | April 16, 2020

The "Coronavirus Outbreak: Impact on Complex Global Supply Chains and Beyond" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. As coronavirus continues to spread globally, it is becoming clear that the economic backlash of the outbreak will be colossal. The world economy is more globalized than ever and as a result, the spread of the virus and the measures taken to contain it have become highly disruptive to fragile global supply chains. This case study explores how the ...

Supply Chain

Walmart | July 19, 2021

Symbotic, a robotics and automation company focusing on reimagining the traditional consumer goods supply chain, and Walmart announced a partnership to reimagine the retailer's regional distribution network. In 2017, Symbotic implemented its system for the first time in Walmart's Brooksville, Florida, distribution center. Since then, the companies have collaborated to improve the system. Today, Symbotic will begin upgrading 25 additional regional distribution facilities wi...

Amazon | April 08, 2020

Amazon will pause its logistics service "Amazon Shipping" the company confirmed to Supply Chain Dive Tuesday. Amazon said the pause is not directly related to the current COVID-19 global pandemic. Business Insider was first to report the news. Amazon Shipping was available to shippers in a handful of cities including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. The last pickup for current customers will be June 5 and the service will pause for an unspecified period. The pause is only for Amazon&...