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The 2022 Chicken Shortage: What the Cluck is Going On?

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That includes the workers processing and packaging your beloved chicken nuggets. Labor shortages, lack of truck drivers, and shortages of packaging materials like plastic, paper, and aluminum are all contributing to the slowdowns. One Australian poultry processor (Inghams Group Ltd.) Image source: Google Trends, as of Feb.

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UPS Impacted by Package Volume Declines and Revenue Shortfall in Q4-2022

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of global parcel transportation and logistics carrier UPS’s report of Q4 and full year 2022 financial performance, and the likely implications. Domestic package segment but declined 8.3 Reportedly, average daily package volume fell 4.5 billion which is below the 2022 revenue performance.

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The Impact of Fast Fashion Giants On Air Cargo

Freightos

This shift, which relies on the de minimis US customs regulation that waives direct to consumer packages worth under $800 dollars, is pushing air cargo rates up, and has significant implications for capacity, and regulatory landscapes. From Q3 2021 to early 2022, Freightos Air Index China-U.S. These rates dipped to around $3.50/kg

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In other Amazon news, the company says it helped stop 7 million counterfeit products from entering its fulfillment centers and reaching consumers last year– one million more than it did in 2022. Walmart first announced its next-gen fulfillment center model in 2022. Retail groups this week are applauding a U.S. Franklin St.,

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The Green Corridor – Keep an Eye Out for Green!

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As we say goodbye to 2021, I’d like to leave you with predictions of some quietly developing green trends that we should start noticing in 2022. Expect to see less plastic used — even if the packaging material looks and behaves like plastic, it may be made from starch or other materials that are not derived from fossil fuels.

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American Software Reports Third Quarterof Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

ATLANTA (February 23, 2022) American Software, Inc. NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022. million for the quarter ended January 31, 2022, a 45% increase compared to $7.5 million for the quarter ended January 31, 2022 compared to $31.6 million compared to $0.5

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 4, 2022)

Talking Logistics

1/12th of 2022 is over. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 4, 2022). Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 4, 2022). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 4, 2022) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. It’s Friday.