The surge in online purchases is increasing parcel delivery traffic and emissions. One solution is to take advantage of the trips people are already making to get parcels to their destinations.
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The pandemic changed the way we shop – with many ‘new’ initiatives actually reinventing old ways of doing things.
The pandemic home-delivery boom is driving a push to automation and precarious work by Australian supermarkets.
Delivery riders are paying the ultimate price for the fact that our cities, their infrastructure and the rules governing them make cycling much more dangerous than it should be.
The Postal Service plays a critical role in the supply chains of small businesses and in keeping rural America connected. There’s no reason it can’t continue to do so despite its financial woes.
Australia Post has long yearned to be freed from its obligation to deliver letters daily. With the COVID-19 pandemic it has been given that chance.
Delivery companies are constantly learning from past mistakes to better serve customers, but they neglect crucial energy, mobility and health issues.
Australia Post has begun conducting experiments with mail delivery robots. With Amazon launching today in Australia, all eyes will be on whether these prototype robots will actually deliver.
Domino’s Pizza and Ford have teamed up to offer pizza delivery via driverless cars in Michigan. Is it the way of the future?
Top contributors
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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PhD Candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University
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Professor of Supply Chain Management, West Virginia University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
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Professor of Transport Governance, University of Leeds
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Curtin University
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Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor in Law, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
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Professor of Comparative Literature, UCL
