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.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

COE Distributing CEO: Soaring Shipping Costs Hit Small Businesses Hard
COE Distributing CEO: Soaring Shipping Costs Hit Small Businesses Hard
August 05, 2024  |  SMBs

In his testimony last month before the House Small Business Committee, COE Distributing Chairman and CEO J.D. Ewing highlighted the issue of soaring shipping costs...

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AI-Powered Delivery Robots Aim to Slash Costs
AI-Powered Delivery Robots Aim to Slash Costs
July 26, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

A new contender has entered the increasingly crowded field of autonomous delivery robots, hoping to automate last-mile logistics for eCommerce. Bay Area startup Vayu Robotics unveiled its...

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Ryder Expands Mobile Maintenance Fleet Services With Pit Stop Acquisition
Ryder Expands Mobile Maintenance Fleet Services With Pit Stop Acquisition
July 15, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Ryder System plans to expand its retail mobile maintenance offering with an acquisition of Pit Stop Fleet Service. The company entered into an agreement to...

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Truckin Digital Adds QuickBooks Integration to Trucking Company Platform
Truckin Digital Adds QuickBooks Integration to Trucking Company Platform
July 15, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Truckin Digital added an integration with Intuit QuickBooks Online to its enterprise resource planning (ERP) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud solution for trucking companies. By combining with...

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Specialty Retailers Step up Tech Stacks to Compete With Amazon
Specialty Retailers Step up Tech Stacks to Compete With Amazon
July 11, 2024  |  eCommerce

As specialty retailers look for ways to hold their own against Amazon’s growing lead, many are rethinking their tech efforts to be more competitive. Take,...

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Report: Online Shopping Warehouse Boom Transforms Rural Towns
Report: Online Shopping Warehouse Boom Transforms Rural Towns
July 01, 2024  |  Retail

America’s love of online shopping has transformed communities like Shippensburg. The college town in the heart of Pennsylvania is the subject of a Bloomberg Businessweek...

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Experts Expect Spinoff as FedEx Considers Future of Freight Unit
Experts Expect Spinoff as FedEx Considers Future of Freight Unit
June 26, 2024  |  Delivery

FedEx is reportedly expected to spin off its Freight unit after it conducts an assessment of the future of that business unit. The company’s Freight...

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Motive Debuts ‘Missed Savings’ to Help Fleets Cut Fuel Costs
Motive Debuts ‘Missed Savings’ to Help Fleets Cut Fuel Costs
June 26, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Fleet management platform Motive is offering its card customers a new way to cut fuel costs. Missed Savings for Motive Card customers is what the...

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Retailers Crack Down on ‘Serial Returners’
Retailers Crack Down on ‘Serial Returners’
June 26, 2024  |  eCommerce

As retailers grapple with the trillion-dollar returns problem, more merchants are beginning to penalize consumers for sending back items. Take Boozt, a Nordic digital department...

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