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

Talking Logistics

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. The post This Week in Logistics News (July 14-18, 2014) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. drug enforcement officials. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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Supply chain risks in the spotlight: Effects of Hanjin Shipping filing bankruptcy protection

Kinaxis

by Dr. Madhav Durbha Supply chain risks in the spotlight: Effects of Hanjin Shipping filing bankruptcy protection. A few days ago, the world’s seventh largest container shipping company by volume, Hanjin Shipping, filed for bankruptcy protection. Any such event will cause congestion in the ports.

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Autokiniton Leverages QAD Cloud for Rapid Disaster Recovery

QAD

That said, Autokiniton, the second-largest Body-In-White and vehicle-frame supplier in North America, was as ready as any business could be when an EF-3 tornado struck its Eastgate Plant in Tennessee and damaged another nearby. They would print product labels for Eastgate, do shipping paperwork and send ASNs.

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4PLs: Collaboration Among Logistics Service Providers Creating More Value for Shippers

GlobalTranz

For example, value-added service may include perks when shipping a large quantity of products on a recurring basis. 4PLs can give small- to medium-sized & enterprise businesses access to advanced analytics capabilities, better shipping rates, and a wider range of resources to use to improve efficiency in the shipping process.

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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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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. When customers order items not stocked at one of Belk’s fulfillment centers, those items are shipped directly from the vendor. PST will ship the same day. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.