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Respondents in new Nice Insight survey note operational excellence in temperature data collection and management services
UPS (NYSE: UPS) and Marken are proud to be recognized by participants in Nice Insight’s 2017 Clinical Supply Chain Logistics Survey as a top provider in temperature data collection and management services for clinical trial materials. Survey findings were released in March of 2017 in Pharma’s Almanac, a quarterly supplement to the American Pharmaceutical Review.
$275 million project will feature advanced automation technology to support 1,500 jobs
UPS (NYSE:UPS) will build a new regional operations hub in Salt Lake City that will be among the largest processing facilities in its global package network. The $275 million project joins other significant capital investments announced over the past 24 months focused on new construction combined with modernization and expansion of top tier UPS® hubs in the U.S. to address planned growth.
When completed in late 2018, the new 840,000 square foot facility will process 69,000 packages per hour as a complement to the existing 200,000 square foot operations in town.
Customs deal helps propel exports by setting global standards
UPS (NYSE: UPS), commends the 110 countries who ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), a pact that will raise standards for customs processing and allow exports to reach their destinations more quickly and efficiently.
“TFA ushers in a new customs framework, making businesses more competitive and facilitating their growth through exports,” said David Abney, UPS Chairman and CEO. “By creating smarter rules that simplify how goods cross borders, this agreement will streamline the flow of commerce to meet the demands of the 21st-century economy.”
UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced today that it has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS® package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns to the vehicle while the delivery driver continues along the route to make a separate delivery.
UPS® (NYSE:UPS) today provided an update to its multi-year growth strategies, transportation and operations network transformation, and provided long term financial targets during the company’s investor conference in New York City.
Senior executives discussed topics central to the theme of the conference; Invest. Grow. Deliver. The company’s plans include: