Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 10, 2022
The two designs, one that looks more like a small plane used by hobbyists and another with a big belly used for additional cargo space, were recently unveiled in a company blog post. However, more and more companies are exploring the use of last mile drones, hoping to bring down the cost of deliveries while improving customer service.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 19, 2022
Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Work planners previously did manually can be calculated by software.
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Supply Chain Matters
OCTOBER 10, 2023
In its reporting, Bloomberg indicated that Amazon has long practiced a strategy of taking stakes in business areas deemed a priority including a grocery chain, cargo airlines, EV powered parcel vans and others. Included in this update is another significant billion dollar investment in a Generative AI tech start-up.
Enterra Insights
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. In total, about US$14 trillion of the world’s goods spend some time inside a big metal box.”[3]. A recent episode of CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a segment on some of the issues involved in the current global supply chain crisis — focusing primarily on U.S.
Enterra Insights
JULY 23, 2021
… Christmas in July started [88] years ago on July 24th and 25th in 1933 at a girls’ camp called Keystone Camp in Brevard, North Carolina.”[1] … Christmas in July started [88] years ago on July 24th and 25th in 1933 at a girls’ camp called Keystone Camp in Brevard, North Carolina.”[1]
Elementum
JULY 28, 2015
This strike is just the latest addition to the laundry list of problems the trucking industry is facing, most of which stem from poor working conditions and a lack of new drivers. Aside from easing cargo shipping, these new platforms would help truck drivers earn more income by removing steep freight broker fees from the equation.
Enterra Insights
AUGUST 7, 2018
Deans ( @dhdeans ) reports, “The online tracking of trailers, containers, rail wagons and cargo boxes is becoming increasingly common in all markets across the globe. Traditional supply chain management (SCM) practices are quickly being outmatched by the ceaseless onslaught of information.”[2] Logistics in the Digital Age.
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