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

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An emerging trend over the last few years has been “dry January” where people abstain from alcohol for the first month of the year. 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. Well, the wait is finally over.

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How AI is spreading throughout the supply chain

The Logistics Academy

This will benefit firms that operate large assets, such as airlines, oil firms, energy companies and industrial giants, where unexpected breakdowns come at a big cost. To forecast arrivals, they can put sensors on shipments or design whole systems to use data like the GPS signals put out by lorries.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17-21, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Airbus and Singpost testing last-mile drone package delivery (Straits Times). With features such as collaborative booking, a tracking notification system, and full document management capabilities, Haven TMS allows users to pull data out of siloes and turn logistics into a competitive advantage.

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The New Expectations of Customer Courtesy in the Digital Age

WorkWave

quintillion bytes of data each day and distribute it across social media, messaging, email, and other online platforms. Simply put, the speed and diversity of the digital age have changed the way that customer service teams operate to meet consumers’ expectations in today’s tech-driven world. Time To Read: 4 minutes.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 25-29, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Mercedes-Benz Vans, Matternet and siroop start pilot project for on-demand delivery of e-commerce goods. Loblaw says it’s exploring grocery home delivery partnership with Instacart (CTVnews). Package delivery startup Doorman is shutting down (TechCrunch). Ford and Lyft Sign Driverless-Car Agreement (WSJ – sub.

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Flight club

Automotive Logistics

They operate with less infrastructure than other technologies, for example–stocktaking without forklifts and personnel.”. The drone flies for about 25 minutes per session, collecting stock data on both aisles of a warehouse at the same time, meaning two racks per flight. Philipp Wrycza, research fellow, Fraunhofer IML. miles) to 5km.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

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. The algorithms should pick up every nail in a tire, fluid leak, dent on a fender, or crack in the windshield. There’s a mandate in place for full electrification by 2026.