Quick Hits: Fastenal's New PODs, And Amazon Blimp Warehouses

These first ID Quick Hits of the year look at Fastenal's new PODs offering, or Products-on-Demand, and Amazon's patent for a flying warehouse filled with drones and products.

Mike Hockett
Jan 4th, 2017

These first ID Quick Hits of the year look at Fastenal's new PODs offering, or Products-on-Demand, and Amazon's patent for a flying warehouse filled with drones and products.

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