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The Connected Ecosystem with Bill Vitti

The Logistics of Logistics

Bill was also President of Swift Logistics, a leading brokerage and 3PL provider, and head of marketing and strategy for Swift Transportation. million downloads of the Mobile+ app. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, USA, Transflo has set the pace for innovation in transportation software for over 30 years. Transflo Synergize.

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The Race for Last Mile Drones

Logistics Viewpoints

In June of 2020, UPS partnered with CVS to use drones to deliver prescriptions to residents of The Villages in Florida, one of the country’s biggest retirement communities. Once a customer downloads the app and registers their backyard, they can place orders from a partner network of restaurants.

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Hurricane season 2024: how to prepare your supply chain

Resilinc

Significant flooding and damage can force logistics companies to find new and longer routes. #3 Hurricane Ian’s impact on supply chain (2022) Hurricane Ian was a challenging Category 4 hurricane that led to supply chain disruptions across Florida and North Carolina, with property damage estimated at $60 billion.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

The mad dash begins to finish all the work that needs to get done before 2018 arrives, so without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: E-Commerce Boosts U.S. Ryder Forms Strategic Partnership with Plug and Play to Support Development of Innovative Supply Chain and Logistics Startups.

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Holiday Supply Chains: Are you prepared?

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, while there may be enough inventory in the system, ensuring right placement of the inventory at the point of sale requires inbound logistics capacity, warehouse placement, distribution capacity, and store level deliveries all coming together in a fully connected and synchronized manner. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Ecommerce Logistics: From Your Site to Their Doorstep

ShipBob

As the ecommerce industry grows, the logistics of getting orders to customers has become more complicated — especially with the novel coronavirus impacting entire supply chains. But the ecommerce logistics infrastructure needed to meet consumers’ demands is not easy to achieve by yourself. What is ecommerce logistics?

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The Best Supply Chain Conferences of 2019

GlobalTranz

RILA Retail Supply Chain Conference LINK ($1,095 to $1,595, Depending on Membership and Registration Date) Dates: February 24 – 27, 2019 in Orlando, Florida The RILA LINK conference focuses on giving retail supply chain executives a review of emerging technologies and the opportunities through logistics service providers.