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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

I saw an interesting story earlier this week about how a police department in a small Maryland city is using drones in its effort to thwart illegal dirt bike riding within city limits. But a key focus right now for Amazon is using AI to figure out where to place its inventory. That index fell below zero in April to -0.04, from 0.32

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

With the new partnership, retailers will fulfill orders from inventory in their stores, and a Flex delivery driver will pick them up from the retailer. Some of the participating retailers also give shoppers the option to order items online and pick them up at the store. That’s all for this week.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11-15, 2013)

Talking Logistics

University of Maryland Selects Resilinc as Supply Chain Risk Partner. ” Also this week, news that Amazon and the United States Postal Service (USPS) have partnered to deliver packages to customers on Sundays. Amazon to Begin Sunday Deliveries, With Post Office’s Help ( Wall Street Journal ). in September from August.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Deutsche Post: DHL Group DHL , though founded in the United States, is a German company today. Today, the company manages more than 75 million square feet of warehouse and logistics space worldwide, spanning more than 65 countries, including 14 million square feet in the United States. Revenue: $3.84