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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

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Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. Russia Attacks Ukraine. Russia shells Ukraine. Russia had massed some 150,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, according to US estimates based on satellite imagery. Ukraine does not have the military might to stop the invasion.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 19 – 25)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. The ripple effects of the conflict in Ukraine will further drive up US food prices. As the war rages on in Ukraine, more and more companies and countries are looking at ways they can help with massive humanitarian aid. Amazon opens supply hub for Ukrainian refugees.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11 – 17)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. LSEG Workspace, a financial news and data platform, calculated inventory turnover ratios of 30 major U.S. Already wobbling from the demands of arming Taiwan and Ukraine, American weapons makers have the added task of producing for Israel — while also rearming the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25 – 31)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. These scrubbers (there’s one in each store) are equipped with inventory intelligence towers that take more than 20 million photos of everything on the shelves every day. funding before starting new production for Ukraine. crumbling infrastructure and manufacturing.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

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As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. The grain blockaded in Ukraine. Ukraine War and its Supply Chain Impact.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 12 – 18)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. and European companies may last longer than expected as they try to sell off their bulging inventories in an economic climate where demand is stalling. They stocked up again after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up the price of raw materials such as energy and wheat.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. Want to learn more building resiliency without losing the benefits of just-in-time inventory?