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

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82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

Supply challenges arising from the war will hit many industries, with electronics being a prime example, since Russia and Ukraine are both sources of materials such as palladium and neon , vital for the manufacture of semiconductors. Grain From Ukraine: Will it Start Moving at Last? Agreement Signed, But Can it Hold?

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This Week in Logistics News (December 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

I saw an article recently about a cargo flight headed to Belgium from New York that had to turn around mid-flight. In 2020, brewers bought more than 41 billion aluminum cans and bottles, making aluminum the single most significant input cost in American beer manufacturing. A horse escaped from its stall and was loose in the hold.