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COVID-19 UPS and CVS will use drones to deliver prescriptions in Florida

Operations and Supply Chain Management

UPS, which has been conducting limited drone delivery experiments in North Carolina, said it is expanding its drone service to help people who are sheltering in place due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The prescriptions will be delivered from one CVS store, with two additional stores joining at a later date.

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What’s Ahead in the Logistics Arena?

Enterra Insights

New technology, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain, will enable more secure automation of this activity.”[4] ”[4] Keeping track of things is becoming more complex in the Digital Age. Reuters reports, “Truck maker Volvo AB and package delivery company FedEx … have begun public U.S.

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Supply Chain Disruption and Digitization

Enterra Insights

They include: Real-time Big Data and advanced analytics; mobility; the Internet of Things (IoT); social media; additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing); and drones/autonomous vehicles. ” Internet of Things. And truck platooning is being experimented with in North Carolina. Blockchain.