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Amazon Prime Now – The Cost of Expediting the Last Mile

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

In fact, its operating cost per square foot of warehouse space has remained almost flat at $100 during the last 7 years in which the warehouse area in North America increased from roughly 9 million square feet in December 2007 to 60 million in December 2014.

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Uberisation of Logistics – Are You Too Late?

Logistics Bureau

For example, before Uber started in 2009, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk system was already functioning in 2007. The company has launched Uber Cargo in Hong Kong using cargo vans and Uber Rush in New York City using bike messengers. Even if Uber named it, Uber did not invent it, but rather extended and enhanced the concept.

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In Memoriam: Colin Luther Powell

Enterra Insights

Upon learning of his passing, President Joe Biden wrote, “The son of immigrants, born in New York City, raised in Harlem and the South Bronx, a graduate of the City College of New York, he rose to the highest ranks of the United States military and to advise four presidents.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

Until Tuesday evening, that username belonged to Gene Hwang, a San Francisco photographer who has held it since 2007. If Mayor Eric Adams has his way, New York City will soon have drones buzzing everywhere. One topic that is coming to the forefront of last mile conversations is the reality of drones.