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The Importance of Transportation Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Transportation visibility is clearly not only for trucks.

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Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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General Motors Locks In Strategic EV Vehicle Supply for 2025

Supply Chain Matters

This week, in conjunction with General Motors reporting of Q2-2022 financial performance, the auto maker disclosed that it had secured strategic supply agreements to support one million electric powered vehicles in North America by 2025. Some Broader Context. The vehicle backlog is expected to clear by over the next few months.

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Global Supply Chains — A Source of Strength

Enterra Insights

1] One of those “future shocks” occurred when the Suez Canal was blocked for days by a grounded container ship — the Ever Given. 3] Following year-long discussions about supply chain resilience, the Economist reminds us, “Resilience comes not from autarky but from diverse sources of supply.”[4]

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

One area is in transportation, such as mapping and planning routes, taking into account variables like the weather, Perego said. Amazon has been focusing on a so-called “regionalization” effort to ship products to customers from warehouses closest to them rather than from another part of the country. That said, U.S.

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The Green Corridor: Full Circle – The Promise and Struggles of the Circular Economy and Green Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The right way” emphasizes that our fundamental relationship with the Earth demands that products be made and transported in ways not harmful to the Earth. This incremental change allows for greater recycling use and needs to be done in order for Coca-Cola to reach its 100% recycled bottle content objective by 2025.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

US House passes ocean shipping bill to allay export backlogs. The company, in its quest to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 has also been investing in electric vehicles as well as other alternative fuel sourced vehicles. GM 3D prints 60,000 parts to keep up with deliveries. Container prices jumped in May for first time in 2022.