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The Race for Last Mile Drones

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has developed a fleet of last mile drones for small package delivery in the US, Australia, and Finland. Recently, Wing has developed a fleet of new drone prototypes designed to more efficiently deliver packages ranging from small pill bottles to items weighing as much as 7 pounds.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

P&G uses life cycle assessment for sustainable packaging design. Consumers are increasingly demanding greater transparency and sustainability from the companies they buy from, especially when it comes to the household products they use every day and how they’re packaged. Amazon’s electric delivery vehicles from Rivian rolls out.

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Retailers turn toward private fleets

Cathy Roberson

Somewhat similar to what Amazon does – transporting goods from its fulfillment centers to its sortation centers for goods to be sorted by final destination and consolidated onto trucks for faster delivery, Chewy appears to be using its fleet to directly move its packages and freight to its carriers' facilities for last-mile services.

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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. miles in Phoenix.”[4]. miles, respectively. ”[4].

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon has invested in what it calls “mini-fulfillment centers” closer to where customers lived in select US markets, initially in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Orlando, and Dallas. Now, the company has announced that it is expanding its same-day, Prime delivery service to 6 more US cities.

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Responsible sourcing as part of corporate governance

SupplyShift

If we take only one sector – Paper and Packaging, corporate commitments to deforestation-free paper sourcing have soared in the last five years. BlackRock is now echoing the same message that consumers and activist shareholders have been sending brands.

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DeJoy Outlines Drastic USPS Network Overhaul

Multichannel Merchant

DeJoy, in outlining the steps during a recent presentation before the National Postal Forum in Phoenix, said the U.S. “They have poor employee amenities, have not accommodated our package growth, and operate to a dated and costly strategy. “This will provide precise, efficient, repeatable, and measurable operations.”