To protect national industry and jobs, some countries impose extremely high import duties on finished products. Because of these high tariffs, companies send construction sets to the destination country…
automotive logistics
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In recent weeks, the companies in automotive logistics I work with have experienced drastic changes in their daily work. Due to the coronavirus crisis, automobile manufacturers, port operators and car…
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Walmart launches autonomous grocery delivery in Houston Walmart has announced that it will partner with Nuro, a robotics company, to launch a pilot project that will make autonomous grocery deliveries…
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The rise of the electric vehicle is inevitable now as China and the EU have created strict regulations to achieve a more environmentally friendly way to drive. Out of more…
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I recently attended an automotive logistics conference in the UK and I realized that the Brexit issue is ubiquitous here. However, industry and warehouses do not yet seem sure how…
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Every day, more than 15 million vehicles worldwide travel from the factory to the customer. This creates significant costs and sometimes considerable delivery times. Because the vehicles are produced worldwide,…
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Two weeks ago, the e-commerce retailer Amazon opened its first offline convenience store, Amazon Go – without a cashier. On January 22, the first visitors of the Seattle store were…
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Last weekend, many government delegates, members of the media and other stakeholders came together in Bonn to discuss how to achieve a further 30% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2030.…
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On July 7th, 2017 production began on Tesla’s new $35,000 Model 3 sedan. This puts the new model at a significantly lower price level than its predecessors, with the Model…
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As you know from my previous blog posts, I have seen my fair share of waiting, idle trucks in logistics processes. All too often, I have also observed and heard…