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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. For routes previously served by sedans, SUVs and minivans can deliver more than double the number of packages while the company’s “high-capacity vans” are able to service nearly five times as many packages, Mulligan said. So, wish me luck in securing authentic University Blue Jordan IVs.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands. FedEx has agreed to buy an ownership stake in the logistics technology vendor Berkshire Grey as part of a multi-year deal to stock its fulfillment centers with the tech firm’s robotic order fulfillment systems.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™! An Interview with Michael Massetti, VP at Gartner!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I went to the University of Notre Dame for my BSEE degree and the University of Vermont for my MSEE and MBA degrees. It was not until later in the 1980s that the loose federation between planning, purchasing, manufacturing, and logistics started coming together as an end-to-end entity called supply chain. I’m the oldest of 3 children.

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Trump's Tariffs Anger US Manufacturers, Business Groups

Material Handling & Logistics

The administration’s actions artificially create winners and losers in the very competitive packaging space,” Budway said. Canada is Vermont’s largest trading partner, and the state stands “to lose big under this ham-handed policy,” Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from the Vermont, said in a statement. by Mark Niquette.