Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

What was formerly known as Amazon Prime Air, Amazon Air is a cargo airline operating exclusively to transport Amazon packages. The company has been acquiring jets to build out its fleet as it also awaits the completion of its air hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Final Thought.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

Yum Brands – parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill – recently announced a new packaging policy prioritizing more sustainable options. In a blog post, Yum noted it is transitioning away from plastics and developing new packaging solutions as part of that policy. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

Not huge, but it’s only going to grow – the planned 210 acre Amazon airport in Kentucky will support up to 200 flights daily. Amazon has also been rolling out more consumer-facing tracking capabilities, rolling out an app for US customers to track exactly where their package is every step of the way. Source: Amazon.com.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

DoorDash can now return your packages for you. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos boldly declared nine years ago that in just a few years, last mile drones would be delivering packages across the country to customer’s front doors. Or, you can type “package” into your search bar. And with that, let’s get to the news.

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Lucas

JULY 9, 2019

years, Amazon now ships 48% of their packages. Amazon Flex- This service allows anyone with a smart phone and a car deliver amazon packages and get paid to do it. Amazon Locker- Deliver packages to a locker and pick them up at your convenience. billion air hub investment in Kentucky. United Parcel Service- 17%.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 24, 2014

Bea Querido, master’s student in the MIT Zaragoza Logistics and Supply Chain Management Program (ZLOG), presents her project on streamlining packaging design and palletizing for humanitarian logistics. As one MIT dean put it, they’re not solving the flashiest problems, but they are tackling some of the biggest problems.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

As reported in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, it appears that “Amazon’s robot army is finally falling into place,” with deployments at warehouses in California, Kentucky, Texas, and others. Here are some interesting details from the article: At a 1.2-million-square-foot million-square-foot warehouse in Tracy, Calif.,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2020

They see problems, develop solutions to the problem, package that solution, refine that solution, and often repackage that solution. I have a vivid memory, as a child, of asking my grandfather about this right before the running of the Kentucky Derby. What I’m getting at is… don’t be afraid to be an early adopter or co-innovator.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 3, 2019

More Packages Than Ever. This year, Amazon has also promised 1-day package deliveries , which will further complicate their holiday shipping. UPS, for example, completed a $300 million expansion of its main sorting and distribution hub in Kentucky. The Difference This Year.

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Unleashed

JULY 29, 2021

The duty payable depends on the type and amount of alcohol, and also the type of packaging and commercial arrangements for its sale. As an example, the tax per litre on packaged beer is $2.26, while the tax on draught beer is $1.50 WET and GST in Australia.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

As part of its effort to speed orders to customers, Amazon has tested its own network of shipping trucks, enlisted yellow cabs for one-hour delivery and is developing aerial drones to drop packages at customer doorsteps. It is expected to open a Manhattan storefront for same-day package dispatch, returns and pickups.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2014

was too far from the auto maker’s factories in Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi and Texas and from its engineering center in Ann Arbor, Mich., In all, about 3,000 workers from California and 1,000 from Kentucky will transfer to Texas. Some 250 purchasing employees will be shifted to Michigan from Kentucky. Mr. Lentz said.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

In fact, for its Georgetown, Kentucky, factory, more than 350 suppliers are located in the United States and more than 100 inside the state of Kentucky.” ” — Matt Reynolds, Opinion: As COVID-19 Precipitates Big Consumer Shift, Omnichannel Adapts , Packaging World; Twitter: @packagingworld 8.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Amazon Just Patented a Package-Packer Bot to Add to Its Fleet of 45,000 Robots (NBC News). billion to build a large air cargo hub in northern Kentucky. In this age of texting, emailing, and Snapchats, the tooth fairy is what kept letter writing alive in our house. — Amazon to spend $1.49

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 5, 2021

The governors urging the change are from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, South Carolina, Alabama, and Missouri. There has also been a move lately for large companies to reduce single-use plastic packaging. Automakers hit by the shortage include General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen AG, Toyota, Nissan, Stellantis, and Subaru.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 1, 2018

The administration’s actions artificially create winners and losers in the very competitive packaging space,” Budway said. Republican Objections Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has heard from constituents and also will continue to raise his concerns directly with the president and his team, spokesman Don Stewart said.

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