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146 days until Christmas - Are you ready?

Cathy Roberson

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Retailers with store-front will push this option and curbside pickups to offset high shipping costs. A Digital 360 2021 survey found that 45% of consumers opt for BOPIS because they do not want to pay for shipping. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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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. COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. kg of carbon emissions. How Forwarders Are Reducing Emissions.

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

” Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Our Judges are: Alexander Rhodeen serves as a supply chain catalyst with the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), Georgia’s technology business incubator, at Georgia Tech. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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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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Will sub-zero temps stall trucking operations?

DAT Solutions

Cargo can also be damaged by the cold. If there are delays, or the truck is stranded on the highway, the cargo could be ruined. Reefers protect freezable cargo. Most LTL operations won’t pick up freezables, and shippers may be forced to ship products on temperature-controlled trailers that can provide heat.

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

We’ve gathered the twelve supply chain headlines you need to know in an industry that’s always moving. Postal Service announced intentions to consolidate roughly 21% of delivery units into large-scale shipping centers. FRONTdoor Collective Provides Fresh Thinking Amid Contractor Controversy.

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Parcels' role in Intermodal Rail

Cathy Roberson

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Part of the statement reads: “The timing coincides directly with peak shipping season for the winter holidays, and a strike would have devastating consequences for retailers’ supply chains and could cripple the U.S. I wear a number of hats these days.