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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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Fulfilling Big Bulky Small Parcels with Dusty Holcomb

The Logistics of Logistics

About Dusty Holcomb Dusty Holcomb joined “The Herd” at Red Stag Fulfillment in May 2021. About Red Stag Fulfillment Red Stag Fulfillment is a rapidly growing third-party logistics company based in Knoxville, Tennessee, founded in 2013 by Ryan Kelly and Eric McCollom. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping.

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The SwanLeap Story with Brad Hollister

The Logistics of Logistics

Founded in 2013, SwanLeap is a leading transportation, consulting, and technology firm specializing in supply chain best practices and cost reduction strategies. Backed by a wealth of transportation industry expertise in niche areas, SwanLeap leverages the power Artificial Intelligence to turn shipping into a profit center.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In a blog post, Amazon said a combination of planes, trucks, ships, and delivery vans, along with staffed-up warehouses, has put it in a good position to “get customers what they want, when they want it, wherever they are this holiday season.” UPS just posted its best year ever, and 2021 isn’t even over yet.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Consumers have gotten used to ordering more than what they are planning to keep for trying on different sizes of clothing or shoes or for trying a new brand and shipping the returns for free. Shipping items back and forth creates needless greenhouse gas emissions, and only 54% of all packaging gets recycled.

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Why ‘Impact Proof’ Will Eat Brand Purpose For Breakfast In 2021

Provenance

In 2021 however, I believe a new term will come to define business outcomes just as much as brand purpose: impact proof. In 2021, I think we’ll connect more as citizens to make collective demands for clear proof of impact. A number of my friends working in big tech told me of their plans to jump ship last year.

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The Supply Chain is Suffering Labor Pains

Enterra Insights

. “These days,” writes journalist Susan Caminiti ( @SusanCaminiti ), “everything from the seemingly random shortages of items in the grocery store to the small-print warnings that your online purchases could experience shipping delays can all be traced back to a woefully out-of-whack supply chain.”[4]