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The Green Corridor: Cures from the Sky! Healthcare Distribution is Driving Itself Into a More Environmentally Friendly Direction

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Amazingly their blood delivery drone operation in Rwanda distributes 70% of that nation’s blood. Zipline’s fixed wing UAV delivery systems in Rwanda are moving at 100 kilometers per hour with no stop lights. On the panel was a company named Zipline, which is based in Silicon Valley. It’s not all about blood either.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 9-13, 2016)

Talking Logistics

March 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). First, as reported by Reuters, “UPS is backing a start-up using drones in Rwanda to transport life-saving blood supplies and vaccine.” That could cut into the share of parcels delivered by FedEx Corp, which handles the bulk of Wal-Mart’s packages.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 10-14, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Rwanda Launches World’s First National Drone Delivery Service Powered By Zipline. Amazon Said to Limit Warehouse Access to New Merchants (Bloomberg). August 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Amazon to Expand Grocery Business With New Convenience Stores (WSJ – sub. Looming digital regulation has U.S.

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Delivery Drones are Taking Off! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Recent years have seen a flourishing interest in the use of drone technology to deliver packages. Environmental Benefits The average truck delivery of a package creates about 1kg of greenhouse gas emissions. In this piece, we will look at how retailers and logistics companies could use drones to deliver parcels to customers.