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This Week in Logistics News (April 1-5, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Truckers gridlocked at U.S.-Mexico What should supply chain professionals do in response? Robinson (a Talking Logistics sponsor), shared some good advice in a blog post this week. req’d) DSV to Buy Panalpina in $4.6

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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Digitisation: Shifting Gears in 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Supply chain and logistics are at the centre of our economy. They are the economy, as the economy is a supply chain delivering daily the things we need. Supply chain and logistics is often labelled as a digital laggard with a high level of inertia. It seems that shifting gears is on the agenda.

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Wildfires are up 30% year over year and wreaking havoc on supply chains

Resilinc

However, fires that occur far outside factory gates are becoming a greater concern for supply chain risk managers. As recently covered by Supply Chain Dive , wildfires have in recent years cut off the major highways I-5 and I-15 in California. billion worth of livestock, according to Everstream Analytics.

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The Annual State of U.S. Logistics Report – Added Candidness and Need for More Synchronization

Supply Chain Matters

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. business logistics costs reportedly rose by 22.4 For 2021, U.S.

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Blockchain and Supply Chain are Becoming Inextricably Tied

Enterra Insights

Richard Howells, SAP’s Vice President for Solution Management for the Digital Supply Chain, believes blockchain will not only help address complexity but will reduce costs as well. Managing trade documentation. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning.

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Supply Chain-Enhanced Customer Experience

Enterra Insights

Yet according to research commissioned by BluJay Solutions in partnership with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), that’s not the case. Design supply chains with customer experience in mind. Which areas are out of your control but still need contingency plans to mitigate risks? .”