9 Best Articles in 2021
Boston Consulting Group
Resolving the Blockchain Paradox in Transportation and Logistics
Boston Consulting Group
~16 min read · From 2019 · Imagine a transport and logistics (T&L) industry uncluttered by checks and balances but just as reliable. That’s the vision of a team of Boston Consulting Group analysts, who make a strong case for why the T&L industry must resolve the trust paradox preventing it from adopting blockchain solutions. The technology could help your company cut costs and improve profit margins while operating better and faster.
Cointelegraph
Blockchain in Logistics Industry Will Improve Transparency, Enhance Process Accountability
Cointelegraph
4 min read · From 2018 · Blockchain technology is disrupting the logistics industry in areas such as transparency and efficient tracking of goods and processes.
TechCrunch
UPS bets on blockchain as the future of the trillion-dollar shipping industry
TechCrunch
8 min read · From 2017 · Freight and logistics in the U.S. alone account for nearly $1.5 trillion annually. As the world’s economies scale up, that number is only expected to..
CoinDesk
FedEx Moves Forward With Blockchain Logistics Plans
CoinDesk
4 min read · From 2018 · Global shipping company FedEx has become the latest to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance.
youtube.com
Handle Robot Reimagined for Logistics
youtube.com
From 2019 · Handle is a mobile manipulation robot designed for logistics. Handle autonomously performs mixed SKU pallet building and depalletizing after initialization a...
CB Insights
Disrupting FedEx: The Startups Unbundling FedEx, UPS and the Logistics Industry
CB Insights
2 min read · From 2015 · From Shyp to Haven to Uber, companies like FedEx and UPS are being unbundled by an army of startups.
WIRED
UPS Now Runs the First Official Drone Airline
WIRED
2 min read · From 2019 · The FAA has granted a Part 135 certification for the logistics giant's drone business, propelling the little fliers closer to a commercial future.
TechCrunch
How Freight master Flexport’s Ryan Petersen learned to CEO
TechCrunch
~13 min read · 2020-04-26 · “I didn’t know what the term ‘freight forwarder’ meant until a year into starting the business.” Considering his shipping logistics startup Flexport was last valued at $3.2 billion, that quote from my…
wiomax.com
Smart IoT in Transportation and Logistics is the Key Tech to Improve Cities in Motion
wiomax.com
4 min read · From 2017 · Today’s city has a dramatically accelerated pace and rhythm in motion, which requires a greatly improved transportation and logistics service. Many solutions of Internet of Things (IoT) have been…
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VentureBeat
Google launches ‘digital twin’ tool for logistics and manufacturing
VentureBeat
3 min read · Sep 14th · Google has launched a new 'digital twin' solution for companies in logistics, shipping, and manufacturing.
rtinsights.com
Artificial intelligence is Changing Logistics Automation
rtinsights.com
5 min read · Sep 9th · Automation will continue to grow and expand within logistics operations through the use of technologies such as artificial intelligence.
MarketWatch
Amazon to hire 125,000 full- and part-time logistics employees
MarketWatch
1 min read · Sep 14th · Amazon.com Inc. undefined announced Tuesday plans to hire an additional 125,000 full- and part-time employees in logistics across the U.S. The announcement...
Quartz
The prospect of easier intra-Africa trade is boosting investments in transport and logistics
Quartz
2 min read · Sep 21st · As the world's largest single market opens up, Africa's transport and logistics sector is getting more high-value expansion funds
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VentureBeat
Google launches ‘digital twin’ tool for logistics and manufacturing
VentureBeat
3 min read · Sep 14th · Google has launched a new 'digital twin' solution for companies in logistics, shipping, and manufacturing.
acoup.blog
Collections: The Siege of Gondor, Part I: Professionals Talk Logistics
acoup.blog
~14 min read · 2019-11-29 · This is the first part of a six-part (II, III, IV, V, VI) series I expect to roll out taking a historian’s look at the Siege of Gondor in Peter Jackson’s Return of the King. We’re going to discuss…
SDCExec
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Drive the Future of Supply Chain Logistics
SDCExec
3 min read · May 16th · The transportation management industry uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to gain greater process efficiency and performance visibility.
Quartz
Amazon built one of the world's most efficient warehouses by embracing chaos
Quartz
6 min read · From 2018 · Amazon organizes the inventory in its warehouses using one simple rule: wherever there's space.
TechCrunch
Teleretail built a delivery robot to make on-demand logistics easy for small businesses
TechCrunch
2 min read · From 2017 · Delivery robots are seen as novelties, job-killers and a gimmicky way for restaurants to reach nearby customers. The newest entrant in this logistics segment..
Bloomberg
Amazon Building Global Delivery Business to Take On Alibaba
Bloomberg
3 min read · From 2016 · In recent weeks, speculation has mounted that Amazon.com Inc. plans to launch a global shipping and logistics operation that will compete with United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. To continue…
TechCrunch
Kenyan logistics startup Sendy raises $20M round backed by Toyota
TechCrunch
3 min read · 2020-01-29 · Africa’s logistics startup space has gained another multi-million dollar round with global backing. Kenyan company Sendy — with an on-demand platform that connects clients to drivers and vehicles for…
Vox
Facebook is terrible. But as I was grieving, it was a lifesaver.
Vox
5 min read · From 2019 · From logistics to loneliness, Facebook was indispensable after my husband died.
pixelplex.io
Blockchain in Logistics & Transportation
pixelplex.io
~13 min read · Apr 20th · Find out about blockchain in the logistics and transportation and its benefits. Get to know about Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) and top companies using blockchain in the logistics industry.
