logistics | Decoding the new economy http://paulwallbank.com Society and business in the 21st Century Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:57:32 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 16560829 Zooming ahead of the supply chain http://paulwallbank.com/2015/08/26/zooming-ahead-of-the-supply-chain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zooming-ahead-of-the-supply-chain http://paulwallbank.com/2015/08/26/zooming-ahead-of-the-supply-chain/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:57:32 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=13340 China's control of the supply chain gives its manufacturers a powerful advantage

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Amazon solves its labour problems with robots http://paulwallbank.com/2014/12/01/amazon-solves-its-labour-problems-with-robots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-solves-its-labour-problems-with-robots http://paulwallbank.com/2014/12/01/amazon-solves-its-labour-problems-with-robots/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:39:35 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=11775 It looks like Amazon has found a solution to their distribution centre labour problems -- replace the staff with robots.

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Uber’s Travis Kalanick on the highly valued business of disruption http://paulwallbank.com/2014/06/08/ubers-travis-kalanick-on-the-highly-valued-business-of-disruption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ubers-travis-kalanick-on-the-highly-valued-business-of-disruption http://paulwallbank.com/2014/06/08/ubers-travis-kalanick-on-the-highly-valued-business-of-disruption/#respond Sun, 08 Jun 2014 13:47:30 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=10599 Uber's Travis Kalanick speaks on his company's $17 billion valuation

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Synergies aren’t easy money http://paulwallbank.com/2014/03/16/synergies-arent-easy-money-as-avis-learns-with-zipcar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=synergies-arent-easy-money-as-avis-learns-with-zipcar http://paulwallbank.com/2014/03/16/synergies-arent-easy-money-as-avis-learns-with-zipcar/#respond Sun, 16 Mar 2014 05:57:49 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=10014 Avis are finding Zipcar's synergies aren't as great as they hoped, perhaps they're looking in the wrong place.

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What happens when the power goes out? http://paulwallbank.com/2013/08/02/what-happens-when-the-power-goes-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-happens-when-the-power-goes-out http://paulwallbank.com/2013/08/02/what-happens-when-the-power-goes-out/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2013 02:22:30 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=8169 How would you cope if the electricity was turned off?

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