Last Mile Delivery
How 3PLs Help Solve Last Mile Delivery Challenges
Last-Mile Delivery Challenges Can Be Solved With Help From 3PLsHow 3PLs Pair Smart Technology with Last Mile DeliveryFor years, messenger and courier services exclusively managed the last mile. Third party logistics (3PL) providers on the other hand contracted...
E-Commerce, Last Mile Delivery and 3PLs
Rampant need for last mile delivery due to increased use of e-commerce leads to new collaboration with 3PLsSetting the Stage for the 2021 Continued Growth in E-Commerce and Last Mile DeliveryFueled by COVID-19 lockdowns and consumers working from home, the explosion...
Last Mile Delivery, E-Commerce, and Mobile Warehousing
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, it occurred at a precarious moment in time. Cybersecurity threats were ramping up. Tensions had mounted across the world due to trade policy uncertainty and the imposition of U.S. tariffs. Truck driver and...
Flexible Warehouse Space Models Help Solve Last Mile Delivery Challenges
In an atmosphere fraught with uncertainty, supply chain businesses are struggling to keep pace. From the booming e-commerce industry to the U.S. manufacturing recession, pop-up tariffs and raging trade wars, companies across the supply chain are trying to find...
Supply Chain Innovators
Making Waves: 5 Companies Changing the World of Logistics, Last Mile Delivery and E-Commerce FulfillmentDarkstore: last mile delivery/on demand fulfillment and deliveryDeliv: last mile deliveryShipHawk: transportation management platformNarvar: CX for omnichannel...
Last Mile Delivery, 3PLs and Last Yard Logistics Services
For years, much of the buzz in the supply chain industry has been about last mile delivery and last mile logistics. The “last mile” refers to the final stage of a delivery process, extending from a point of origin to the customer-specified destination. The final...
What is Going on in Last Mile Delivery, Omnichannel Retail and Transportation and Logistics?
Fast, low cost home delivery is no longer a “nice to have”, but rather a business essential. Today’s retailer needs to have excellent distribution, a solid online presence and the ability to execute same day delivery. Across the United States, the delivery network is...
Last Mile Delivery Technology Expert Datex Participates in ECA 2018 Marketplace
Clearwater FL (March 9, 2018) Information technology solution provider Datex will be participating in the upcoming transportation and logistics conference, ECA Marketplace in Lake Buena Vista Florida March 26-28, 2018. The ECA Marketplace event provides the...
3PLs Improving CX & Last Mile Delivery for E-Commerce Consumers
Today it is a consumer-driven world. It is no longer a bulk shipping to retailer supply chain, centered on products. Today’s consumer wants to be able to order from anywhere, have access to a bevy of delivery options and get goods in their hands in hours or days. What...
Using Technology to Solve Last Mile Delivery Challenges
As supply chain trends come and go, this is a revolution. According to industry experts, Amazon reportedly has had an overwhelming effect on the buying habits of consumers. The supply chain and logistics industry has been turned upside down by ecommerce omnichannel...
Making Waves (Part 4): E-commerce Last Mile Delivery Innovators
Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably know by now that the supply chain logistics industry is changing. The huge increase in e-commerce sales, omnichannel retail and need for Direct-to Consumer last mile delivery is increasing the speed and need for...
Amazon & Whole Foods Last Mile
To coin a 1978 song by country singer Loretta Lynn, “we’ve come a long way, baby”. The grocery store and corner market of yesteryear is about to change. Are we ready? Today we live in a much more complicated ecommerce and omnichannel world, where we expect fast, low...
Making Waves (Part 3): Last Mile Delivery & Transportation Innovators
In this edition of Making Waves, we examine two companies that aid brick and mortar and omnichannel retailers and e-commerce businesses provide personalized last mile delivery and quality customer experiences. We also take a look at a company that is helping smaller...
Making Waves (Part 2): Last Mile Delivery Transportation Innovators
Here are a few more companies that are making waves in the supply chain and logistics industry. Each company was started to solve particular challenges, from helping companies comply with a new FMCSA ELD regulation to helping consumers who need to be able to schedule...
Making Waves: 5 Companies Changing the World of Logistics, Last Mile Delivery and E-Commerce Fulfillment
Issues involving the supply chain, last mile logistics and delivery are hot these days. Package delivery and parcel carriers combined with courier and delivery companies as well as other supply chain and logistics industry companies such as warehouse and storage...
Last Mile Delivery Basics
Last mile delivery is defined as the movement of goods from a transportation hub to the final delivery destination and the final destination is usually a residence. 81 percent of recently surveyed retailers have reported that their supply chain is not prepared to...
The Changing Dynamics of Last Mile Delivery and Logistics
The Rise of Last Mile Delivery Service Providers The tremendous growth of the e-commerce market for durable consumer products and grocery goods has resulted in a corresponding increase in direct-to-consumer (D2C) deliveries. The rise of Amazon in the marketplace has...