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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

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What does this have to do with logistics you ask? 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. I am guessing there is quite a bit of cost-push inflation from logistics.

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

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Artificial intelligence and machine learning are transforming the way logistics operations are conducted in post offices around the world. Let’s take a closer look at how AI and machine learning are impacting logistics operations in post offices. Another benefit of AI and machine learning is route optimization.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 23 – 29)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. In 2022, 260 million delivered packages were stolen, and nearly 80 percent of Americans were victims of porch piracy. UPS has launched DeliveryDefense , an AI-powered approach to reducing the risk of delivery theft. SmartKargo offers air cargo services to provide fast deliveries.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. How Walmart and Alphabet jumped ahead of Amazon in drone delivery. USPS slowing first-class package delivery to lower costs. The post This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. A truly inspiring Marathon Monday as always.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

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NielsenIQ’s data shows the market for nonalcoholic beer, wine and spirits grew more than 20 percent last year, and more than 120 percent over the last three years. Welcome back to the Friday news roundup, where we are excited to bring you all the logistics news you’ve been craving. DoorDash can now return your packages for you.

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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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The Fifty Shapes of Amazon Logistics

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Companies like WholeFoods and Amazon are changing up their logistics goals in a big way, something that is likely to ripple through other similar industries. Amazon Tips its Hand to Logistics. We’ve seen it before with Amazon cloud computing when the company needed to boost its data handling capabilities. Amazon Logistics.