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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

We have been planning early and leveraging investments in our people, infrastructure, transportation and technology made possible by the Delivering for America plan. “We are ready to deliver for the holidays in a superior and routine manner,” Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy said in a release. “We

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Pharmaceutical Shipping: Tips to Lower Transport Spend

Intelligent Audit

Association for Accessible Medications (AAM) reported in 2021 that a “survey of AAM’s generic and biosimilar drug manufacturers revealed that travel and transport costs have skyrocketed 224% on average, with at least one manufacturer reporting as much as a 413% increase in shipping expenses compared to the same costs before the crisis.”

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FedEx’s Ongoing Business Restructuring Becoming Clearer as to Implications

Supply Chain Matters

Background In prior Supply Chain Matters postings, we have updated readers on global parcel transportation and logistics carrier FedEx’s ongoing business restructuring effort s. Both organizations obviously are measured to differing transport service requirements. involving upwards of 330,000 unionized employees.

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5 Ways to Cope with Changing Logistics Demand in 2024

Locus Robotics

Automation with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in the warehouse allows you to transport surplus or slower-selling inventory to storage areas in less busy sections of your warehouse, freeing up prime picking locations for products with higher turnover.

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In Logistics, the Last Few Feet are as Important as the Last Mile

Enterra Insights

According to Abt, a study by the University of Washington and Seattle Department of Transportation found “e-commerce and urban growth has led to a dramatic increase in the number of vehicles circling the urban core.” There is often no place to deliver packages at large apartment complexes and office buildings. ”[2].

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5 Ways to Cope with Changing Logistics Demand in 2024

Locus Robotics

Automation with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in the warehouse allows you to transport surplus or slower-selling inventory to storage areas in less busy sections of your warehouse, freeing up prime picking locations for products with higher turnover.

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Top 6 Logistics Software Vendors in the US for you to consider in 2023

Locus

trillion by 2028, clocking a 2.4% Automated package sorting: Delivery partners can harness Locus’ automated sorting solution to tackle time under the roof issues, resulting in quicker deliveries and reduced driver attrition rates. The North America logistics market is poised to make the leap from a whopping $1.4