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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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Penske Logistics Presents 2019 Third-Party Logistics Study: State of Logistics Outsourcing

Penske Move Ahead

Shippers recognize the need for agility, but 42 percent of survey respondents said they have not made the required changes to improve their agility over the past five years. Yet, only roughly a third of all survey takers agreed that companies do enough to effectively manage last yard issues.

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Supply chain technologies highlight findings from 2019 Third-Party Logistics Study – Canadian Shipper

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Shippers recognize the need for agility, but 42 percent of survey respondents said they have not made the required changes to improve their agility over the past five years. Yet, only roughly a third of all survey takers agreed that companies do enough to effectively manage last yard issues.

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The State Of Logistics Outsourcing

247 Customs Broker

Shippers recognize the need for agility, but 42 percent of survey respondents say they have not made the required changes to improve their agility over the past five years. Yet, only about one-third of survey takers agree that companies do enough to effectively manage last yard issues. Compliance to U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

billion, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. The data they gather is compiled into a 3D image of the vehicle and used by machine-learning software to identify whether the vehicle is damaged or needs maintenance. billion, exceeding last year’s record of $10.6

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

The hands-free gadgets send and receive data over the internet. Bank of America’s survey represented views from 44 shippers in industries including retail, consumer goods and manufacturing. They can be worn as accessories, embedded in clothing and implanted or even tattooed on the skin.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

But many people are not aware that last-mile deliveries are also handled by thousands of small local and regional package delivery firms. Package delivery companies are prime targets as well. Shippers saw major rate increases and adjustments in surcharges from the U.S. Postal Service, UPS and FedEx.