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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Better Queuing Can Solve COVID-19 Vaccine’s Last Mile Problem
Better Queuing Can Solve COVID-19 Vaccine’s Last Mile Problem
January 15, 2021  |  Coronavirus

The pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of virtually every institution that underpins daily life — perhaps none so much as the U.S. healthcare system. Get...

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Emerging Developments In Malls, Logistics And Digital Commerce
Emerging Developments In Malls, Logistics And Digital Commerce
January 14, 2021  |  Today In Data

Some closed or struggling shopping malls are being reinvented as headquarters or campuses for companies. In pandemic commerce, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that have embraced the digital...

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Deep Dive: How Geocoding, Location Intelligence Unlock Valuable Analytics
Deep Dive: How Geocoding, Location Intelligence Unlock Valuable Analytics
January 14, 2021  |  Digital Onboarding

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How Cargomatic Leverages Geocoding To Meet Pandemic-Driven Supply Chain Challenges
How Cargomatic Leverages Geocoding To Meet Pandemic-Driven Supply Chain Challenges
January 13, 2021  |  Digital Onboarding

Eighty-four percent of consumers say they would abandon a merchant after just one failed delivery attempt. In The Digital Consumer Onboarding Tracker, Sunil Sharma, chief...

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Digital Shifts In Entertainment, Retail Logistics And Dining
Digital Shifts In Entertainment, Retail Logistics And Dining
January 11, 2021  |  Today In Data

Family Video, America’s last major video rental store chain, plans to shutter all of its brick-and-mortar stores. In logistics, Amazon and Walmart are throwing everything from drones to driverless trucks into the battle for...

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Whole Paycheck: Amazon And Walmart Use Drones, Self-Driving Trucks And 767s to Beat Each Other At Delivery 
Whole Paycheck: Amazon And Walmart Use Drones, Self-Driving Trucks And 767s to Beat Each Other...
January 08, 2021  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

Winning the battle for the consumer’s whole paycheck requires winning the battle for delivery, and Amazon and Walmart are throwing everything from driverless trucks to...

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Amid Rising Disruption, Fleet Data Smartens Up To Cut Costs
Amid Rising Disruption, Fleet Data Smartens Up To Cut Costs
January 06, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The coronavirus crisis threw a wrench in many supply chains all over the world, with organizations and their third-party logistics providers still reeling from the...

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Amazon Buys 11 Boeing Jetliners To Boost Amazon Air Fleet
Amazon Buys 11 Boeing Jetliners To Boost Amazon Air Fleet
January 05, 2021  |  eCommerce

In a first, Amazon has purchased Boeing 767-300 wide-body airliners, in this case from Delta Air Lines and WestJet Airlines. The 11 aircraft will join...

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Lineage Logistics Acquires Refrigerator Railcar Firm Cryo-Trans
Lineage Logistics Acquires Refrigerator Railcar Firm Cryo-Trans
January 05, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Cold-storage warehouse firm Lineage Logistics announced in a press release that it has acquired the refrigerated railcar company Cryo-Trans in a deal that gives the combined...

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