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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

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P&G uses life cycle assessment for sustainable packaging design. Consumers are increasingly demanding greater transparency and sustainability from the companies they buy from, especially when it comes to the household products they use every day and how they’re packaged. two in the Greater Chicago area and one near Denver ?

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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

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In this situation, an autonomous vehicle brings a package to a customer’s house, whereupon the customer enters a code and retrieves the package from a cargo hold. Founded in 2017 in Burlingame, CA, Udelv said it has completed more than 20,000 package deliveries. Autonomous technology has improved, and the interest is growing.

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Announcing the ICON 2020 Customer Keynote Speakers

BlueYonder

We hope your calendars are marked for ICON 2020 – the Intelligent Supply Chain Conference – May 4-7 in Denver, Colorado. Pactiv is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of food packaging and foodservice products in North America. You won’t want to miss our distinguished customer keynote speakers! Whittington, Jr.,

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Announcing the ICON 2020 Customer Keynote Speakers

BlueYonder

We hope your calendars are marked for ICON 2020 – the Intelligent Supply Chain Conference – May 4-7 in Denver, Colorado. Pactiv is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of food packaging and foodservice products in North America. You won’t want to miss our distinguished customer keynote speakers! Whittington, Jr.,

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

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The number of package flights operated by FedEx Express and UPS significantly declined month over month in July, underscoring how far the overall air cargo market has sunk since the spring of 2022 and the effect of efficiency initiatives the companies have undertaken in response to lower express volumes.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

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VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain.

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How to Move Forward with Reverse Logistics

Talking Logistics

Were there problems with the packaging, shipment time or incorrect orders? Additionally, Mr. Bentz is an adjunct professor in supply chain in the graduate transportation program at the University of Denver and a member of the board of directors. Is there a surplus driven by product purchases that exceeded consumer demand?