I received an email this morning announcing UberRUSH it, a messenger delivery service for NYC. The car service is branching into bikes and on-foot messengers to deliver documents or other small parcels in place of a traditional courier service. This service is a natural extension of Uber’s compelling use case, but it is not the…
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Is it time for supply chains to go local?
Is it time for supply chains to go local? This is a question that is being asked across all industries that make use of a supply chain. With increased globalization, supply chains have been put at risk due to small interruptions that may have large repercussions. The cheap mass production supply chains of the past…
Happy National Transportation Week!
National Transportation Week provides an opportunity to thank the men and women of the transportation industry who make sure we have our products and food when we need them. The theme of this year’s week, “Transportation- Moving the World Into Tomorrow,” illustrates how advances in technology are making transportation more important than ever. Online shopping,…