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National Barcode Day 2023

Enterra Insights

She explains, “The humble and familiar barcode — a staple on consumer packaging for nearly 50 years — will soon be replaced with a more robust and muscular successor that offers far more information about the product inside. .” Journalist Jennifer A. Kingson agrees that the traditional barcode will soon be an historical artefact.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

For routes previously served by sedans, SUVs and minivans can deliver more than double the number of packages while the company’s “high-capacity vans” are able to service nearly five times as many packages, Mulligan said. Colorado also adopted the rule but will have a heavy duty truck provision begin in 2027.

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The Better Goal: More Fuel Efficient Trucks or Using Fewer Trucks?

Talking Logistics

The proposed vehicle and engine performance standards would cover model years 2021-2027, and apply to semi-trucks, large pickup trucks and vans, and all types and sizes of buses and work trucks. That cut packaging weight by 28% and allowed IKEA to fit 128 lamps on a pallet that previously took just 80. percent improvement.

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Last-Mile Delivery 101: How a 3PL Works With Last-Mile Carriers for Best-in-Class Fulfillment

ShipBob

billion between 2023-2027. Last-mile delivery is a logistics term that is defined as the transportation of a package from a fulfillment center to the package’s final destination, which is usually a personal residence. A last-mile carrier is responsible for moving a package to its end destination.

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Effect of Working With CNC Machines on your Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

Transparency Market Research’s massive study on CNC machining revealed that the global CNC router market will grow significantly from 2019-to 2027. Even if the supply chain has some means to track a package, you will still need to rely on third parties to uphold their end of the bargain. What does the Research Say? Traceability.

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FedEx’s Ongoing Business Restructuring Becoming Clearer as to Implications

Supply Chain Matters

The established goal is to save $4 billion in costs fiscal 2025, and a cumulative $6 billion in costs by 2027. Last year, efforts were undertaken to allow the independent Ground delivery units to deliver Express packages. Bloomberg points out that the delivery of packages by independent contractors does not fall under the U.S.

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Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking

Resilinc

As Wall Street Journal reported on May 15, Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, “is spending billions of dollars to up its oil production capacity from 12 million barrels a day to 13 million by 2027 [and] increase its gas output by more than 50% by 2030.”