Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 7, 2016

There was a bit of a lull in M&A activity in the third-party logistics (3PL) industry in recent weeks, but maybe things are about to heat up again. UPS is expanding a network of temporary sorting hubs and is increasing its use of software to help sort packages faster, a spokeswoman said.

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million square feet at McCordsville, twenty miles northeast of Indianapolis. Order fulfillment is receiving, processing, packaging, tracking, and delivering orders to the final customer destination. Shipping the order The packaged orders are transported from the warehouse to the final customer destination during this stage.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Dave Clark, SVP Worldwide Operations and Customer Service at Amazon, was the keynote speaker on Tuesday, and during his talk he announced this week’s top supply chain and logistics news story: Amazon Flex: Amazon will now pay you to deliver packages (The Verge). UPS Asks People to Pick Up Packages Themselves (Bloomberg).

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2014

I first wrote about the possibility of drones as a new transportation mode back in February 2013, and during the holiday season last year, Amazon announced its Amazon PrimeAir initiative , which some called a PR stunt, while others — like Google and UPS — saw it as a new competitive threat and opportunity. Was it possible?

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