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Labor Day 2021

Enterra Insights

In the supply chain field, warehouses are being filled with an increasing number of robots to help keep up with the demands of e-commerce. million, kept the South Carolina plant from shutting down at the height of the outbreak.”. NBC News, 9 April 2021. [2] The post Labor Day 2021 first appeared on Enterra Solutions.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

This past Monday marked the first normal Boston Marathon since 2019, as the 2020 marathon was canceled due to the Covid pandemic, and the 2021 marathon was shifted to October with a smaller field. South Carolina prohibits importation of some birds due to avian flu. Supply chain cyberattacks jumped 51% in 2021.

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National Logistics Day™ 2022

Enterra Insights

Further, logistics, also known as distribution, is responsible for the materials-handling, order-placing, warehousing-management, carrier selection, product or service delivery, and product and service recovery.” The Logistics Plus staff reports, “It is estimated that the transportation and warehousing segment in the U.S.

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Manufacturing and the Titanium Economy

Enterra Insights

million in October 2021, and the United States is home to hundreds of manufacturers that deliver world-class products and excellent financial returns. Anecdotally, he discusses the town of Simpsonville, South Carolina, now home to a Michelin plant. .”[4]. Industrial employment rose from 11.6 ”[5].

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Hitendra Chaturvedi’s Reality Check

Resilinc

But in his 2021 book “ Sense and Sustainability ,” Chaturvedi shows he’s an idealist as well as a realist. Texas has dropped from 2nd in 2020 to 13th in 2021. South Carolina is 11th after years as number one.

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Market Update: Union Contracts- May 2021

Freight Plus

The ILWU is the International Longshore & Warehouse Union and they represent workers from Seattle/Tacoma to Southern California. However, recently the ILA filed a $200M lawsuit against management and a carrier for the use of non-union employees at a new terminal in South Carolina.