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Grubhub Maintains Dominance in a Less Crowded Food Delivery Market

Since 2013, at least 25 food delivery companies have failed, according to data tracked by venture-capital research firm CB Insights.

With funding from investors harder to come by, it’s an open question whether these startups will be able to continue providing a service that can rival Grubhub in speed, reliability, and convenience at a competitive price.

Uber Tests Self-Driving Cars in Pittsburgh, Envisions Food Deliveries

The test represents Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick’s vision to have a fleet of autonomous vehicles replace the company’s roughly 1.5 million drivers and to ferry food, packages and commuters around urban centers.

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Software & Technology

USDA to Test Online Shopping Using Food Stamps

To help accomplish this complex goal, USDA officials are expected to announce Thursday a request for online grocery retailers to participate in the program, which is expected to begin next summer.

Online shopping has dramatically altered buying habits for most Americans in recent years, and now, the $75 billion federal food stamps program, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is moving toward making that option available to the 43 million or so people across the country receiving benefits.

Independent Drivers Association Asks Court to Stop ELD Rule

On Tuesday, the OOIDA said electronic logging devices would violate the privacy of drivers by allowing employers and the government to track their movements.

The ELDs will be required for most carriers by late 2017 under guidelines released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The FMCSA says e-logs will reduce accidents.

Fast Food Restaurants Ramp Up Mobile Ordering

Among fast-food restaurants, the frequency of customer visits increases by six percent and average spending per visit rises by about 20 percent when technology is used to place an order, according to a Deloitte survey released this week.

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Software Solutions

Ensuring an ERP Deployment Reaches a Successful Conclusion

Overall, ERP projects will be more successful when they are treated as a “Business Transformation” project and the most successful projects enjoy management team support, driven from the highest level.

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Speed Limiting Devices Proposed for Heavy-Duty Vehicles; How Technology Will Enable Compliance

Fleet Advantage, LLC

Sandy Rosenfeld, manager of safety operations for Fleet Advantage, offered her insights on what the proposal will mean for the transportation industry.

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Drones to Deliver Chipotle Burritos to Virginia Tech

Project Wing will use self-guided hybrids that can fly like a plane or hover like a helicopter. They will make deliveries from a Chipotle food truck to assess the accuracy of navigation systems and how people respond.

The experimental service, to begin this month and last just a few weeks, is a test by Project Wing, a unit of Alphabet Inc. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and the Blacksburg, Va., university have agreed to participate.

Oracle to Acquire LogFire

The addition of LogFire will complement the logistics functionality of the Oracle SCM Cloud by adding cloud-based warehouse management capabilities.

Oracle is currently reviewing the existing LogFire product roadmap and will be providing guidance to customers in accordance with Oracle's standard product communication policies.

Emerging Technologies

Blockchain Technology Tested to Fight Fishing Industry Slavery

With the seafood industry notorious for human rights abuses and illegal fishing, campaigners hope the technology, piloted by a U.K.-based company Provenance, could help retailers, manufacturers and restaurants prove the origins of their fish.

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GE Transportation Acquires ShipXpress

ShipXpress Inc.

The agreement extends GE Transportation’s portfolio of solutions into the logistics value chain, giving it new offerings for shippers, and expanding its ability to deliver information and transaction services for railroad customers around the world.

GE Transportation, a producer of rail and transportation-related products and offerings, has acquired ShipXpress, a provider of cloud-based software solutions that enable transportation, industrial, and commodities businesses to efficiently operate with supply chain partners.

How Instacart is Changing Grocery Stores: An Inside Look

Instacart’s shoppers — who pick up all the items that customers order online, then pay for and pack them before delivery — breeze through Instacart-only express lanes at stores like Costco, Whole Foods and regional groceries like Mollie Stone’s.

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