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Ominchannel Services
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine In 2020, about 40% of Americans tried an online grocery service, resulting in a year-over-year increase of 193%. While not all these customers kept shopping this way, many people did. Consequently, omnichannel services, such as […]
Using Connected Data to Manage Supply Chain Deliveries
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine One of the key takeaways for companies operating disrupted supply chains during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic (and its aftermath) was how imperative it had become to gain visibility throughout multiple tiers of suppliers—specifically […]
“Jobs of Tomorrow”: Enabling Next Day Delivery
The very first episode of the MHI docuseries “Jobs of Tomorrow” dives into the complicated world of next day delivery. Most of us expect that a package will arrive at our doorstep shortly after we place an online order. When […]
Amazon revises airspace model for safe use of delivery drones
Amazon has proposed a new model on how to safely integrate delivery drones into the air. The model recommends that airspace from 200-400 feet off the ground be exclusively reserved for delivery drones. The next 100 feet above that would be […]
Amazon considering turning customers into couriers
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is working on a mobile app internally that would pay consumers to pick up their packages at various retail locations and deliver them to their final destination. The project, tentatively titled “On My Way,” would […]
Amazon receives exemption from FAA for new drone tests
The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted an exemption for Amazon to test delivery drones outdoors. Amazon must keep flights at an altitude of no more than 400 feet and no faster than 100 miles per hour. Amazon is testing the […]