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MHI Annual Conference: Drone Applications in Supply Chain Beyond Package Delivery

PINC

"Commercial Drone Interest is Exploding, While Applications Inside and Outside the DC Are Here Now, before Package Delivery". That was a part of the message during a couple of drone related presentations at last week's MHI Annual Conference near Tucson, AZ. -- SCDigest Editorial Staff. It wasn't different at the MHI Annual.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 16-20, 2017)

Talking Logistics

240+: the number of attendees at the Seminarium conference. Drone Delivery Canada and Wolseley Canada Sign Agreement for Drone Delivery Development. Amazon and Big Apartment Landlords Strike Deals on Package Delivery (WSJ – sub. 36: the number of hours I spent on the ground in Chile.

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

247 Customs Broker

Here are a few notable findings from the report, released at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) EDGE conference: What are the top concerns and challenges in regards to supply chain decisions? A key complaint among consumers who choose home or office delivery is that packages become lost more frequently.

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

Penske Move Ahead

Here are a few notable findings from the report, released today at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) EDGE conference: . A key complaint among consumers who choose home or office delivery is that packages become lost more frequently. The publication, available at no cost at www.3PLStudy.com

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The Ultimate List of Top Logistics Startups – Blog

Freightos

It’s no coincidence that Transport Intelligence just emailed me an invitation to The Future of Logistics conference. Package Delivery. And we found that freight innovation is hot. Really hot. The email subject? “Is Is disruption ahead for the future of logistics?”. Kontainers. Online freight forwarder (U.K.-China)

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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.

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Flight club

Automotive Logistics

Matthias Haberstroh, director supply chain management division, ZF says: “As soon as the test flights are complete and drones [are] properly deployed, such flights will relieve vehicle traffic at the plant and save time on the up to 1km-long delivery routes that are often on the upper floors of buildings.“In