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Explore " package delivery" with insightful episodes like "106. Last Meter Delivery Robots", "Lobby Lifters & Porch Pirates: How Can We Stop Package Thieves? (Part 1/2)" and "Guest: Dr. Terry Esper on racism faced by Black delivery drivers; USMCA; Investment firms love logistics" from podcasts like ""The Next Byte", "Seven Day MVP" and "Logistics Matters with DC VELOCITY"" and more!
Episodes (3)
Lobby Lifters & Porch Pirates: How Can We Stop Package Thieves? (Part 1/2)
With the world working from home in 2020, people became reliant on online orders for pretty much everything. From toilet paper, to laptops... ecommerce skyrocketed.
Before we knew it, residential lobbies quickly turned into mountains of packages. AND THAT'S WHEN PACKAGE THIEVES TOOK NOTICE.
In part 1 of our 2-part series, we focused on eliminating unauthorized entry into buildings that allow package thieves to get buzzed-in in the first place.
We debated 2 potential solutions:
- Max proposed an “RSA Fob” approach that forces delivery personnel to match a unique code with the building tenant to verify that they’re a legitimate delivery person (UPS, FedEx, etc) before getting buzzed in.
- Nick proposed an intercom unit retrofit that would allow building access to verified delivery personnel for a set amount of time, eliminating tenants (and human-error) from the equation altogether.
Give it a listen and decide for yourself whether you’re Team Max, or Team Nick. Which approach do you see working better (and why)? Let us know on Twitter @sevendaymvp.
And don’t forget to subscribe to join us next week as we dive into Part 2 in the fight to eliminate package theft once and for all!
Seven Day MVP
enJanuary 04, 2021
Guest: Dr. Terry Esper on racism faced by Black delivery drivers; USMCA; Investment firms love logistics
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics at The Ohio State University, who talks about the problems that Black drivers face when making deliveries.
Our news team discusses the upcoming United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement that goes into effect July 1 and replaces NAFTA. We also look at some major recent investments that have been made in logistics tech companies and startups despite the pandemic and recession.
Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:
- Let’s talk about race and the danger faced by black delivery drivers
- Combatting black driver racism and harassment
- Website of Ohio State's Fisher College of Business
- Geek+ lands $200 million venture capital for warehouse and factory robots
- Yard management tech vendor Inc lands "significant" private equity investment
- Tech startup CognitOps lands $3 million funding for "warehouse operating system"
- Locus Robotics unveils $40 million venture investment for its AMRs
- DC VELOCITY's list of Covid-19 resources for the supply chain
- DC VELOCITY's Covid-19 coverage
- Visit DCVelocity.com for the latest news.
- Send feedback about this podcast to podcast@dcvelocity.com.
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