Examples Innovation Kentucky Shipping 
Talking Logistics
JUNE 14, 2017
Here are two examples that I experienced last week, courtesy of Amazon and AAA. Why do they put a small item in such a big box instead of using a shipping envelope?”. Amazon , still shipping a lot of air! The bottom line is that shipping small items in large boxes just got a lot more expensive. pic.twitter.com/DXexFsj0pp.
Freightos
JULY 26, 2018
In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks.
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Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
Wal-Mart offers free two-day shipping in latest attempt to compete with Amazon (Reuters). billion to build a large air cargo hub in northern Kentucky. Here is one example described in the patent: In an illustrative example according to one embodiment, a robotic arm is positioned within reach of a tray.
MIT Supply Chain
JANUARY 24, 2014
They provided concise overviews of research they’re conducting around topics such as visualizing supply chain flows, the role of logistics clusters as economic engines and demystifying supply chain innovation. The annual savings were less than $50,000 a year in cost reductions.
6 River Systems
JUNE 29, 2020
As global supply chains start the long process of recovery, supply chain management is in the spotlight, and new best practices and innovative strategies are emerging as supply chain leaders aim to reduce risk in an uncertain future. For example: Does it have a strong track record for meeting contractual obligations?
Intelligent Audit
DECEMBER 3, 2019
This year, Amazon has also promised 1-day package deliveries , which will further complicate their holiday shipping. Both retailers and carriers have often been caught on their backfoot when it comes to Amazon’s innovations. UPS, for example, completed a $300 million expansion of its main sorting and distribution hub in Kentucky.
FLEXE
MAY 25, 2017
Louisville, Kentucky. As the supply chain enters a new era—an era entrenched in digitization, innovation, the “now economy,” and the “sharing economy”—operations have to change to keep pace with increasing consumer demands. These centers tend to be located near centralized population hubs, large airports, and seaports. Dallas, Texas.
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