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Package Theft Season is Here

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Package theft is on the rise as “porch pirates” continue to swipe packages from people’s doorsteps. The holiday season is the busiest time for package theft, as more and more items are delivered. For the 2023 holiday season alone, it is anticipated that between 850 million and 950 million packages will be delivered.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

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small businesses, from bodegas to florists, to deliver its packages by the end of the year. Dubbed Amazon Hub Delivery, this is the tech and logistics giant’s latest attempt to expand its “last mile” network — the last stage in logistics where packages are ultimately delivered to customers — through external workforces.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

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From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. Expanding the smart package initiative will help UPS strengthen its network efficiency as it seeks to reduce costs in a cooling demand environment.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

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Mechatronics has been building technology to move and stack heavy pallets and totes, and robotics used to package products for customer orders. The cutoff dates apply to shipments moving within the lower 48 states and Alaska and Hawaii. Last year’s cutoff was set at December 9.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida.

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Top Mobile Barcoding Case Studies for Oracle’s JD Edwards

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Trident Seafoods operates fishing vessels and manufacturing facilities in Alaska. Domtar manufactures and supplies pulp, paper and specialty products like store brand diapers in the consumer packaged goods industry. Continue Reading: Just-in-time Distributor Automates Inventory Control ».

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Advanced analytics meets social good: how Angel Flight West optimizes flight routes for families in need

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Five years ago, I took over managing the software package AFW uses to coordinate flights, and I do this for a dozen other organizations in the U.S. They provide travel assistance with small planes at the regional level and work with commercial partners to arrange travel for patients in Hawaii and Alaska. Preparing for Champ Camp.