Shared “dark kitchens” and their possible advantages for logistics
Amidst the explosion of growth in food delivery services, a new type of food establishment has been consolidating. They are […]
Last Mile Challenges: Vacancies and Traffic
During the XXV International Supply Chain Forum, I presented some results of the research Last Mile Challenges in Brazil, developed by ILOS […]
Lockers: the retail bet to speed up deliveries
In the previous post (Social pick up point: a new e-commerce delivery method), we showed how the growth of e-commerce has encouraged […]
From car company to mobility company: Toyota enters the race to launch autonomous vehicles with the e-Palette
At the beginning of January, the president of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, announced at CES 2018 – Consumer Electronics Show, the largest […]
The rise of Urban Distribution Centers (CDUs)
The great growth of e-commerce in recent years has highlighted an old logistical challenge: the last mile. It is the […]
Delivery of products inside your home: the new bet of American e-commerce
The war to improve service in e-commerce seems to have no limits. Next day delivery, same day, in a […]
What3words: putting.on.map
With the increasing growth of e-commerce in the world, especially in developing countries, a problem that has existed for many years has been gaining […]
The omni-channel race: market insights
Today we are experiencing the rise of omni-channel and “me-commerce” in retail, in which the customer is the new boss and seeks […]
Coming out of the closet
A few weeks ago I wrote about some omni-channel initiatives carried out in Brazil, which, even though they were carried out in isolation, signaled that […]
To revolutionize urban distribution, drones? No, robots!
We often see news in the media about companies testing the use of drones to deliver products directly to customers, which […]
Uber enters the logistics market for good
Every new delivery application developed in the world is baptized as the “Uber of Delivery”. This happened with Postmates, Deliv, […]
