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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

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companies were further rattled after Chinese authorities recently questioned workers at Boston-based consulting firm Bain & Co. Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace. Ship with Walmart (SWW) was previously available only for cross-border orders.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 5 – 11)

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According to the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics Super Bowl survey, 184.5 Total spending on food, drinks, apparel, decorations, and other purchases for the day is expected to reach $14.6 Ocean’s biggest shipping lines are buying planes. Hasbro raising toy prices due to shipping costs.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech December 13 2022 Edition

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This action represents a reported 77 percent premium to the company’s closing stock price on November 22, 2022, the last full trading day prior to media reports involving a potential transaction. The announcement further coincides with Coupa Software’s report of fiscal third quarter financial performance.

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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

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The category started to see stocking challenges beginning in July 2021, and the situation has continued to worsen into 2022.”. The category started to see stocking challenges beginning in July 2021, and the situation has continued to worsen into 2022.”. The CDC typically receives reports of 2-4 infant infections per year.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

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Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks.

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Seasonal Inventory and 7 Ways to Manage It Effectively

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For instance, there’s more likely to be a steady demand for flip flops in Santa Monica year-round than in Boston (unless you’re one of those New Englanders that just doesn’t care). Many companies struggle with this; online out-of-stock notifications during the holiday season increased 256% from 2019 to 2021.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 5)

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For 2021, there has been another hiccup, which the wine industry may refer to as the great supply chain kerfuffle. For some vineyards, they rely on specific barrels to give their wine its signature flavor; but reports are circulating that delays of 6 to 8 months are the norm for these barrels today.