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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. Roughly the size of a small cooler, Amazon Scout vehicles can transport small packages along sidewalks at walking pace.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. The Early Days: 1956-1960s.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. 82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020).

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Trade Acronyms as a Second Language

CH Robinson Transportfolio

AD occurs when a foreign manufacturer sells goods in the U.S. tax breaks to manufacturers that export goods to the U.S.), enabling the manufacturers to sell the goods cheaper than domestic manufacturers. tax breaks to manufacturers that export goods to the U.S.), North America Free Trade Agreement.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Dumps of Product-Locations & Transportation Lanes were taken and queries were designed to check some basic parameters. Automotive. Communication Services.

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4 Use Cases of the IoT in Retail: Operations Transformed for Greater Efficiency and Profitability

GlobalTranz

This information is continually being applied to enhance your life, but the applications of the IoT in retail and manufacturing does much more than managing the tasks of one person. Per Bill Chamberlin of Forbes magazine , new revenue opportunities will include fewer lost purchases due to long waits or being “out of a certain item.”.

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