Elementum

JULY 21, 2015

Transportation takes manpower and wastes valuable time in a supply chain, damaging cars on unpaved country roads. There’s also the opportunity to use drones to ship packages faster, as distributors like Amazon hope to do. Here's what the event marked the first FAA-approved drone delivery in the US means for your supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

small businesses, from bodegas to florists, to deliver its packages by the end of the year. Dubbed Amazon Hub Delivery, this is the tech and logistics giant’s latest attempt to expand its “last mile” network — the last stage in logistics where packages are ultimately delivered to customers — through external workforces.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2023

Unionized UPS workers could strike this summer Walmart opens largest fulfillment center in Indiana Target tests larger next-day delivery effort Commerce Dept. Unionized UPS workers could strike this summer Walmart opens largest fulfillment center in Indiana Target tests larger next-day delivery effort Commerce Dept.

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ShipBob

MARCH 21, 2024

This typically accounts for packaging materials and order shipping. custom packaging, marketing inserts, etc.), This includes costs related to labor, material handling, packing materials and supplies, transportation, and shipping insurance to name a few. If you choose to customize aspects of your unboxing experience (e.g.,

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. Facing Lower-than-Expected Package Volumes, FedEx Raises Rates. FRONTdoor Collective Provides Fresh Thinking Amid Contractor Controversy.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

will also combine, enhancing delivery speed, consolidating packages and lowering costs to better serve customers. Packaging & Distribution Resources Packaging & Distribution Resources, a 3PL provider, made its mark serving the cosmetics industry and has worked with major distributed TV shopping networks like HSN and QVC.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

While still in the early stages of development, the emerging technology will instantly transport an item once it is picked at a warehouse or store to your living room. Seven years ago, I wrote that Cyberdyne Systems’ Skynet division was working on teleportation capabilities that will eliminate the need to wait for products to ship entirely.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2022

One, called Cardinal, is a robotic arm that can lift and move packages weighing up to 50 pounds, which Amazon hopes to deploy in warehouses next year. The company says that its computer vision systems let it pick out and lift individual packages, even if they’re in a pile. The company has also announced several other robotic systems.

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