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Unbundling UPS: How the Traditional Shipping and Logistics Space Is Being Disrupted
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Unbundling UPS: How the Traditional Shipping and Logistics Space Is Being Disrupted

From package delivery to supply chain & freight services, here’s how UPS is being unbundled.

CB Insights
CB Insights, 2021
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You’ll find an abundance of snappy start-up names in this report from CB Insights, which provides an overview of companies entering the shipping and package delivery ecosystem. The reason for the abundance is clear – supply chain and logistics raised a record $1.7 billion in funding in 2020. The promise of these start-ups is that they’ll direct the laser focus of technology-based solutions at the endlessly complex and often disappointingly inefficient shipping industry. Industry giants like UPS are already employing some tech solutions, but there’s plenty of room to grow with the Internet of Things, AI, machine learning and automation.

Take-Aways

  • UPS makes the bulk of its revenue on package delivery, with a smaller slice coming from supply chain and freight services. Tech solutions are infiltrating both operations.
  • Whether long-haul or last-mile, shipping is going autonomous and on-demand.
  • E-commerce fulfillment will optimize with predictive data and analytics, while returns will get a boost from AI and machine learning.

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CB Insights’ technology insights platform provides analysis into markets, business relationships, growth, competition and innovation.

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