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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Wing and Zipline are drone delivery providers and will allow Walmart to cover 75 percent of the Dallas-Fort Worth population as stores in 30 towns and municipalities will now offer drone delivery service. The faster delivery times this year specifically may be attributed to changes in Amazon’s logistics strategy. percent of U.S.

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The Kodiak Story with Don Burnette

The Logistics of Logistics

Kodiak delivers freight daily for its customers between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, operating autonomously on the highway portion of the route, and also provides service between Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio. Key Takeaways: The Kodiak Story.

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Walmart First to Deliver Driverless Middle Mile

Multichannel Merchant

Through our work with Gatik, we’ve identified that autonomous box trucks offer an efficient, safe and sustainable solution for transporting goods on repeatable routes between our stores,” said Tom Ward, senior vice president of last mile at Walmart U.S.

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List of Top 7 Supply Chain Management Scholarships

SCMDOJO

The program targets high school seniors from minority groups residing in Texas and Fort Worth. However, you must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in transport or any area of logistics. In addition, you must be a permanent resident of the United States of America and have a minimum GPA of 2.5.

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Autonomous Middle Mile: Exploring the Future

Multichannel Merchant

The technology to leverage autonomous trucks to optimize middle mile is there today, but there’s work to do to get it to scale, attendees were told during a panel discussion at Ecommerce Operations Technology Summit 2022 in Orlando. ” Mike Plasencia, Director of New Product Strategy for Ryder System Inc.,

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Top 5 Markets for Dynamic Warehousing Demand

FLEXE

Many retailers and wholesalers are recognizing the need to expand their warehouse networks, so they can locate products closer to customers, compete with Amazon and establish more competitive omni-channel strategies. It’s the home of the third busiest inland port in the nation and has exceptional access to rail transportation.

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Saving Minutes Can Save Millions

Operations and Supply Chain Management

How airlines are shaving minutes off flight times to save millions PUBLISHED THU, NOV 23 20238:00 AM EST Leslie Josephs @LESLIEJOSEPHS KEY POINTS · Airlines are introducing new technology and strategies to turn planes around faster as they look for ways to save on costs. · Many of the improvements are being made behind the scenes.