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The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine needs to be stored at -80⁰C.
The Postal Service plays a critical role in the supply chains of small businesses and in keeping rural America connected. There’s no reason it can’t continue to do so despite its financial woes.
Australia Post has long yearned to be freed from its obligation to deliver letters daily. With the COVID-19 pandemic it has been given that chance.
Delivery companies are constantly learning from past mistakes to better serve customers, but they neglect crucial energy, mobility and health issues.
Over the last 50 years, the warehouse infrastructure of Paris has been decimated. In the wake of the Notre Dame fire, transforming the cathedral into a warehouse isn’t as far-fetched as it might seem.
Even if there are delays, Britain produces half of the food it consumes and trade with the EU will not stop overnight.
Operation Brock’s underwhelming test run goes to show how ill-prepared the UK is for a no-deal or hard Brexit scenario.
It seems like a simple case of too much sun or snow wrecking crops. But is it?
Supply-chain experts see reliable data, STEM education and smarter regulation as essential for Australia to succeed in an increasingly automated world under pressure to be environmentally sustainable.
’Tis the season for online shopping – which means a month of shipping. Here’s how to reduce your delivery footprint.
Australia should follow the lead of other nations like New Zealand and Switzerland and increase the charges for heavy vehicles on roads, proportionate to the amount of wear and tear they cause.
Online shopping giants and logistics firms are trying to improve efficiency and cut carbon – knowing that doing so will reduce their operating costs while appealing to green-minded consumers.
When planning major infrastructure investments, it’s important to know which road, freight and information networks are most important – and which proposals might make things worse, not better.
Here’s the technology Amazon needs to get right for drone deliveries – and what it will mean for everyone else.
Was Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Anthony Albanese, right to say that evidence shows better pay for truck drivers will improve safety?
Online retail customers demand support from every party involved in the product supply chain, but few are keeping up.
Business and consumers are demanding more data than ever, and the traditional barcode isn’t cutting it any more.
Cargo that automatically reports to customs, containers that monitor their contents, and robots that pick and pack at either end: technology is changing freight, forever.
Mention the word “logistics” and most people would probably think of trucks or the shipping of freight at a mundane best. A more textbook definition might be that logistics is the managed movement of resources…
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Associate Dean, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Operations Management, Interim Director of Keele Business School, Keele University
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Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
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PhD Candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Professor of Health Service Operations, School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford
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Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Curtin University
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Subject Area Coordinator - Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
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Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Professor in Sustainable Production and Consumption, Anglia Ruskin University
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Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations, UNSW
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Professor of Marine Transport and Logistics, Newcastle University
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Lecturer in Procurement and Digital Supply Chain Initiatives, University of Sydney
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Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford