Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 24, 2022

(photo credit: depositphotos.com) According to consulting firm McKinsey, funding for logistics startups almost doubled in 2021 compared to 2020. In total, McKinsey estimates that $80 billion in funding was made in logistics startups in 2021. New to RLA’s annual conference will be a reverse logistics startup competition.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 8, 2022

Atlas also has maintained a strong relationship with DHL including joint ownership of Atlas’ subsidiary Polar Air Cargo in which DHL is a minority owner. I briefly discuss this further in a recent Air Cargo World story I wrote last month - A world potentially on strike. If this company is to succeed, they need to work together.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. For daily thoughts and shares, be sure to follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I missed sending out a post last week and really am sorry about that but…here’s my excuse…I was at the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) Leadership Conference last week. Reverse logistics is a fascinating part of supply chains that tends to get overlooked by many. Hey there! by industry and lots more.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. Tompkins Robotics – Expanded its reverse logistics capabilities in 2018.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. For daily thoughts and shares, be sure to follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. Photo credits go to depositphotos.com For daily thoughts and shares, be sure to follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn. I wear a number of hats these days.

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