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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Under the service, called Return a Package, an Uber driver will pick up sealed and prepaid packages at a customer location and drop them off at a local post office or FedEx Corp. Uber charges a $5 flat fee for up to five packages tendered at a time or a $3 fee for Uber One members. or UPS Inc. or UPS Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

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Samsung to use Manna drone service for delivery drop-offs in Ireland. President Biden introduces $2 trillion infrastructure package. Workers at a plant in Baltimore manufacturing two coronavirus vaccines accidentally conflated the ingredients several weeks ago, which has contaminated up to 15 million doses of the vaccine.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

A few weeks ago I wrote that Little Brown Bakers, the manufacturer behind Girl Scout Cookies , is warning of unforeseen supply issues that will be impacting both manufacturing and distribution of its treats. The speed of the box’s throughput enables orders to be packaged, labeled and ready to ship in 30 minutes.

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EU-UK supply chains roiled by surprise tariffs, red tape, delays

Resilinc

For example, retailers in Ireland—part of the EU—learned in the first days of 2021 that goods made in Ireland but shipped to and from their UK-based distribution centers are taxed when they re-enter Ireland. “A

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Businesses need to act fast to get ahead of Extended Producer Responsibility

Proxima

As Government looks to set out its stall and introduce new standards on the environment, every business will be required to make sweeping changes across areas ranging from waste reduction and carbon emissions to their use of product packaging. 629 Non-Grocery Packaging 548 24% ?471 815 Commercial & Industrial 731 31% ?629

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Roundtable Series: Supply Chain Tactics for Winning in Europe

Unleashed

As Stephen Phipson, CEO of Make UK, said at last month’s Manufacturing Expo “The pandemic has helped us in proving the resilience of the sector”, and although the bounce back is real, things are starting to stall with business now dipping deep into their cash reserves to counter the rocketing costs of transport, energy, and raw material.

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How Sustainable Supply Chain Management Improves Ecommerce Stores

ShipBob

Once orders are placed, items are packaged using dunnage and other materials to keep items safe during transit. Packages are then shipped to their destination via ground, air, or sea. So that’s a lot of packages — and a lot of resources. Once they reach their destination, the packing materials are discarded.