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UPS Appoints New Chief Sustainability Officer

  • Suzanne Lindsay-Walker brings 20 years of engineering, supply chain and sustainability leadership experience to UPS
  • Company publishes 17th annual Sustainability Report
  • Continues to advance environmental, workforce and community sustainability goals globally

UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced Suzanne Lindsay-Walker has been named UPS chief sustainability officer (CSO) and vice president of environmental affairs. In this role, she succeeds Tamara Barker, a 32-year UPS veteran who recently retired. Lindsay-Walker will be responsible for policies and programs to ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations, as well as overseeing the attainment of UPS’s sustainability goals to reduce the use of carbon-based fuels.

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2 men arrested in connection with armed robbery of UPS driver – Local 10

Robbery occurred Aug. 16 in abandoned church parking lot, police say
Two men have been arrested following the Aug. 16 armed robbery of a UPS driver in El Portal, authorities announced Wednesday.

Tenarick Eugene Taylor and Chuvez Lorrick Hannibel, both 21, and from Miami, were taken into custody Aug. 29.

According to El Portal police, the victim was eating lunch in his UPS truck in the rear parking lot of an abandoned church at 205 NE 87th St., as he commonly did once most of the packages had been delivered, when the duo pulled into the parking lot in a Dodge Charger and approached the truck.

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UPS Webinar Explores How To Attract Today’s Online Shopper

Join UPS experts on Sept. 12 for a discussion on enhancing the e-commerce experience for today’s empowered online shoppers.

Online shoppers today are savvier than ever, and they continue to expect more service, information and control from retailers. How can companies stay ahead of the curve and give buyers the e-commerce experience they’re looking for?

Join UPS (NYSE:UPS) experts Sean Flaherty, Vice President of Global Retail and E-commerce Strategy, and Kelly Brock, Director of Customer Retention in the Global Segment Marketing Group, for an informative webinar, Great Expectations: The 2019 UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper Results, taking place on Sept. 12.

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Ware2Go Launches Suite Of Supply Chain Optimization Tools

  • Demand Forecasting; Warehouse Network Optimization; Inventory Level Optimization; and Service-Level Performance Insights
  • Reduce delivery times and transportation costs
  • Improve order and inventory forecasting to decrease carrying costs and stock-outs

Ware2Go, a nationwide on-demand fulfillment platform specializing in scalable capacity, fast delivery, easy onboarding and superior customer service, today announced a new suite of supply chain optimization tools to help merchants of all sizes become more efficient and reach new customers.

The self-service integrated toolset helps businesses improve their demand forecasts, identify optimal inventory levels and quantify the overall value of strategically distributing inventory close to end users.

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The robots are coming—and they’re bringing your online order – Digital Commerce 360

Last-mile delivery—the process of moving items from warehouses or stores to consumers’ homes—is a challenge for retailers. It’s expensive, error-prone and not responsive enough to effectively accommodate on-demand delivery of items purchased online. To address these problems, online retailers and others are turning to robots.

While some retailers are testing full-sized, self-driving cars, a fresh breed of vehicles is emerging: the delivery robot. New, purpose-built delivery robots are small, relatively lightweight and made to operate at low speeds. They’re designed to make deliveries without drivers, often in places off-limits to cars, such as sidewalks.

Delivery robots have the potential to boost the speed and efficiency of retail deliveries and significantly reduce costs, says Robert Doyle, vice president for the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), a trade association serving the robotics industry. One estimate, from investment management firm ARK Investment Management LLC, suggests robots could reduce the cost of last-mile delivery to 6 cents per mile compared with about $1.60 per mile for a delivery made by a human. Because they are agile and adaptable, robots could be the best choice for some deliveries, especially in crowded urban areas or on college campuses.