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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

FourKites , a provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions, has a big data set around transportation. Interos, a company providing supply chain risk management solutions, did an analysis of likely impacts on the global raw material and commodity supply chains. But if the supply is totally cut off, the impacts will be dire.

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How the Food Blockchain is Bringing Tech to the Table

Zipline Logistics

The blockchain is a digital ledger that records information about virtual transaction s like the date, time, dollar amount, and parties involved in purchases. The tech industry incumbent created the IBM Food Trust in 2017 to store information about products from farm to table. Work with a Tech-Focused Logistics Solutions Provider.

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Trends 2020: An Overview

Enterra Insights

The growing importance of the digital path to purchase. Black Friday 2019 results continue to highlight the increasing importance of the digital path to purchase and omnichannel sales. 6] Staff, “ The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data ,” The Economist , 6 May 2017. [7] since [2018].”[3]

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This Week in Logistics News (May 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target is relying on Shipt, the home delivery service it acquired in 2017. The average USPS vehicle is 25 years old, with some vehicles purchased as long ago as 1987, meaning that the agency relies on a lifecycle far longer than most commercial drivers expect. The connection activates when the label is attached to a package.