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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Update September 18 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Last week, the industry publication Aviation Week published its report, Pratt GTF Repair Plan Jolts Beleaguered Airline Industry. Specifically noted in the report: “ The effect on the airline industry will be profound.” Reportedly the news of a far broader inspection program caught most airline providers by surprise.

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Top Supply Chain and Logistics Automation Trends to Watch for in 2019

GlobalTranz

Changing Regulations Will Make Drivers’ Jobs Easier According to John Paul Hampstead of Freight Waves , a new regulation reached by the Federal motor carrier safety administration will allow drivers to use cameras as a substitute for two rear-view mirrors. The Move to LTL Digital Shipping.

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Five Reasons SMBs Suddenly Make Sense For Forwarders

Freightos

Alibaba’s Jack Ma recently urged 3,000 US small businesses to do just that at a conference in Detroit, and he is making good on his vision to take down trade barriers that are holding smaller businesses back from buying and selling globally. Speaking in Detroit in June 2017, Jack Ma encouraged US sellers to increase their sales abroad.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics Super Bowl survey, 184.5 Total spending on food, drinks, apparel, decorations, and other purchases for the day is expected to reach $14.6 million US adults said they planned to tune into the big game. million last year, and another 13.7