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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UPS Expands Green Delivery With Purchase Of Electric Aircraft Fleet

UPS Expands Green Delivery With Purchase Of Electric Aircraft Fleet
UPS Expands Green Delivery With Purchase Of Electric Aircraft Fleet
April 07, 2021  |  News

UPS has ordered electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Beta Technologies, with the option of purchasing 150 additional plans for its UPS Flight...

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Self-Driving Truck Company TuSimple Files To Go Public
Self-Driving Truck Company TuSimple Files To Go Public
April 07, 2021  |  IPO

Autonomous truck company TuSimple filed on Wednesday (April 7) to go public, estimating a share price that would value the company at nearly $8 billion....

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Embedded Insurance Helps Merchants Avoid The ‘Protection Gap’
Embedded Insurance Helps Merchants Avoid The ‘Protection Gap’
April 07, 2021  |  Insurance

Whether they know it or not, consumers have been the beneficiaries of embedded insurance, a trend that’s moving beyond simple eCommerce payments and has recently...

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Electronics reCommerce Platform Backflip Officially Rolls Out
Electronics reCommerce Platform Backflip Officially Rolls Out
April 01, 2021  |  Retail

Backflip has come out of stealth mode and officially rolled out. The rollout comes after a beta phase in which the company, which lets consumers...

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PICKUP Lands $15 Million To Help More Retailers Provide Delivery
PICKUP Lands $15 Million To Help More Retailers Provide Delivery
March 30, 2021  |  Retail

Last-mile delivery technology provider PICKUP has landed $15 million in a NewRoad Capital Partners-led Series B funding round that saw participation from current investors Florida...

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Cargo Ship Unstuck: Suez Shipping Set To Resume
Cargo Ship Unstuck: Suez Shipping Set To Resume
March 29, 2021  |  Delivery

Tugboat horns filled the air above the Suez canal on Monday (March 29), as a six-day-long operation to free the 1,300-foot-long cargo ship, the Ever...

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Final-Mile Frenzy Has Retailers, Restaurants Vying For Same Delivery Providers
Final-Mile Frenzy Has Retailers, Restaurants Vying For Same Delivery Providers
March 23, 2021  |  Retail

When DoorDash announced it was teaming up with two partners to bring rapid, on-demand COVID test kits to consumers’ homes, it marked the latest example...

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XPO’s Spinoff Highlights eCommerce’s Logistics Transformation  
XPO’s Spinoff Highlights eCommerce’s Logistics Transformation  
March 18, 2021  |  eCommerce

The great digital shift is poised to bring logistics into the fully digital age, where high tech shaves seconds off of warehouse activities – ultimately...

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Ships To Start Transporting COVID Vaccines
Ships To Start Transporting COVID Vaccines
March 16, 2021  |  Coronavirus

COVID-19 vaccine distribution will soon be arriving via ships as well as planes to prevent a logistical jam that could lead to the shots piling...

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