Logistics

Global Driver-less Vehicle Shipments to Exceed 42 Million by 2035 14 Million by 2030

September 16, 2014

Global driver-less vehicle shipments will increase from 1.1 million in 2024 to more than 42 million in 2035, with an installed driver-less vehicle base reaching 176 million.

Does It Make Sense to Centralize Inventory in a Multichannel World?

September 15, 2014

EBN Online

The trends favor a centralized inventory under one roof, but the question whether it is the most effective response to the challenges of multichannel distribution persists.

In E-Commerce, the Race to Own the Last Mile Is Heating Up

September 15, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The field of companies offering rapid delivery of items ordered online is getting awfully crowded.

August Freight Volumes Rise While Spending Decreases

September 12, 2014

Cass Information Systems

North American freight volumes bounced back in August from a normal July dip, but did not cause a similar increase in freight spending. Compared to July, spending was down slightly.

Retailers Import at Above-Average Rates as Longshoremen's Talks Continue

September 12, 2014

NRF

Retailers concerned by the lack of a West Coast longshoremen's contract will continue to bring merchandise into the country at above-average levels this month, but volume will drop from the record set in August, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Airline Dedicates Freighter to Basel's Growing Life Sciences Industry

September 11, 2014

Air Cargo World

AirBridgeCargo Airlines will cater to Basel, Switzerland's thriving health care industry with the launch of a Boeing 747 freighter service on Sept. 19.

Best Practices for Choosing and Using a 3PL

September 11, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Frank McGuigan, president of transportation management with Transplace, details the benefits of a "synchronized" 3PL-customer relationship, and provides guidance on how shippers can go about selecting the right partner.

Whole Foods Market Latest Grocer to Offer Same-day Home Delivery

September 11, 2014

Chain Store Age

Whole Foods Market moves into the fast-growing same-day grocery-delivery space with the news that it is partnering with one-hour grocery delivery start-up Instacart to have products delivered to customers' homes in as little as one hour. Customers will soon also have the option to place orders via Instacart and pick up their order at a local Whole Foods store.

Drones Not Likely to Be Dropping Toothpaste, Pet Food on You Anytime Soon

September 11, 2014

Computerworld

Everyone, from Amazon to Google to Martha Stewart, has been lauding the benefits we'll all reap by the use of drones, and there’s a gold rush on to cash in on the technology. But beware: The trend has all the hallmarks of a bubble-in-the-making, the contemporary equivalent of that symbol of the excess of the millennial tech bubble, the now-defunct Pets.com.

Kuehne & Nagel Debuts Seafreight Carbon Calculator

September 10, 2014

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

Kuehne & Nagel International AG has developed a Global Seafreight Cargo Calculator.

Logistics

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