Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 18, 2015
In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon in talks to lease 20 jets to launch air-cargo business (The Seattle Times). Seattle passes law letting Uber, Lyft drivers unionize (Reuters). Last week, for example, the news was about Amazon investing in its own truck trailers. Baird & Co.
Material Handling & Logistics
AUGUST 11, 2017
This acronym stands for All Water Service, which is one of the most cost-effective ways to ship your cargo, and also one of the most eco-friendly ; however, it’s also one of the slowest forms of freight transportation. With AWS, your cargo will be shipped from the port of origin to its destination using only water routes.
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Freightos
JANUARY 12, 2017
Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air?
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 5, 2016
First branded ‘Prime Air’ jet in Amazon’s fleet to fly at Seafair (Seattle Times). Within two years, it expects to have 40 similar used cargo jets connecting its package fulfillment centers across the U.S. It’s also nice to take a break from usual stories and commentary, if only for a day.
Cathy Roberson
MARCH 25, 2024
Another example and the biggest threat for FedEx and UPS is Amazon Business, launched in 2015 to address the SME business market. Including ninety-six Fortune 100 companies such as Intel and Citi, as well as organizations like Johns Hopkins University, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and the United Service Organizations, and U.S.
Enterra Insights
MARCH 4, 2021
For example, Kate Migon, Head of New Mobility Solutions, Americas, at Gemalto, asserts “it’s time for cities to reclaim their streets” and “close parts of our cities to cars and reverse decades of prioritizing drivability over mobility.”[1] ” Big packages, however, are a problem for cargo bikes.
MIT Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Adapting existing stores to function as warehouses is another example. The trucks transport products to proximate areas, where lighter, more nimble vehicles such as cargo bikes complete the final deliveries. sales, supply chain, and finance, for example?—?can
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