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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Industry professionals have put in tireless hours and taken strategic measures to keep the supply chain moving and meet customer demand. Because Russia and Ukraine are leading exporters of grain, wheat futures in Chicago rose by almost 6% to $9.26 Nikkei Asia ).

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Uber, Aurora to expand self-driving truck ops in Texas to meet holiday rush. drugstores with technology that allows pharmacists to review and enter prescription information remotely while still meeting patient-privacy requirements. Amazon has a new drone for 30-minute urban deliveries. Senate proposes $755 million for truck parking.

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Apple’s UnfoldingChina Plus Sourcing for iPhone Production

Supply Chain Matters

The report outlines the first phase of a Foxconn plant being constructed in the southern state of Karnataka , which is expected to begin production in April 2024. and China and the building geo-political risk landscape involving conflict between Russia and Ukraine , the threat of a potential China invasion of Taiwan.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- July 28 2022

Supply Chain Matters

China and India, along with the continued effects of the Russia and Ukraine conflict on the Eurozone sector. While the first half numbers technically meet a common definition of economic recession, namely two successive quarters of declining output, the National Bureau of Economic Research has the ultimate call as to the state of recession.

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Logistics & Supply Chain News Roundup, January 2023

Logistics Bureau

China tensions continuing to escalate and Russia at loggerheads with NATO and the West in general, President Yoon’s logical and impassioned hopes for a future of international harmony could be a long way from realisation. As a proportion of total transportation costs for a given product, the last mile can generate up to 40%.

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Supply chains remain wonky… and will continue that way for awhile (Jason Miller blog part 4)

NC State SCRC

On top of the sanctions being announced by the Biden administration today on Russia, there are a lot of other crazy things going on in the logistics and supply chain sector, that are really driving the markets nuts… and people as well! the Freight Transportation Arrangement firms are now receiving 45.7%