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This Week in Logistics News (April 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

billion in 2020. Spending is growing across several categories, and the top Easter items consumers say they are planning to purchase include candy ($3.3 million attempts in 2021 and 6 million in 2020, it said. billion in 2022 and the previous record high of $21.7 billion), gifts ($3.8 billion) and food ($7.3 This is down from 2.5

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Amazon supply chain management pushes retail to the limit

Kinaxis

The online retailer’s most recent patent focuses on drone technology, and would involve drones delivering packages with parachutes. It has leased 20 Boeing 767 aircraft to shuttle goods around the US, and helped ship at least 150 cargo containers from China since October 2016. They’ve been called a competitor in every space.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

The kick-off to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan is just two weeks away, after being postponed last summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections.

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Who’s Using Blockchain in 2020, and How?

Logistics Bureau

Let’s look at some of its real-world uses in 2020 across the public and private sectors to see which prominent players have embraced blockchain, to what end, and what kind of inroads it’s making into the supply chain environment. So how well is blockchain living up to commercial and organizational expectations?

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2016 Supply Chain Trends: 7 of 12 Trends that Will Drive Supply Chain Management in 2016

GlobalTranz

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. We have already covered the top 6 trends for 2016 in manufacturing. Start today by re-imagining your supply chain.

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Hardware, Accessories Prices Increasing

AB&R

In fact, a reputable source told us that the cost of one freight container in 2021 is $10,000 – a 500% increase in price from 2020. Additionally, prices for adhesives, films, paper and packaging have each increased over 20% this year. How Hardware Manufacturers are Responding. Message From Zebra. AB&R Note.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

Yum Brands – parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill – recently announced a new packaging policy prioritizing more sustainable options. In a blog post, Yum noted it is transitioning away from plastics and developing new packaging solutions as part of that policy. And now on to this week’s logistics news.