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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

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Highly lethal bird flu found in Kentucky and Virginia flocks. Small autonomous vehicles will hold up cargo, like shipping containers, and allow it to be transported on railway tracks just like larger trains do. Grubhub now offers convenience store delivery in partnership with 7-Eleven. Well, the avian flu looks like it is back.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

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The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles. The move, which goes into effect May 1, is part of the Postal Service’s 10-year plan to reduce more than $100 billion in projected losses.

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Doing Business in Spain

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state of Kentucky. Industrial production is growing at about 4% annually as of 2017. The supply chain infrastructure in Spain is strong due to its robust transportation and communications systems. As far as Spain’s transportation system, it’s rail system is the most developed and one of the best in Western Europe.

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

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Additionally, Amazon’s logistics services include transportation and warehousing solutions, allowing businesses of all sizes to leverage Amazon’s expertise and resources in streamlining their supply chain and improving their delivery capabilities. Airport Hubs: Number: One airport hub is under construction in Kentucky.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. billion between 2015 and 2017. Source: Amazon.com. Amazon Fulfillment.

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The Logistics of Fidget Spinners: Amazon vs Alibaba

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Just this April, Credit Suisse reported that over 8,600 brick-and-mortar stores may shutter their doors in 2017. Look no further than 2017’s spinner craze, with over 200 million sold after their February debut. All the Q3 2017 logistics technology updates. Meanwhile, brick-and-mortar stores shut down in droves. The Amazon Model.

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My Logistics Experiences with Amazon and AAA

Talking Logistics

Adrian Gonzalez (@talkinlogistics) June 7, 2017. As I wrote at the time: One of the biggest opportunities to reduce transportation costs and carbon emissions is to reduce the number of trucks required to ship products by developing smarter packaging and product designs. A lot of wasted space, materials, and $.