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Package Theft Season is Here

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For the 2023 holiday season alone, it is anticipated that between 850 million and 950 million packages will be delivered. This makes the season a prime target for package theft. Based on data from the FBI and Google Trends, package theft is big business. In all, porch pirates stole 260 million packages estimated at $19.5

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Companies Cannot Transform Through AI Alone

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UPS dominated business and trade headlines for a day in late January when the world’s largest package delivery company announced plans to cut 12,000 full- and part-time management jobs as part of a new initiative called “Fit to Serve.” What stood out even more was the “subhead” of UPS’ announcement.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news: Alphabet’s Wing Develops Fleet of New Drones for More Efficient Package Delivery. Walmart to order 4,500 Canoo EVs for last-mile delivery. Prior to this insight I thought there was no downside to the benefits brought to shipping from the standardized shipping container.

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The impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on logistics operations in post offices.

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

This means that packages and mail can be sorted and processed more quickly, reducing delays and increasing speed and accuracy. These technologies can analyze data on delivery routes, traffic patterns, and weather conditions to optimize routes for postal workers. Another benefit of AI and machine learning is route optimization.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

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How Walmart and Alphabet jumped ahead of Amazon in drone delivery. USPS slowing first-class package delivery to lower costs. The projects will supply clean energy for Amazon’s operations, including its corporate offices, fulfillment centers and Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers that support millions of customers globally.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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And while it is not possible to measure the impact of everything on your receipt, if the receipt doesn’t contain enough data on a product, Eaternity gives an estimate based on similar products and reference points such as national import and export statistics, which determine where a product is likely to have come from.

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Visibility-Driven Workflow for Transportation Execution

Talking Logistics

If you can track an Uber driver or an Amazon package delivery on your smartphone, why can’t supply chain visibility be just as easy? JP says, “Today’s tier one transportation management systems have the ability to pull data from many sources into a single view. You need to meet the data where it’s at.