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October 14th- 18th Supply Chain & Logistics News

Logistics Viewpoints

Do You Think Fedex Ships Live Pandas? This last week, FedEx furthered its commitment to the giant panada conversation, FedEx has completed its first-ever round trip transportation of six pandas between the US and China via two separate flights. This move continues the tradition of U.S.

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The Supply Chain Merry-Go-Around

Supply Chain Shaman

Unless changes occur, the Company will miss the market for the inflection point for building holistic modeling of ship through (the channel) modeling. I expect the company to move more aggressively into the transportation planning market. Kinaxis and o9. In many ways the solutions are complimentary. Blue Yonder and Anaplan.

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How Blockchain Helps Improve Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

What Is Supply Chain Management The goal of supply chain management (SCM) is to streamline the process through which raw materials are acquired, processed, stored, transported, and ultimately supplied to consumers. Logistics companies use blockchain to monitor the whereabouts of items as they are transported.

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Southern California Wildfires and Windstorm 

Exiger Perspectives

Californias role as a vital nexus for transportation, technology, and industrial machinery places manufacturing supply chains at significant risk from the ongoing wildfires. Power outages, evacuations, and closures of key transportation routes have disrupted production and distribution networks in the Southern California region and beyond.

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How Do IT Supply Chain Attacks Actually Happen?

IT Supply Chain

Attackers can tamper with hardware or firmware during manufacturing or shipping. One example was discovered in 2018. Hardware and Firmware Some attacks go even deeper. These are rare but hard to detect. Once inside, they can survive resets and reinstallations. Tiny chips were found on motherboards used by major cloud providers.

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Canadian Postal Workers Labor Strike Underway

Supply Chain Matters

While alternative carriers have grown since 2018, today’s higher shipping volumes mean even private networks risk bottlenecks. Larger companies may have contingency plans, but smaller businesses and rural consumers remain especially vulnerable without affordable delivery options.

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What Shippers and Brands Need to Know Amid Tariff Whiplash

Stord

Shippers are scrambling to front-load orders during this 90-day window, an effort thats already driving spot rates higher across ocean freight, drayage, and over-the-road transportation. Steel/Aluminum, Auto Parts, and Legacy China Tariffs from 2018 and 2019 are still valid and in effect. The next hearing will be on June 5th.