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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

small businesses, from bodegas to florists, to deliver its packages by the end of the year. small businesses, from bodegas to florists, to deliver its packages by the end of the year. Participating businesses deliver an average of 30 packages a day for seven days a week, excluding major holidays. percent), manufacturing (4.5

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Biden’s Opportunity to Shine with Better Vaccine Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

This will require Congress to pass a relief package that in total would costs hundreds of billions for the national vaccination program as well as other public health measures to fight the virus, such as testing and contact tracing; new jobs for public health workers; and expanded U.S. manufacturing for protective gear.

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Small Parcel Shipping: Best Practices for eCommerce Merchants

Ware2Go

Also referred to as light freight or parcel package delivery, small parcel shipments usually weigh less than 70 pounds, can be lifted without assistance, and are shipped in businesses’ own packaging or carrier-supplied boxes. One way to minimize shipping costs is understanding the differences between small parcel and freight delivery.

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All Eyes Remain Focused on the Last Mile

Enterra Insights

”[3] He continues, “Simply not delivering a package on time will dramatically increase the rate of returns, and poor last mile in e-commerce delivery can contribute to increasing logistics costs. Chung notes, “Last-mile warehouses facilitate the movement of goods in the supply chain to the final destination.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2016

Talking Logistics

Never Living the Same Day Twice: The Art and Joy of Solving Supply Chain Puzzles (Takeaways from Quintiq World Tour Philadelphia Conference). CLX Logistics: Annual Customer Conference , TBA (2015: September, Philadelphia). in Philadelphia). Supply Chain Talent: Insights from CSCMP Annual Conference.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 4-8, 2017)

Talking Logistics

It’s like going from Brooklyn, NY to Philadelphia, PA. 7-Eleven builds logistics business with store, warehouse network (ABS-CBN News). Only 8 days to go before I (along with my Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure teammates) cycle 100 miles at the JDRF Ride for the Cure in Saratoga Springs, NY. How far is 100 miles?

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

At the Quintiq World Tour Philadelphia conference in October, Southwest Airlines, which has more than 18,000 employees across 90+ airports, discussed how trying to do headcount planning, schedule development, and scenario evaluation manually, while taking into account regulations and labor agreements, was becoming a losing battle for them.