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New Grocery Route Optimization Fulfills in 24 Hours, Lancaster Organics Reports

Lancaster Farm Fresh Organics (LFFO) has streamlined its previously manual fleet operations to help get product in and out of the warehouse and into the customer's hand in 24 hours or less, said Ben Kreider, the retailer's transportation director. LFFO uses the Descartes Route Planner.

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Nordstrom, Costco, UPS Join Last-Mile Delivery Study in Seattle

In the heart of Amazon country, Nordstrom, Costco and UPS have joined with a team from the University of Washington in Seattle to study solutions to last-mile delivery issues in urban areas. UW's Urban Freight Lab will explore high-impact, low-cost solutions in urban areas where delivery vehicles, bicycles, cars and pedestrians all have to coexist, according to the university.

Fill-Air Flow Wants to Bring Inflatable Plastic to Small Businesses, Designer Says

Forget packing peanuts, it's all about the air cushion, says John Wolf, vice president for global sector marketing at Sealed Air and the inventor of bubble wrap. Fill-Air Flow is a device the size of a paper-towel dispenser that creates clear plastic air cushions - a cheaper, sleeker alternative to packing peanuts and the like - at a scale designed to be affordable for small businesses, Wolf says.

Drone Company Launches Healthcare Delivery Service in Rwanda

A drone service delivering blood for transfusions has been launched by the president of Rwanda. The drones are expected to make between 50 and 150 life-saving deliveries a day to remote and inaccessible clinics across the western half of the country, according to Zipline, the company behind the technology.

Domino's Pizza: Instant Action Is Key to Omnichannel Success

As ordering and fulfillment models go, there isn't much more basic a concept than pizza delivery. Pick up the phone, place your order, and a driver brings the pie to your door. Simple, right? Wrong.

Amazon's Pricing Change for Grocery Delivery Is Strategic, Analyst Says

For the better part of the last decade, Amazon Fresh has been an enigma. Now, with a change to its pricing, Amazon positions Fresh much more favorably, said Keith Anderson, a vice president at Profitero, an e-commerce analytics start-up that works with retailers and consumer brands.

UPS Testing Drones for Package Delivery

UPS has begun testing drones with robot-maker CyPhy Works to make commercial deliveries in remote or difficult-to-access locations.

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FedEx Rates Will Increase in January

FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, subsidiaries of FedEx Corp., will increase shipping rates effective Jan. 2, 2017.

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Webinar Oct. 20 Explores Maximizing Use of Parcel in Transportation Management

The explosion of e-commerce and omnichannel fulfillment is resulting in expanded use of parcel by shippers. How the parcel industry has changed to meet the needs of today's supply chains, and how shippers can maximize parcel in their transportation plans is the topic of SupplyChainBrain's webinar Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at 1 p.m. ET.

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If Drones Aren't Answer to Last-Mile Delivery, Maybe Robotics Is

A drone alone can't make "last-mile" home delivery scale. But robots can.

SAP, UPS Integrate 3D Printing, Logistics Network

SAP SE has agreed to integrate its supply-chain software with the logistics network and 3D printing technology of UPS.

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DHL to Take Over UK's Largest Mail, Parcel Carrier

Deutsche Post DHL Group will acquire UK Mail Group plc for 242.7m pounds ($315.63m), the company said. DHL said it expects the company's directors to make a unanimous recommendation that UK Mail shareholders accept the offer.

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