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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

During a normal Olympics, millions of spectators flock to venues to watch over 300 events unfold over the course of two-plus weeks. Roughly the size of a small cooler, Amazon Scout vehicles can transport small packages along sidewalks at walking pace. However, this year, like most everything during Covid, will be different.

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Volvo Cars: Leaning towards greater stability

Automotive Logistics

Compared with its previous outsourcing of logistics management, Volvo now has tight operational control across the supply chain, including future model and industrial planning, network engineering and packaging. There is room to improve real-time management and we have plans for inbound and outbound.

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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. Along with the design of supply chain strategy, the design of the supply chain itself, especially the part dealing with outbound distribution from plants or warehouses, is instrumental in the success or failure of businesses. .

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Retail Supply Chains: The State of Play in 2021

Logistics Bureau

The company operates kiosks in its outlets at which Amazon customers can return eligible products without the need for labels or packaging—and at no extra charge. In short, it won’t be easy, and of course, many small retailers, and some large ones, have already found themselves unable to survive, and have closed their doors for good.

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U.S. e-commerce logistics costs expected to keep heading in one direction: up

247 Customs Broker

Of course, the hard part is how to make money at it, because the Amazon effect has pretty much driven the expectation to consumers that they are not going to have to pay for shipping and will always get two-day service. A lot of that has to do with volume and route density, which are the ways to make money in the small package game.” .

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Happy New Year: Here’s the 7 things shippers need to know about the Q1 2021 freight market

FLS Transport

And a final look at the Outbound Tender Rejection Index shows trucking capacity is indeed tight as we head into Jan: Note: Rejections are double the ’18 and ’19 values. The distribution of the vaccine will extend beyond the small group in the pharma supply chain and will likely impact the whole cold chain business. RIP the annual RFP.

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Supply Chain Management: It’s IoT Time

The Logistics Academy

Collecting data from sensors to monitor activities in real time is valuable, of course. If drivers are also scheduled to pick up an outbound load, the app allows them to go elsewhere for a while, rather than wait in the DC. LIFT TRUCK NETWORK. “The network effect is greater than any one thing inside it.”