The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Amazingly their blood delivery drone operation in Rwanda distributes 70% of that nation’s blood. Zipline’s fixed wing UAV delivery systems in Rwanda are moving at 100 kilometers per hour with no stop lights. On the panel was a company named Zipline, which is based in Silicon Valley. It’s not all about blood either.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Rwanda Launches World’s First National Drone Delivery Service Powered By Zipline. Amazon Said to Limit Warehouse Access to New Merchants (Bloomberg). August 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Amazon to Expand Grocery Business With New Convenience Stores (WSJ – sub. Looming digital regulation has U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

These platforms allow a multitude of businesses to participate by selling and buying goods and services while the likes of Amazon and Alibaba coordinate the logistics such as warehousing, fulfillment, and transportation in the background. Available in Rwanda, it plans to expand across Africa and around the world.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2016

March 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). First, as reported by Reuters, “UPS is backing a start-up using drones in Rwanda to transport life-saving blood supplies and vaccine.” California Shippers Face Trucking Surcharge (WSJ – sub. America’s infrastructure $1.44 trillion short through 2025 (Reuters).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In Rwanda, Drones Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Areas (WSJ – sub. year-over-year in October, reaching an all-time high…Online freight marketplace DAT Solutions LLC said it saw the highest number of weekly loads in mid-November than it had ever measured for spot van freight, with demand up 20% year-over-year.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The implementation of drone technology could optimise last mile delivery by transporting packages from nearby warehouses or distribution centres to a specific address. In 2016, Zipline partnered with the vaccine non-profit Gavi to deliver blood samples and other urgent medical supplies to remote locations across Rwanda.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Globally, warehousing is outsourced by 67%. In comparison, according to Fraunhofer Institute, warehousing is outsourced by 54% in Germany, which is the largest logistics market in Europe. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines. Puerto Rico. Russian Federation. Saint Helena. Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Lucia.

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