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What is Last-Mile Tracking and How it Improves Delivery Efficiency

Locus

The survey conducted by MetaPack highlights that more than 90% of customers consider delivery a crucial factor when making online purchases. Another survey by Deloitte found that 63% of consumers are willing to pay extra for same-day delivery. There’s also a growing trend of customers prioritizing fast delivery options.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

A technological innovation that reduced driver productivity is the electronic logging device (ELD), mandated by the federal government for all over-the-road trucks at the end of last year. If things don't change, and we continue up this progression, by 2026, we will be at 170,000 drivers short. Other observers are not so sanguine.

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Guide to warehouse robots: types of warehouse robots, uses, navigation & more

6 River Systems

They’re typically used for receiving functions, such as moving items from pallets to racks, in production environments, for picking and packing and shipping. Articulated Robotic Arms — Robotic limbs with multiple joints and articulated robotic arms move and lift items in the warehouse.