UPS to Build on Smart Logistics by Using Google Cloud
Google Cloud will help UPS efficiently deliver more packages. As e-commerce grows, UPS is playing a greater role in the movement of goods. To become more efficient, the company is […]
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Amazon fired a warehouse worker who was trying to unionize. Now he’s taking legal action
The online retailer says his termination was completely unrelated to the union effort. An Amazon employee who was leading efforts to unionize workers in Staten Island is taking legal action […]
Facing A Critical Shortage Of Drivers, The Trucking Industry Is Changing
It’s not like these folks are making horseshoes. Trucking is an absolutely essential, critical industry to the nation, to everybody in it.
Todd Spencer, president, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association
How the E-commerce Warehouse Is Adapting to Life in the Big City
The goalposts in e-commerce fulfillment continue to move. Where once five-day delivery times were considered standard, now consumers routinely expect two-day or even next-day delivery. Same-day delivery is on the […]
Online Returns Create Big Business for Secondary Market in Reverse Logistics
Anyone that knows the name “Amazon” knows that ordering goods online is big business. What they might not know is that returning those goods, whether they’re defective, damaged, or just […]
Here’s how drone delivery will change the face of global logistics
By using drones to deliver goods, even far-flung places become instantly accessible. Image: REUTERS/Scott Audette The power of technology to bring positive change is well documented and well understood across […]
Top 10 Ways Internet Of Things And Blockchain Strengthen Supply Chains
The majority of enterprises are prioritizing their blockchain pilots that concentrate on supply chains improvements (53%) and the Internet of Things (51%) according to Deloitte’s latest blockchain survey. By 2023, blockchain […]
Is On-Demand Warehousing and Fulfillment a Love Story for the Next Generation or a One Night Fling?
A good amount of media attention has been paid to on-demand warehousing over the last few years, characterizing it as a marriage ‘made to last’ between warehouse operators and those […]
a2b Fulfillment Named Multichannel Merchant Top 3PL for 2019
a2b Fulfillment has been named a Multichannel Merchant Top 3PL for the fourth consecutive year, including them within a list of leading third-party logistics providers chosen by the editors of […]
Container-line transformation faces its biggest test from those paying the bills
Ocean carriers are looking to reinvent themselves as providers of premium value-added services. The question is, are shippers willing to pay for the upgrades? Liner shipping firms are upgrading their […]
