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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Millions of people descended on states with views of the 2017 total solar eclipse, congesting roadways. Wing is a part of Google parent company, Alphabet, that offers automated delivery drones to transport smaller packages from businesses to homes. Franklin St., through the DoorDash app.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 billion for Bollore logistics unit Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes Robust.AI billion) for the logistics unit of Bollore.

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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q2 2017)

Talking Logistics

So, while I do that, you can check out the top posts and new episodes from Q2 2017 (if you missed the top posts and the new episodes from Q1, you can link to them here ). The Trends Shaping Supply Chain and Logistics: Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2017. My Logistics Experiences with Amazon and AAA. New Episodes.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)

Talking Logistics

So, without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week with some brief commentary: Target to Buy Grocery Delivery Startup Shipt for $550 Million (WSJ – sub. FedEx, UPS Want to Steer Santa’s Packages to the Local Drugstore (Bloomberg). And with that, have a happy weekend!

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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

The staff at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) note, however, that the logistics industry plays an “out-sized — and often underappreciated — role … within the greater transportation ecosystem.”[1] These advancements demonstrate how logistics connect the world — and always have.”[2]

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What is Smart Packaging.

ModusLink Corporation

The importance of correct packaging. Packaging is an important element that manifests its presence within all stages of the product flow. The role of traditional packaging is to protect a product against deteriorative effects caused by exposure to and usage in the external environment. The three main Packaging levels.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 1-5, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Athletes are in vogue at supply chain and logistics conferences this year. This week it was Mia Hamm at the BluJay Solutions SOAR 2017 conference. And next week, it’ll be Sugar Ray Leonard at the Manhattan Associates Momentum 2017 conference. UPS To Acquire Ireland-Based Nightline Logistics Group. drone deliveries (CNBC).