In the Media

Boeing's 737 Max line has been grounded, making things tricky at the plant near Seattle. It's filled with undelivered 737s and it's not clear what will happen to them. Bill Keough weighs in.

What are the consequences of our addiction to near-instant delivery? Our Anne Goodchild is featured.

"Rethinking how to use the load/unload space is now necessary," says Barbara Ivanov, chief operating officer with the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center at the University of Washington. Ivanov is working with the city of Seattle to design a common locker system—essentially a tiny distribution center—where a delivery truck pulls up and unload its packages into separate, secure lockers.

Amazon hopes to make 50% of shipments to customers with net zero carbon in the next 11 years. Anne Goodchild's research is cited.

Edwin Quezada jump-started his career with a Master's degree in Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics.

Demand for curb space has been soaring with the rapid growth of e-commerce delivery and ride hailing services like Uber and Lyft. A December 2018 study by the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab revealed that 47 percent of commercial vehicles parked in downtown Seattle were parked in unauthorized areas. 

More boxes, more trucks, more stops, and more congestion.

Over the course of three years, Urban Freight Lab researchers will develop technology to inform delivery drivers about parking availability.

New York City officials pitching a new freight distribution and infrastructure plan have yet to address its environmental or economic downsides. Anne Goodchild is quoted.

Student and employer interest is the driving more supply chain and logistics coursework. FreightWaves talks supply chain degree programs, including our Master's degree in Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics.

The closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct in early January will kick off a traffic nightmare in Seattle for the next five years. Anne Goodchild comments.

Many online retailers are extending holiday free shipping, but our Anne Goodchild says there's no such thing.

"One of the things that still does surprise me is the accuracy and the speed and the quality control that has been developed and is present in this delivery system," says Anne Goodchild.

Logistics researchers used to worry about the first and last mile as the most problematic and least efficient part of freight movement. “Now,” Anne Goodchild says, “we worry about the last 50 feet.”

Rising e-commerce means more delivery trucks and urban gridlock. Anne Goodchild and Barbara Ivanov write that lockers at transit centers, where carriers can leave packages for people who live or work nearby, are a potential solution.