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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target is increasing its use of larger delivery vehicles in markets served by its sortation centers, improving capacity and creating more efficient routes, executive vice president and COO John Mulligan said on an earnings call last week. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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Named and Unnamed Storms and Watching the Horizon

QAD

All of this started me thinking of analogies for my friends and QAD’s customers in manufacturing. For manufacturing entities there are a set of annual storms with different names. So there will be another Elsa in 2027, but Katrina is a name that is forever retired and no storm will ever bear her name again.

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TSMC Plans for First European Based Semiconductor Chip Plant

Supply Chain Matters

TSMC to Construct its First European Chip Fabrication Facility Industry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) announced this week that the Taiwan based producer will construct its first European based chip facility that will be located in Germany.

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InFocus Webinar: Decoding the Secrets of Asia’s Last-Mile Maturity

Locus

Watch Now The growing spotlight on last-mile delivery As we navigate the digital age, industries like e-commerce, 3PL (third-party logistics), retail, and manufacturing are experiencing a seismic shift in how they operate, particularly in the realm of deliveries. Insights are just a click away! Read Also: Can Retailers Reinvent the Last Mile?The

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. remains unclear.

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Last-mile Dialogues: Make Your D2c Strategy a Winner With an Intelligent SCM Solution

Locus

The direct-to-consumer (D2C) model has been gaining popularity among customers for some time now as manufacturers get a lot more room to provide customized brand experiences that bring a lot more delight to consumers, which in turn strengthen brand loyalty. With an expected CAGR of 34.5%

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Update September 18 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Further reported was that Pratt had plans to add engine overhaul repair capacity to address durability issues before the severity of the specific HPT disk problem became clearer. Plans reportedly call for the facility to be operational by 2027. Thomas, Ontario , upwards of a two hour drive from Detroit.