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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

In past years, USPS has hiked its fees from roughly October to January during the annual surge, including increases in 2022, 2021, and 2020. With this contract in effect through 2028, you can continue to count on our longshore workers and terminal operators to keep cargo moving through the nation’s busiest port,” Seroka said.

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6 Manufacturing Trends You Need to Know

Arena Solutions

6 manufacturing trends you need to know The Great Resignation This recent trend began in 2021 when employees voluntarily left jobs in search of opportunities with better wages, working environments, and work-life balance. The manufacturing sector has been severely impacted by this trend because production jobs are highly technical.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

The year 2021 has proved it once again that Tom McCarthy was right. Rewind to 2021! 2021 may not be a year for the logistics industry to cherish, but it was a year filled with a lot of takeaways. 2021 pushed businesses to take giant strides in their logistics processes and operations. lifestyle) or involuntarily (e.g.,

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FedEx’s Ongoing Business Restructuring Becoming Clearer as to Implications

Supply Chain Matters

The company’s Express unit pilots have been without a labor contract since 2021, and this week are taking up a vote to strike. At stake is renewal of a five-year contract that will extend to 2028 and reportedly, a key focus for upcoming talks are a two-tiered wage system involving part-time and weekend workers. Under the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

The move will reportedly increase existing hourly wage rates 25 percent by 2028. The report observes that in 2021-2022, the largest carriers amassed net income levels totaling $364 billion. Hyundai Motor America announced this week that the automaker will raise certain U.S. production worker hourly wages starting in January 2024.

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Why You Need an International Freight Audit Software

Intelligent Audit

from 2021 to 2028. According to Grand View Research, “ The global transportation management systems market size was valued at USD 8.78 billion in 2020 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.3%

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The Supply Chain has Big Aspirations for Blockchain

Enterra Insights

” The firm predicts, “By 2021 the technology will begin to evolve past this phase. By 2028, Gartner projects blockchain will become fully scalable technically and operationally.” But the ‘digital business revolution’ promised by blockchain will need even more time. ” Blockchain’s potential.