About how listening to customers can give success to a logistics Company

-Diana Margalef-

Cerasis Inc is a logistics service provider of freight management services and transportation management system. At first, the company had just service for those who ship freight in North America, now Cerasis announces that they will offer services to Canada from US, from Canafa to the US, within or intra-canada, as well as those shipping from Mexico to the US.

Technology Is Driving Logistics This Holiday Season

-Alicia Chiang-

 

During the holiday shopping season many retailers expect an increase in the sales of their products, which in the past meant that they had to focus more on operations and ensure availability of the product as well as in-time deliveries. Now as consumers become more demanding and sophisticated, and they expect lower costs, increased control and more options, logistics need to take advantage of technological advances to be able to cater to all the different ways in which consumers what to shop and receive their goods.

Flexe, the AirBnb for warehouses

-Eloi Castillo-

Flexe is a platform that allows companies (owners) who have extra-space in the warehouse to share it with other companies (tenants), it is facilitating horizontal cooperation between several companies.

Amazon opens new facilities in Barcelona

-Georgina Mínguez Cardús-

This article explains the new logistical methodology implemented by Amazon in Barcelona that entails the distribution of products in less than one hour. The system consists on having a warehouse of 3800 m2 in the center of Barcelona that reduces transportation time and costs as the warehouse is located in Rosselló Street. The system is called Prime Now and it is only available for Premium users and for orders from 19 euros.