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Overcoming The Current Supply Chain Labor Shortage

ShipLilly

This trend was experienced among both semi-skilled and skilled workers. For example, Amazon announced that it was hiring up to 175,000 new workers during March. These workers would be deployed in its order fulfillment and package delivery departments. This trend was taking place long before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived.

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What is a White Glove Transportation Service?

MTS Logistics

White glove transportation services generally refers to the last mile of delivery, but may include the first mile of delivery, as well as the in-between parts of the delivery. For example, say a rare piece of art needs to be delivered to New York City from Los Angeles and must get there in less than three days for an exhibition.

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Amazon’s New Delivery Service Partners Initiative Expands Their Delivery Network Using Franchised Fleets

Bringg

As the volume for deliveries grows, this new franchise model is yet another strategy for Amazon to expand their delivery logistics network. With setup costs starting at $10,000, Amazon said that the owner of the package delivery franchise can expect to earn up to $300,000 in annual profit.

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What You Need to Know About the State of eCommerce Logistics

GlobalTranz

Consumers are expressing an unprecedented amount of power through eCommerce, and in fact, eCommerce logistics is growing increasingly reliant on small parcel and package delivery options daily. For example, the location of distribution centers impacts the distance between warehouse and consumer. percent until 2020.

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Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming

GlobalTranz

Amazon is not “most businesses… ” The Top Logistics Trends that Will Impact Logistics Management in 2018?. Four Billion Shipments I s The Tip Of The Iceberg US shipping behemoths FedEx, UPS, and the US Post Office deliver about 17 billion packages a year. GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER. DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 4-8, 2017)

Talking Logistics

In response to Hurricane Harvey, for example, JDRF and other organizations shipped more than 3,750 pounds of donated diabetes supplies to Houston (including 200,000 syringes, 50,000 pen needles and 20,000 alcohol pads) to help people with diabetes affected by the hurricane.

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The New Expectations of Customer Courtesy in the Digital Age

WorkWave

This trend is particularly true of younger users, who feel proficient enough in their technology skills to fix their problems. Sometimes, this means using software that identifies the quickest-possible routes for package delivery. Customers Desire Independence.

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