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Zipline Adds Drone Delivery for GNC, Two Other Clients

Multichannel Merchant

Drone delivery provider Zipline is adding three new clients including health and wellness retailer GNC, pharmaceutical logistics firm Associated Couriers and Seattle-based eatery Pagliacci Pizza, expanding its footprint and building on its success delivering vaccines in Africa during the pandemic and working with retail giant Walmart.

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Smart Supply Chains Adapt to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges

Logistics Bureau

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. With some 5 million companies impacted by China’s supply chain woes, the picture is similar in other parts of the world. China’s Pharma Delivery Industry.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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AstraZeneca Buys Vaccine Company Icosavax for $1.1B

Supply Chain Brain

s biggest pharmaceutical firm has agreed to take over the Seattle-based company, which is developing a potential vaccine for two common respiratory diseases

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

The bolded line is key, explaining why Amazon’s acquisitions have shaken markets – the Whole Foods acquisition prompted a $12 billion drop in grocery shares and the PillPack acquisition triggered a $15 billion dollar pharmaceutical share drop. Five years of supply chain product experience and a MBA or Supply Chain Masters, is required.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Pharmaceuticals. Whatever the product is, if there’s high international demand for a product that requires bolstering down a supply chain, it will generally be shipped by air. A relative newcomer, founded in 1979 in Seattle, Washington, this US forwarder had $2.51 Documents and Samples. Seasonal shipments. Expeditors.

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Supply Chain Management:Lubrication Management - An Integral.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Pharmaceutical and Biotech. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. There was an incident where Alaska Airlines (flight 261) flying from Mexico to Seattle airport plunged into the Pacific Ocean.