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Calling Reverse Logistics Startups – RLA to host Startup Competition

Cathy Roberson

(photo credit: depositphotos.com) According to consulting firm McKinsey, funding for logistics startups almost doubled in 2021 compared to 2020. In total, McKinsey estimates that $80 billion in funding was made in logistics startups in 2021. New to RLA’s annual conference will be a reverse logistics startup competition.

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

.” Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics.

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Singing the inventory blues

Cathy Roberson

(All photos credited to Depositphotos.com) Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Some retailers may have seen these signs but could not pivot quickly enough because of supply chain delays. The adoption of just-in-case inventory strategies by many retailers due to supply chain disruptions also didn't help much.

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Don't forget the pilots

Cathy Roberson

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Atlas also has maintained a strong relationship with DHL including joint ownership of Atlas’ subsidiary Polar Air Cargo in which DHL is a minority owner. I briefly discuss this further in a recent Air Cargo World story I wrote last month - A world potentially on strike.

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146 days until Christmas - Are you ready?

Cathy Roberson

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! New startups and technology solutions have emerged for retailers and other shippers to diversify further. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. Are you ready?

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COP21 – Freight and Climate Change

Freightos

This Black Friday Shawn Simms was first in line at Best Buy in Nashville, TN to bag a Thanksgiving bargain – a Toshiba HDTV for $149.99. A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 – Marc Althen, President, Penske Logistics. kg of carbon emissions.

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. We’ve gathered the twelve supply chain headlines you need to know in an industry that’s always moving.