logistics

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet requirements of customers or corporations.

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Amazon Pharmacy Expands Same-Day Delivery to New York, Los Angeles
Amazon Pharmacy Expands Same-Day Delivery to New York, Los Angeles
March 26, 2024  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon Pharmacy expanded its same-day delivery of prescription medication to New York City and the greater Los Angeles area. These cities join five others in which...

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Iron Sheepdog Raises $10 Million to Bring AI to Short-Haul Trucking
Iron Sheepdog Raises $10 Million to Bring AI to Short-Haul Trucking
March 25, 2024  |  Investments

Iron Sheepdog has raised $10 million to expand its broker/contractor-focused trucking technology solution. “At its core, Iron Sheepdog is a tool that helps the broker as a small...

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FedEx Plans Fall Launch of Revamped Delivery Platform
FedEx Plans Fall Launch of Revamped Delivery Platform
March 21, 2024  |  Delivery

What’s better than a delivery fleet spanning hundreds of aircraft, tens of thousands of vehicles and hundreds of service centers? It depends on who you...

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Coast Raises $92 Million to Improve Fleet Management Payments
Coast Raises $92 Million to Improve Fleet Management Payments
March 21, 2024  |  Investments

Fuel and fleet spending management firm Coast has raised $92 million in new capital. The funding round includes $25 million in equity capital from investors such as...

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Pandion Raises $41.5 Million to Expand Residential Parcel Delivery Network
Pandion Raises $41.5 Million to Expand Residential Parcel Delivery Network
March 21, 2024  |  Investments

Pandion has raised $41.5 million in a Series B funding round to expand its residential parcel delivery network designed for eCommerce. The company will use...

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Accenture Acquires Flo to Speed Digital Supply Chain Transformation
Accenture Acquires Flo to Speed Digital Supply Chain Transformation
March 19, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Professional services firm Accenture has acquired supply chain logistics specialist Flo. The deal, announced Tuesday (March 19), will move Flo’s 280 employees to the Accenture Oracle Business Group,...

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FedEx and Amazon Explored Partnership in eCommerce Returns Last Year
FedEx and Amazon Explored Partnership in eCommerce Returns Last Year
March 18, 2024  |  eCommerce

FedEx and Amazon reportedly engaged in discussions last year about a potential partnership to handle the increasing volume of eCommerce returns. Although no deal was reached, the talks...

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Mercado Libre Investing $2.5 Billion to Bolster Growth in Mexico
Mercado Libre Investing $2.5 Billion to Bolster Growth in Mexico
March 15, 2024  |  eCommerce

Latin American eCommerce and payments firm Mercado Libre is reportedly set to invest a record $2.5 billion in Mexico this year, up from the $1.6...

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Walmart Aims to Sell AI Truck Routing Tools to Other Companies
Walmart Aims to Sell AI Truck Routing Tools to Other Companies
March 14, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Walmart hopes to sell its AI-powered truck routing software to other companies. Walmart has been using its Route Optimization tool — which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to plot...

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