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This Week in Logistics News (April 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS is bringing new safety training to Louisville and other sites across the country. In 2023, UPS will add 20 more driving simulators, including one in Louisville. The made-to-fit boxes, along with other efforts to reduce the use of cardboard, have cut the average weight of packaging used per shipment by 38 percent since 2015.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

USPS slowing first-class package delivery to lower costs. The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles. Apple, others face shipment delays as China Covid curbs squeeze suppliers.

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My Logistics Experiences with Amazon and AAA

Talking Logistics

Amazon: Two Extremes of Packaging. Need better collaboration between #logistics & packaging! As I wrote at the time: One of the biggest opportunities to reduce transportation costs and carbon emissions is to reduce the number of trucks required to ship products by developing smarter packaging and product designs.

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REPOST: Selecting an E-commerce Fulfillment Partner with AJ Khanijow

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to founding Fulfyld, AJ held business development and leadership positions in the manufacturing, technology, packaging and consulting industries. For instance, Huntsville is great for us because it is close to three of the biggest hubs (terminals) for small parcel carriers: Louisville, Memphis, and Atlanta. About Fulfyld.

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Easier than reducing carbon footprint – 5 Steps to make a dent in the Huge and Hidden Cost of CPG Sustainability

GlobalTranz

There’s an alarming paradox in the world of consumer packaged goods sustainability. The hard-won progress in incremental reduction of packaging material and waste is reduced by the related increase in damaged and unsaleable product. From shareholders to consumers, sustainability has created broad value. . Root cause .