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5 Hot Topics in Home Delivery this Season

Talking Logistics

With the seasonal flood of consumer demand about hit the retail industry, advanced home delivery solutions can play an important role in success. Harmonizing Delivery Across Channels. Delivery consistency becomes a top issue as customers receive unpredictable or unreliable delivery experiences.

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Energy Transition in Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain sustainability has become a very hot topic, but for a lot of people, there is uncertainty around its meaning. The second reason to address sustainability topics, from a supply chain perspective, is to meet consumer expectations. Amazon, for example, has purchased over 100,000 Rivian electric vehicles for deliveries.

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Environmental Sustainability in Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

As I have written about before, supply chain sustainability , or the notion of going green, is a hot topic as companies and countries look at their overall carbon footprint and look for ways to be more environmentally friendly. By comparison, 85 percent of orders are accomplished in one delivery for those at the 75th percentile.

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Sustainable Home Delivery: A Conversation with Descartes

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week, I sat down to speak with Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Industry and Services at Descartes Systems Group about sustainable home delivery. First, why is there so much interest in sustainability and home delivery? Third, are consumers more or less interested in sustainable home delivery?

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Maximizing Last Mile Deliveries

Logistics Viewpoints

One of the most difficult and expensive aspects of the supply chain is last mile and home delivery. Home delivery has become an increasingly hot topic as a result, and last week, I spoke on a panel about last mile logistics as part of the Reuters Events Retail Supply Chain Virtual USA conference.

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Last Mile Delivery, Visibility, and Vehicle Capacity

Logistics Viewpoints

One of the most difficult and expensive aspects of the supply chain is last mile delivery. Last mile delivery has become an increasingly hot topic, as companies look at ways to optimize final mile deliveries. Most recently, APQC has conducted best practice and benchmarking research on last mile delivery.

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Taming the Supply Chain Beast: Tech Solutions for Smoother Operations with Kendra Phillips

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to leading Global Transportation Management at Ryder, Kendra was the Vice President of Service Delivery for Aurora Tech, a leading company in the autonomous vehicle sector. She has proven success developing and implementing new tech products and leading large P&L driven organizations.