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Can B2B e-commerce solve supply chain issues?

Cathy Roberson

If 2020 was the year of B2C, 2021 could likely be the year of B2B. According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007. Available in Rwanda, it plans to expand across Africa and around the world. Thanks as always for reading!

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

This is due in part to the chokepoints they cause in the flow of global freight as well as the fact that they give people access to resources and commercial activity more effectively. It serves as a detour for ships traveling between ports in Europe, America, and ports in southern Asia, eastern Africa, and Oceania.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

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In October 2021, Amazon adopted a flexible approach to let managers of individual teams decide how many days corporate employees would work in the office. An analysis of costs and benefits in the current hiring market is leading some warehouse operators to examine ways to increase automation, operators and executives say.

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This Month in Logistics News (December 30 – January 5)

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It has forced ships to reroute around the southern tip of Africa, driving up the cost for vessels for the longer voyage, though rates are still far below pandemic levels reached in 2021. Even with the new investments, it will still be shy of the near-$38 billion valuation that the company hit in 2021.