Can Colombia’s one-stop App become profitable?
Is becoming profitable achivablein a sector with thin margins, high labor costs, and tricky economics.
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Cold chain innovation: DHL fights to stay relevant in a digitized industry
Can DHL use digital innovation to take advantage of the $13.4bn market opportunity in pharmaceutical cold chain logistics?
Making Post Offices Relevant again: Aramex
Aramex is using technology to enable post offices to compete with global courier giants, but is the approach feasible and sustainable?
Pie in the Sky: can Africa help UPS in the Game of Drones?
UPS invested in last mile drone delivery and innovative partnerships in Rwanda and Tanzania, but is that enough to leapfrog Amazon and Google? Or will they remain a fast follower?
JD.com: Pioneer of “Last-mile” Autonomous Delivery in China
With the recent debut of a driverless robot delivering packages on campus of Renmin University of China, JD.com, China’s second largest e-commerce company has reveiled its ambitions of developing a large autonomous delivery networks in China. Will JD.com be able to handle all the challenges ahead in order to implement its driverless programs?
Amazon – In Prime position for the last mile
The last mile is the key step in each supply chain. Developing and testing new technologies, Amazon is at the forefront of digital innovation with technologies that will change how customers will order and receive deliveries in the future
Walmart’s Acquisition Strategy to Stay Competitive
Walmart has lagged e-commerce competitors such as Amazon. With the acquisition of Jet.com, Walmart hopes to leverage Jet.com's e-commerce and digital expertise to remain competitive.
McDonald’s France, environmental urgency and operational excellence
Can McDonald's France deliver on their commitment to reduce their Greenhouses Gases emissions by 2020 without compromising their state-of-the-art logistical operations ? Could this effort to reduce their carbon footprint actually be an opportunity to run better operations ?
Doorman – the future of E-Commerce delivery?
You love to buy online – but you are getting sick of missing your delivery or have your parcel stolen in front of your door? You can imagine better things to do on your Saturday afternoon than driving miles away to the next delivery depot? Then “Doorman” may be the solution to your problem – but will it really be the future how we receive our online deliveries?