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Energy Transition in Supply Chain

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On top of that, some retailers are developing sustainability scorecards for items, allowing consumers to see hoe sustainably sourced and delivered their order is. Too often, warehouses use boxes to ship items that require a lot of additional packaging. Ocean shipping can play a big role in sustainability and energy transition.

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Outside-in Process Q&A

Supply Chain Shaman

Their goal is clear–stabilize the blood supply in the United States. They implemented a simple planning technology with an outside-in channel-centric model (Ship to model definition). Model Comparisons Ship from model: A ship-to model: Another example of bi-directional orchestration is meat packing.

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How is the Logistics Economy Holding Up?

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Source: J.P. But cross-border trade is an important part of the global economy and much of this trade is in physical goods that must be stored, shipped, transported, and eventually consumed. The United States publishes monthly advance economic indicators that can provide more recent and updated information.

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Time to Rethink Sourcing Rare Earth Elements

Supply Chain Game Changer

Strategic National Stockpiles and Sourcing for the National Interest! These Rare Earth Elements have long ago been abandoned for mining and processing here in the United States and are part of our reliance on Chinese sources of supply. sourcing #rareearthelements. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Pile it up!

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. United States Inflation Rates and GDP Inflation is the highest in forty years. Build in-market sourcing. Rationalize global strategies to focus on building markets based on in-market sourcing.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

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In all, the acquisition will add more than 350 temperature-controlled vehicles and four million square feet to the UPS Healthcare global footprint, offering customers access to faster shipping times, greater production flexibility, and offerings to help them attract new business. Exports in the January-June period totaled 652.5 percent to 38.7

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

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Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.