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This Week in Logistics News (August 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Founded in 2014, Magazino employs around 130 people. ABB has opened a new facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, to serve as the company’s dedicated center for robotic automation in the logistics and packaging industries. In addition to its shareholding, which has existed since 2020 and was increased to 21.7 from 99 yuan.

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Well Prepared Retailers Seize Opportunity for Advantage during Port Closures

Supply Chain Collaborator

Opportunity Knocks – The Wall Street Journal reports the West Coast ports’ share of container imports fell precipitously year over year between May 2014 and May 2015 according to U.S. What are the contours of the opportunity and how were some retailers prepared to seize it while many others weren’t? Census Bureau data.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Errors in interpretation of product specifications, shipping documents, and other critical instructions, due to language barriers are reduced. energy costs have dropped.

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Managing Supplier Risk: A Lesson from Parnell and Peanuts

EcoVadis

The sentence comes as a result of the late 2008-2009 salmonella outbreak linked back to PCA plants in Texas and Georgia. What can you do when you have a supplier who knowingly ships a contaminated product ( the infamous “Just ship it” email ) and falsifies documents? How can you protect yourself from this type of risk?

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Disappointing April Container Volumes Keep LA and Long Beach In The Red For 2015

Elementum

3% fewer containers in 2015 compared to 2014. Port of Los Angeles spokesman Phillip Sanfield claims that year-to-date shipping volumes have likely dropped off because cargo ships have not returned to normal schedules after February’s delays. percent increase over April 2014.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

With three maritime ports that together rank 7th in waterborne shipping, Indiana provides the only statewide port system with direct waterway access to two U.S. More than 175 million pounds of cargo are shipped through ths state's airports annually. million tons of commodities were shipped through 60 barge terminals. Media Type.

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Supply Chain Management:The Learning from the 2012 Holiday.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

It reported that it last one-day shipping order was placed on 11:52 p.m. PST on December 22, and shipped to Fayetteville Georgia in-time for Christmas opening. January 2014. Copyright © 2014 Infosys Limited. Multi-Channel Selling & Fulfillment (76). Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38).