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MHI Annual Conference: Drone Applications in Supply Chain Beyond Package Delivery

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"Commercial Drone Interest is Exploding, While Applications Inside and Outside the DC Are Here Now, before Package Delivery". Technology disruption in the supply chain has been a hot topic over the industry conferences this year. It wasn't different at the MHI Annual. In particular, the supply chain and logistics.

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Package Theft Season is Here

Logistics Viewpoints

In the United States alone, cargo theft is a $15 to $35 billion industry. As the world’s largest online retailer and marketplace, it’s not surprising that the most packages stolen are from Amazon. USPS, FedEx and UPS are the most popular mail and package delivery services, but the USPS has the most packages stolen.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19 – 25)

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ABB has opened a new facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, to serve as the company’s dedicated center for robotic automation in the logistics and packaging industries. Enjoy the video Cruel Summer by Bananarama (if you look closely in the video from the 1980s, gas prices are $1.48 More than 70 jobs will be created at the site.

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Transport Drones & Autonomous Vehicles: The Transportation Mode Dance Card is Getting Full

GlobalTranz

Take a moment to watch this video, and think about what types of technologies must be employed if the scenario in the video were real. The video goes on to show the “drone attack,” which includes the dropping of shipping materials on cars, and the drones recognize where people are at and their actions.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 3)

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Top gift purchases over the weekend included clothing and, toys, gift cards / certificates, books / music / movies / video games, and electronics. Pandemic delivery boom fuels demand for last mile space. Overall, industrial rents in the third quarter were up 7.1 That is certainly a lot of shopping. That is a sobering thought.