Sentences with phrase «logistics network»

A central location and strong logistics network supported strong leasing activity and absorption in St Louis» industrial market last year, with large e-commerce occupiers, including Amazon, Best Buy and Geodis, taking large blocks of space.

For its Botanics shampoo, Boots has redesigned its logistics network so that products could be delivered direct to stores, reducing road miles and packaging, this alone has reduced the carbon footprint of making the shampoo by 10 per cent.

JD.com said the start - ups will work with its operational teams, such as its logistics unit, which recently raised $ 2.5 billion and claims to run the largest last - mile logistics network in China.

Through the new initiative, called the Community Diaper Program, e-commerce company Jet has offered to use its warehouse and logistics network to sell nonprofit groups bulk diapers with free two - day shipping.

Uber Everything's Jason Droege is focused on leveraging Uber's extensive logistics network to launch new business ventures.

These «unconventional» acquisitions created a shock - and - awe effect through the industry by placing processors in other parts of the retail space, expanding their logistics network and indefinitely changing the future of the cold food and beverage industry.

To reduce delivery times during the high - volume 11.11 festival — more than $ 9.3 billion in GMV was generated during the 24 - hour sale last year — Alibaba is bringing into play its logistics arm, Cainiao, which operates a «smart» logistics network that coordinates delivery companies and courier services throughout the country.

• Suning's nationwide logistics network includes eight national distribution centers, 57 regional distribution centers, 353 city forwarding centers and over 1,700 «last - mile» delivery stations.

Suning's nationwide logistics network covers over 90 % of China's counties.

It hasn't grown profit margins as much as it said it would, and the company has maintained this is because they are continuing to invest in the logistics network.

It can be easy for a company's logistics team to become bogged down with trying to manage all aspects of the logistics network.

Per CNBC, Amazon was unable to convince big hospitals to change their traditional purchasing process and the need to build a more sophisticated logistics network to handle temperature - sensitive pharmaceutical products.

«We're looking into our production capacity and production set - up; we're mapping out and making investment in the whole logistics network to have more optimal garment flow.»

The startup makes use of analytics - based technological backend and logistics network for servicing the orders.

Atlanta's global access, innovation and talent create an unparalleled logistics network for companies that demand an efficient and consistent global supply chain.

Amazon could route the goods through its own logistics network, which includes 16 planes, 76 warehouses and thousands of delivery trucks, or to turn the deliveries over to FedEx or UPS.

Amazon already operates its own logistics network for third - party sellers, known as Fulfillment by Amazon, which allows sellers to store their goods in Amazon warehouses and choose between different logistics providers — including UPS and FedEx — to get their goods to customers.

Alibaba added that it expects to invest 100 billion yuan, or $ 15.2 billion, over the next five years to boost its global logistics network.

In return, Farfetch gets to tap JD.com's China logistics network, including its premium white - glove courier service, JD Luxury Express.

We need experts in math, science, and engineering, to develop our apps, to analyze data to improve deliveries, and to train our algorithms to make the entire logistics network more efficient.

Many land at Haxlr8r, an accelerator that has graduated more than 50 companies using a now - familiar model: Learn the basics of manufacturing and develop a prototype; raise funds (and build buzz) in the United States through Kickstarter; manufacture the product; and drop - ship it anywhere in the world through the Pearl River Delta's unparalleled logistics networks.

This growth will be driven by mobile apps and improving logistics networks, the report suggests.

These investments have led China to now control 10 % of European port capacity; This control extends beyond the ports themselves, since ports are often linked to inland logistics networks such as highways and railways.

The e-commerce giant plans to integrate the two companies» point - of - sale systems and logistics networks, potentially driving down costs.

OnDemand enables food chains and purchasing co-ops to reduce cost and control risk in their supply chains while Crossbow helps distributors simultaneously optimize, plan, monitor, and grow their inbound logistics networks with increasing efficiency.

OnDemand enables food chains and purchasing co-ops to reduce cost and control risk in their supply chains through spend analytics and traceability programs, while Crossbow helps distributors simultaneously optimize, plan, monitor, and grow their inbound logistics networks with increasing efficiency.

«These companies often have complex logistics networks that span the nation or even the globe.

The design has been tailored to fit entrenched logistics networks like those operated by Amazon and its ilk, incorporating figurative and literal flexibility.

SUMMARY Senior - level professional with experience in new business development, operations planning, account management, contract negotiations, and consultative sales in domestic and international logistics networks.

Not exact matches

The Belt and Road Initiative aims to connect Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa with vast logistics and transport networks.

Alibaba takes care of shipping and inventory through Cainiao, its network of logistics partners, a service for which Tmall customers pay extra.

In a very large country, Canada Post has some built - in advantages for a foray into the parcel business: besides a national delivery network that reaches or almost reaches every home in Canada, the corporation's retail outlets offer a far more user - friendly way of collecting a missed parcel than what's on offer from logistics giants like UPS.

Bodenhamer says the Georgia capital's network of talent — particularly veteran logistics experts, as UPS is already based there — is the main draw.

• Huochebang, a China - based truck logistics startup, raised $ 56 million in «Series B - 3» funding, according to China Money Network.

Passionate about her work, Valerie understands the power of collaboration and uses her network to create customized solutions to any logistics challenge for her clients.

The Hyderabad - based startup will utilise the capital raised to increase its warehousing capacity and to add more logistics partners to its network, Chandra Shekhar, founder, Zebroads told Techcircle.in.

Alibaba and its network of partners and solution providers in e-commerce, marketing, payments, sourcing and logistics are ready to help you grow your business in China.

Cainiao, in which Alibaba Group has a 48 percent stake, has established a global network of warehouses, transport and distribution points and will work with logistics partners all over the world to ensure quick customs clearance and delivery of 11.11 goods.

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Tencent agreed in January to invest HK$ 1.5 billion ($ 193 million) in China South City Holdings Ltd., owner of a logistics and warehouse network.

Pepperfry, run by TrendSutra Services Pvt. Ltd, said it will use the new capital to grow its logistics and service network and expand the footprint of Pepperfry Studios, its physical concept stores.

Through its Cainiao logistics affiliate, Alibaba currently operates China's most extensive e-commerce delivery network.

For example, another recent addition to its network of advisors is Chris Sultemeier, who'd previously spent 28 years at Walmart, leaving as its executive vice president of logistics in May of last year.

Alibaba Group owns 48 percent of China Smart Logistics, which runs a central logistics information system that connects a network of express delivery companies in China.

-- China Smart Logistics has also established a central information network to enable buyers, sellers, freight forwarders, customs and warehousing companies to access logistics information in order to achieve seamless tracking of parcels.

Through the newly established joint venture company, Haier and Alibaba said they intend to introduce innovative supply chain management solutions to create a nationwide logistics and service network for the delivery and assembly or appliances and other large goods, according to the press release.

«The community in Belmont will be designed around high - speed networks, autonomous vehicles, high - speed digital networks, data centers, new manufacturing technologies and autonomous logistics hubs,» according to a recent CNN report.

Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, presented Schneider Electric with the Graybar Supplier Excellence Award at its National Training Conference in Phoenix.

Graybar, a Fortune 500 corporation and one of the largest employee - owned companies in North America, is a leader in the distribution of high quality electrical, communications and data networking products, and specializes in related supply chain management and logistics services.

By centralizing its inbound logistics information in Crossbow, Ben E. Keith will see savings drivers and will be able to attach lane - level operational and financial targets to all improvement initiatives across its network.