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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. In 2023, Amazon experimented with new logistics strategies and technologies to quickly fulfill and deliver orders, and these changes paid off big. Amazon shipped last-minute Christmas gifts faster in 2023 than in 2022, according to data from analyst firm Momentum Commerce.

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Channel Free Logistics with Bill Thayer

The Logistics of Logistics

Bill Thayer and Joe Lynch discuss channel free logistics. About Bill Thayer Bill Thayer is the Founder and CEO, of Fillogic a logistics-as-a-service platform for retail that converts underutilized space at retail centers into tech-enabled, micro distribution hubs. About Fillogic The leading platform for local market logistics.

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Disruption Denied: How Next-Generation Logistics Create A Resilient Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

In the last 20 years, the size of the container ship has doubled – and the largest ships sailing today can haul 24,000 containers (TEU) — equal to the capacity of a freight train 44 miles long. But then again, ships of. Read more Disruption Denied: How Next-Generation Logistics Create A Resilient Supply Chain.

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How Machine Learning is Transforming Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Derek recently authored an article on Logistics Viewpoints describing recent advancements in logistics predictability through the application of machine learning. And we thought this to be a great opportunity to get further details on this hot topic from a practitioner on the front line of logistics application development.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. UPS is bringing new safety training to Louisville and other sites across the country. In 2022, UPS invested $345 million in safety, including high-tech training at 11 training sites around the country, with 33 additional driving simulators across the U.S.

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AI in Logistics: A Sea of Potential Amidst Waves of Change

Freightos

This teased a future that could make energy cheaper, levitate trains and solve algebra problems. So, where does AI stand among logistics professionals? Do logistics professionals see the same AI revolution that Gates does? Picture two logistics companies: one using the internet and the other not. I dove in too.

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Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming

GlobalTranz

Amazon announced that it shipped 5 billion items through Prime alone in 2017, and some analysts estimate it will ship over 4 billion packages in 2018. Shipping Costs Are A Thorn In Amazon’s Side At its core, Amazon is a logistics company. Of course, along with that comes a lot of products that need delivering.