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The Race for Last Mile Drones

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The company has developed a fleet of last mile drones for small package delivery in the US, Australia, and Finland. Recently, Wing has developed a fleet of new drone prototypes designed to more efficiently deliver packages ranging from small pill bottles to items weighing as much as 7 pounds.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news: Alphabet’s Wing Develops Fleet of New Drones for More Efficient Package Delivery. Google’s parent company) subsidiary named Wing has developed a fleet of new drone prototypes designed to more efficiently deliver packages ranging from small pill bottles to items weighing as much as 7 pounds.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

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Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. Roughly the size of a small cooler, Amazon Scout vehicles can transport small packages along sidewalks at walking pace. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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Tesla Raises Pay Levels for California Production Workers

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In November, multiple business media outlets reported that Tesla’s management in Germany unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in Berlin, Germany. Reportedly, labor unions within Denmark , Norway and Finland , along with Sweden , rallied around the IF Metall labor union.

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Tesla Hikes Wages for Nevada Gigafactory Workers

Supply Chain Matters

In November, multiple business media outlets reported that Tesla’s management in Germany unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in Germany. Reportedly, labor unions within Denmark , Norway and Finland , along with Sweden , have rallied around IF Metall labor union.

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Case Saarioinen: Improving Processes All the Way from Production to the Consumers

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Factories 3 in Finland + 1 subsidiary in Estonia. With the new and improved processes all the way from production to the consumers, Saarioinen has been able to further strengthen its position in the consumer packaged food market. Further strengthened position in the consumer packaged food market. Saarioinen at a Glance.

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Will Cloud Computing in Logistics Replace On-Premises Systems for Good?

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All-round care package with clear cost structure. He holds a university degree in industrial management from the University of Applied Sciences FH Joanneum in Austria and from the OAMK in Finland. This business model provides many advantages: Processing big data efficiently. Rapid integration. Access to latest features.