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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

Department of Transportation, which has selected 37 projects to be given funds made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s (BIL) Mega Program and the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program. Massachusetts-based Teradyne moved its production out after U.S. The money is coming through the U.S.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. What is the Hyperconnected Era or “The Internet of Things?”

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As Inventories and Capacity Expansion Grew Too Quickly in 2022, Customers are Forcing Suppliers to Bear the Brunt of Optimistic Forecasts

NC State SCRC

In today’s Wall Street Journal , I was interviewed regarding a case that was just filed against Amazon by a large robotics , claiming that the e-commerce giant backed away from promises made early in the Covid-19 pandemic to support the supplier with millions of dollars in new purchases.

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How Can Paper Producers Rise to the Production Challenge?

USC Consulting Group

The novel coronavirus has produced a lot of uncertainty, and for manufacturers in the pulp and paper industry, that includes uncertainty related to demand. “During the COVID-19 outbreak, corrugated packaging materials are essential for the transport of food, medicines, and medical equipment,” the authors wrote.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech September 8 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Our prior full edition of this column was published on July 14 and featured news related to global battery manufacturer Panasonic and warehouse services start-up Flexe. Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

However, transportation management experts caution logistics providers not to get too excited. Speaking at a recent event in Las Vegas, Patton said, “ This business model is hurting to a degree where my company individually has to see change from FedEx Ground,” according to reporting from SupplyChainDive. imports totaled 2.53