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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

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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. New aircraft purchases are focused around twinjets such as the Boeing 767 and 777. As a result, the Olympics will take place without spectators.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

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tractor fleet and sourcing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, according to the press release. Unseasonably cold weather in Spain slowed down the growing of peppers, leading to Morrisons limiting purchases to two per customer. British supermarkets source peppers exclusively from Spain during the winter months. million U.S.

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Supply Chain And Logistics Trends That Could Be Big In 2020

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The circular supply chain is a model in which the supply chain does not terminate with products in the hands of end-customers. Lawmakers are placing obligations on manufacturers to own the future of the materials they process. Forecasters such as McKinsey estimate potential savings as being worth over $1 trillion (US) by 2025.

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Logistics & Supply Chain News Roundup, January 2023

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In the week ending January 15 th , hospitalisations in the People’s Republic increased by 70% against the week prior, according to The World Health Organization (WHO) as reported by Reuters. Other reports say that people are sickening quickly and in enormous numbers, leaving factories short-staffed at the worst possible time—Chinese New Year.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 10 – 16)

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The company has developed an electrically driven fleet of foldable cargo carts that are propelled by battery-powered bicycles. The list of product shortages continues, with US auto manufacturers feeling the crunch. To qualify for refurbishment, the sneakers need to be returned to Nike stores within 60 days of purchase.