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Tourists visiting the Great Wall of China can now enjoy a new service: drone-delivered takeout. Meituan, a Chinese food delivery and e-commerce platform, launched this initiative. Drone delivery is not new, and delivery drones operate in many countries worldwide, but...
Cyber threats loom large in the ever-evolving landscape of global supply chains, where efficiency and resilience are the cornerstones of success. As supply chains become increasingly digitized and interconnected, the importance of data security cannot be overstated....
Does Logistics Matter? Answering YES to that question in this episode is Raimondo Gramaglia, Head of Sales and Development at FL Technics. Raimondo and I spoke about why marketing and sales should work closely together and how new technologies like ChatGPT positively...
Logistics often presents a harsh environment, posing challenges for humans and their tools. When these tools are laden with electronics and screens, their protection becomes paramount. Enter the realm of rugged devices. Getac: Masters of Ruggedness Getac is a company...
Does Logistics Matter? Answering YES to the question on this episode is Ken Teese, Director of Sales - Enterprise at Getac. Ken and I spoke about the role of digitalisation in logistics and the impact mobile devices can have on logistics operations. Logistics in a...
As we enter the second half of 2023, the logistics industry faces a technological revolution. With Amazon recently patenting its ‘anticipatory shipping’ system that forecasts demand and moves goods ahead of customer orders, it is just a matter of time before logistics...
Answering YES to the question in this episode of the Does Logistics Matter? Podcast is Lora Cecere, also known as the Supply Chain Shaman and Founder of Supply Chain Insights. I spoke to Lora about the current state of global supply chains. She talked about the five...
Companies in the logistics industry are still being hacked. There have been several major hacks in the past years. In most cases, these were ransomware attacks. What is ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware from cryptovirology that threatens to publish the...
Most navigation systems use GPS to determine where they are. GPS stands for Global Positioning System, and it is a satellite-based navigation system owned and operated by the United States Government. The European alternative is called Galileo. These satellite-based...
The Does LogisticsMatter? The podcast is all about trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics. This episode features Frank Breedijk, Chief Information Security Officer at Schuberg Philis. The Threat is Real, The Cost is High An increasing number of...
Our weekly round-up of interesting news and background stories on start-ups and innovations in supply chain and logistics. Follow @LogisticsMatter on Twitter to stay up to date on what happens in the industry. Transportation: Autonomous Vehicles and Electric Vehicles....
The Port of Rotterdam will conduct a test with the Avy Aera 3 in, or better said above, the Rotterdam Port Area. The Port Authority aims to make the port safer, smarter and faster with long-range drones. Safety and Violations The drone pilot will be focused on...
I have been sharing interesting news and background stories I have come across for almost thirteen years through @LogisticsMatter on Twitter. In this weekly overview, I will share the stories on start-ups and innovations in supply chain and logistics that jumped out...
Humans are explorers, so we want to go to the moon and Mars to see a new world. We'll be in the Metaverse rather than on Mars because Marc Zuckerberg wants us to populate this digital new world. And where there are people, there will be companies. UPS filed several...
Polluted waterways, seas, and oceans are a huge problem all over the world and have a significant impact on our environment. Some start-ups like Ocean Clean Up develop and deploy machines to clean the waters by collecting plastic and other debris. The Port of Antwerp...
Sometimes size does matter. In the case of package deliveries by drones, size definitely matters. That is why drone delivery company WING presented various new prototypes of their drone. A Drone for Every Package Drone delivery is really taking off in some areas...
Trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics: that is what this blog is all bout. Therefore I periodically bring you an overview of the news on logistics start-ups and innovations below. Follow @LogisticsMatter on Twitter to stay updated with the latest news...
Consumers and companies alike are getting more demanding by the day. This puts a strain on supply chains across the globe, as many products and parts are not sourced locally but globally. The vulnerability of global supply chains has become apparent in the last few...
