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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

The ongoing Ukraine–Russia conflict has caused turmoil in significant parts of the global food chain, and in fact, Ukraine is a major exporter of barley (30% of global totals), wheat (25%), and sunflower oil (60%). Further, Ukraine supplies more than one-half of the world’s neon gas necessary for printing circuits on computer chips.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse. Xeneta’s analysis also shows that Russia substantially increased its import of goods from China. In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most.

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Winning strategies for distributors and manufacturers during an economic downturn

EazyStock

As the global world economy has continued to recover completely from the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, and with a subsequent war with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising inflation, many stock-holding companies are having a hard time.

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Supply Chain Leadership V: Howard Richman

NC State SCRC

When I was there, an employee’s base pay came every 4 weeks, and it would go up based on hitting certain metrics – Net Sales and Return on Total Assets. The only metric that mattered was how you were doing vs. the market and the competition – were you getting a lower price than Hershey or Nestle? I’ve never seen a culture like that!

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2022: A Look in the Rearview Mirror–Part I

American Global Logistics

We had a hangover from the pandemic: Which led to continued inventory shortages, closures of manufacturing plants in China, congested ports, and underemployment. Trade basically ceased as ports closed because of western- imposed economic sanctions on Russia. Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Europe agrees to cut natural-gas consumption as Russia crimps supplies. With its commitment to have all 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, Amazon will save millions of metric tons of carbon per year. Target chases bigger e-commerce profits with new delivery hubs, fleet of drivers.

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Two Indices of Supply Chain Activity Noting Supply Chain Volatility Trending

Supply Chain Matters

The authors specifically make mention of geopolitics along with the ongoing effects of the pandemic impacting many manufacturing regions in China. to Asia , as well as the European consequences of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict as now driving added index volatility. This index reportedly rose to 3.29 , up from a reading of 2.8