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The Value of Refrigerated Transport!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Refrigerated transport is a vital component of global supply chains. To further support how refrigerated transport is so valuable in a global supply chain, below are several more reasons: 1. It’s Offering Unprecedented High-Speed Transport Worldwide. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

Much of the finger-pointing involved the movement of shipping containers into and out of port facilities. For the supply chain to work smoothly, a complex and highly choreographed dance, involving both full and empty shipping containers, must be performed. More than 80 ships stretched to the distance — a new record. ”[1].

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Too Much Focus on E-Commerce Shipping Practices? The Important Reminder That Logistics Fundamentals Still Matter

GlobalTranz

According to Eric Rice of Supply Chain 24/7, e-commerce growth in 2017 grew faster than it has since 2011. Unfortunately, e-commerce shipping practices, although different from traditional retail shipping, still fall short. What’s Wrong With E-Commerce Shipping Practices? What’s Wrong With E-Commerce Shipping Practices?

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting Supply Chain Disruptions

QAD

Not only do they expect items in a timely fashion (like 1-2 or even same-day shipping thanks to the Amazon Effect), but customers also demand visibility. How will you make sure that unused returns go back into inventory instead of being scrapped? For example, parcel shipping software does much more than simply produce shipping labels.

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What You Need to Know About the State of eCommerce Logistics

GlobalTranz

Meanwhile, eCommerce is catalyzing significant changes in retail real estate as more companies vie for warehouse space and transportation services to meet a growing number of online orders, explains Alexander Frei and John Morris of Area Development. In 2011, eCommerce represented a fraction of overall retail operations.

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Toyota and USPS See Opportunities for Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management

Talking Logistics

Imagine a bitcoin being a unit of inventory and a digital wallet (“bitcoin address”) being an inventory-keeping location, such as a store, distribution center, or truck trailer. A supply chain blockchain application, therefore, could be used to record the balances and transfers of inventory across a distributed supply chain network.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 14-18, 2014)

Talking Logistics

I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. Moving on to 3PL news, FedEx was indicted by the Justice Department for shipping packages from illegal online pharmacies despite being warned from U.S. We are a transportation company – we are not law enforcement.