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Building a Global Logistics Juggernaut with Nourhan Beyrouti

The Logistics of Logistics

His journey then led him to Majid Al Futtaim Holding, where he served as Marketing Operations and Creative Services Lead, managing a vast array of shopping malls, cinemas, retail stores, hotels, and ski resorts across 17 countries. Beyrouti’s expertise was further utilized in assisting the Dubai government with the “Dubai Plan 2021”.

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Companies Cannot Transform Through AI Alone

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS dominated business and trade headlines for a day in late January when the world’s largest package delivery company announced plans to cut 12,000 full- and part-time management jobs as part of a new initiative called “Fit to Serve.” What stood out even more was the “subhead” of UPS’ announcement. He lives in Chicago.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Weekend package delivery services have seen their ups and downs, as Sunday deliveries at one point became a hot commodity. This week, FedEx announced that it plans to scale back even more on Sunday package deliveries as the courier grapples with faltering e-commerce demand. UPS hit its delivery commitments 96.9

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Overcoming The Current Supply Chain Labor Shortage

ShipLilly

Logistics offers employment for those workers that have been displaced in other industries. In mid-March 2020, we were seeing historically low unemployment rates which meant that few workers wanted to operate in logistics. in the US in the previous year, such a business strategy would have been impossible.

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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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China’s e-commerce soft spot: Logistics

The Logistics Academy

Thanks to China’s e-commerce boom, the country’s package-delivery business has been growing at 30 percent a year. On the most recent Single’s Day—an online buying fest that takes place every November 11—consumers ordered 680 million packages, across all Chinese websites, that needed delivery.

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The Fifty Shapes of Amazon Logistics

Blue Grace Logistics

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. As e-commerce takes an ever-larger share of total retail sales, the strategy and execution of delivery networks will become the axis of success.