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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

In this situation, an autonomous vehicle brings a package to a customer’s house, whereupon the customer enters a code and retrieves the package from a cargo hold. Founded in 2017 in Burlingame, CA, Udelv said it has completed more than 20,000 package deliveries. Autonomous technology has improved, and the interest is growing.

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Top 3 Challenges Facing High-Tech and Semiconductor Supply Chains

Resilinc

They are asking questions like ‘Do our facilities teams know what piping it’s included in?’ The second is tensions around export controls with China and Taiwan , which leave many companies reevaluating their global sourcing strategies. They’re trying to figure out how to find alternate suppliers out of that area.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 4, 2013)

Talking Logistics

I’m thinking of sending my representatives in Congress a copy of the book Getting to We , written by my friends Kate Vitasek and Jeanette Nyden — and also inviting them and all members of Congress to participate in my upcoming conversation with Kate and Jeanette on Talking Logistics. Robinson and Ryder are Talking Logistics sponsors.

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Supply Chain: Interrupted. A recap of our recent webinar on disruptions and trends from the first half of 2021

Resilinc

In a recent webinar on the state of risk and trends in supply chains, Resilinc CEO, Bindiya Vakil, and Director of Supply Chain Risk Consulting, Hirra Akhtar, described how aftershocks arising from the pandemic continue to disrupt supplies and logistics, and that these disruptions will continue well into 2022.

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FedEx’s Sudden Financial Miss- What Are the Implications?

Supply Chain Matters

Last evening, global parcel, logistics and transportation services provider Fedex Corp. Equity analysts quickly revised their analysis and outlooks for FedEx and other associated transport and logistics focused businesses. Development. It is yet another development in this new, new normal of business and supply chain developments.

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Supply Chain Solutions: What You Can Learn From the Semiconductor Industry

CH Robinson Transportfolio

It helps to have a reliable, global logistics provider that understands what’s at stake—a provider that works closely with the organization to meet special industrial logistics requirements. This sensitive equipment requires careful packaging and special handling to prevent damage. Equipment requires specialized handling.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action! An Interview with Leonard Han!

Supply Chain Game Changer

My work with Supply Chain started in 1983 when it was known as Materials Management and Logistics, it was a staff function in support of Operations to ensure that there was no interruption to supply and to maximise efficiency. Not to mention the amount of packaging waste which are mostly not reused.