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Size Does Matter: Wing Reveils New Delivery Drones

Logistics Matter

In the case of package deliveries by drone size definitely matters. That is why drone delivery company WING presented various new prototypes of their drone. Sometimes size does matter. A Drone for Every Package Drone delivery is really taking off in some areas around the world.

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Documents for Freight Shipping: A Definitive Guide

Freightera

The declaration can be lodged by the owner of the goods or by a party acting on their behalf with the customs office where the goods are to be presented. The post Documents for Freight Shipping: A Definitive Guide appeared first on Freightera Blog. It lists and gives details of goods that are being imported or exported.

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Why data source matters to accurately and objectively assess the over the road trucking market

FreightWaves SONAR

The digital age has presented a wealth of opportunities for the over the road trucking market. Shippers and carriers should make more definitive decisions in selecting their data sources. Market volatility presents a logistical challenge for the trucking industry. The challenge with lagging data in logistics.

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Troubleshooting by Defining Standards

The Lean Thinker

Because if you don’t have a clear expectation of what “good” looks like then your definition of “not good” is subjective and varies depending on who, what, when things are being looked at. Question 3: Are the conditions required for success present? Question 1: Is there a clear standard for the outcome?

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The Most Important and Most Misunderstood Concept in Business - Opportunity Cost

10xLogistics

The concept of NPV (Net Present Value) tries to get at this. In an environment of scarce resources (which I dare say every company has scarcity) you have to assume that every dollar and every minute spent doing one thing is a dollar or a minute not spent doing something else (see kids and housekeeping analogy above).

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A simple but clear perspective on the notion of Shipping Cartels

Shipping and Freight Resource

Based on this, there seems to be a natural and immediate view that these lines fit the definition of cartel “ A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. It’s definitely not the whole story. Which leads me back to my initial tweet.

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Autonomous Robots, Data Intelligence

Logistics Business Magazine

With an array of high-quality 3D depth cameras and sensors, the robot autonomously navigates the warehouse using lidar technology to capture high-definition 3D scans of the space as well as any labels and barcodes on pallets, parcels or products.

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