9 Best Articles in 2020
Cointelegraph
Blockchain in Logistics Industry Will Improve Transparency, Enhance Process Accountability
Cointelegraph
3 min read · 46 saves · From 2018 · Blockchain technology is disrupting the logistics industry in areas such as transparency and efficient tracking of goods and processes.
Boston Consulting Group
Resolving the Blockchain Paradox in Transportation and Logistics
Boston Consulting Group
~16 min read · 79 saves · 2019-03-13 · 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…
CoinDesk
FedEx Moves Forward With Blockchain Logistics Plans
CoinDesk
3 min read · 20 saves · From 2018 · Global shipping company FedEx has become the latest to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance.
TechCrunch
UPS bets on blockchain as the future of the trillion-dollar shipping industry
TechCrunch
7 min read · 144 saves · 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…
youtube.com
Handle Robot Reimagined for Logistics
youtube.com
18 saves · 2019-03-28 · Handle is a mobile manipulation robot designed for logistics. Handle autonomously performs mixed SKU pallet building and depalletizing after initialization a...
In Startups
CB Insights
Disrupting FedEx: The Startups Unbundling FedEx, UPS and the Logistics Industry
CB Insights
2 min read · 17 saves · From 2015 · From Shyp to Haven to Uber, companies like FedEx and UPS are being unbundled by an army of startups.
Vox
Facebook is terrible. But as I was grieving, it was a lifesaver.
Vox
4 min read · 34 saves · 2019-01-16 · From logistics to loneliness, Facebook was indispensable after my husband died.
In Future
WIRED
UPS Now Runs the First Official Drone Airline
WIRED
1 min read · 63 saves · 2019-10-01 · The FAA has granted a Part 135 certification for the logistics giant's drone business, propelling the little fliers closer to a commercial future.
Quartz
Amazon built one of the world's most efficient warehouses by embracing chaos
Quartz
5 min read · 49 saves · From 2018 · Amazon organizes the inventory in its warehouses using one simple rule: wherever there's space.
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The New York Times
Postal Service Has Paid DeJoy’s Former Company $286 Million Since 2013
The New York Times
3 min read · 37 saves · Sep 2nd · Documents obtained through a public records request showed the degree to which XPO Logistics, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s former employer, is intertwined with the…
MarTech Today
How changes in logistics and the supply chain will impact customer experience
MarTech Today
6 min read · 10 saves · Oct 22nd · “One thing people don’t really talk about or understand is that logistics is a huge part of the customer experience, which is a huge…
The New York Times
DeJoy Pressured Workers to Donate to G.O.P. Candidates, Former Employees Say
The New York Times
4 min read · 22 saves · Sep 6th · Former employees at New Breed Logistics say they were expected to donate to candidates whom their executive, Louis DeJoy, was supporting, and would be…
deque.com
What to look for in an accessibility audit
deque.com
9 min read · 10 saves · Sep 9th · Glenda Sims · Let's review what types of audits exist, what to include the scope of an audit, the logistics of an audit, good characteristics of an…
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TechCrunch
How Freight master Flexport’s Ryan Petersen learned to CEO
TechCrunch
~13 min read · 68 saves · Apr 26th · “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…
Bloomberg
Amazon Building Global Delivery Business to Take On Alibaba
Bloomberg
3 min read · 14 saves · 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…
TechCrunch
Teleretail built a delivery robot to make on-demand logistics easy for small businesses
TechCrunch
2 min read · 13 saves · 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..
wiomax.com
Smart IoT in Transportation and Logistics is the Key Tech to Improve Cities in Motion
wiomax.com
3 min read · 81 saves · 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…
TechCrunch
Kenyan logistics startup Sendy raises $20M round backed by Toyota
TechCrunch
2 min read · 13 saves · Jan 28th · 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…
Entrepreneur
4 Trillion-Dollar Industries Blockchain Is Poised to Disrupt
Entrepreneur
4 min read · 31 saves · From 2017 · The threat of hacking and complex free-trade logistics are just two current challenges that Blockchain can ease.
TechCrunch
Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 accepted into YC, raises $1.2 million
TechCrunch
5 min read · 10 saves · From 2018 · When Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 interviewed for Y-Combinator’s 2018 cohort a question stood out to founder Obi Ozor. “‘What’s holding you back from becoming…
Atlas Obscura
The Competitive Book Sorters Who Spread Knowledge Around New York
Atlas Obscura
8 min read · 20 saves · 2018-11-14 · Inside an annual contest of brains, brawn, and library logistics.
The Verge
Amazon is delivering half its own packages as it becomes a serious rival to FedEx and UPS
The Verge
2 min read · 17 saves · 2019-12-13 · Nick Statt · Amazon Logistics keeps growing at a rapid clip
