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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Tropicana is releasing a cereal specifically intended to mix with orange juice instead of milk. A spokesman for Walmart Canada said the ergonomic ring scanners have a button that workers press with their thumbs to scan an item while they pick.

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Biden Releases 1M Barrels/Day From Strategic Reserve, Shippers Hope for Results

Intelligent Audit

Still, he also declared the immediate release of one million barrels of oil from the strategic oil reserves per day for the next six months. This article will address the importance of this release and its impact on the supply chain. . What Caused the Biden Administration to Release Part of the US Strategic Oil Reserves.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Check out the press release for all the details, but here are a couple initiatives that caught my attention: Same Day Delivery: Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s this fall will begin piloting same-day delivery of products purchased online at macys.com, bloomingdales.com and on both brands’ mobile-enabled websites. Macy’s, Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 20-24, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Here are some details from the press release: For over 20 years, MK Data has provided comprehensive technology solutions that help more than 900 businesses comply with these restrictions by screening for transactions with specified parties.

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Companies Must Pay Attention to Their ESG

Enterra Insights

Today, corporate social responsibility falls under a broader category called Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices. While IT solutions can’t replace all material elements within a supply chain, digital tools can empower an organization to use resources and energy more efficiently.” Bain analysts, Michael C.

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The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and Its Impact on Supply Chains

Exiger Perspectives

The CBP was previously allowed to issue withhold release orders (WROs) on items that were produced by forced labor, but the rebuttal presumption now expands this power to all goods coming from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. “The downstream impact is deliberately and potentially vast. Each sector must have its own plan.

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Guess Who Announced New Transportation Management Software (TMS) Functionality Yesterday

Talking Logistics

“There is a misconception in the industry that you can identify the lowest total network cost based on optimizing lane rates only,” said John Diez, President, Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions in the press release. and “What is a transportation management system?” don’t fit so neatly in a box any more.