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FedEx’s Ongoing Business Restructuring Becoming Clearer as to Implications

Supply Chain Matters

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. Both organizations obviously are measured to differing transport service requirements.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

The move will reportedly increase existing hourly wage rates 25 percent by 2028. Supply Chain Matters further highlighted an announcement by electric automaker Tesla’s management in Germany who unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in that country.

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10 Trends in Supply Chain Management & Logistics for 2022

Unleashed

billion by 2028. Examples of sustainability initiatives in logistics & supply chain management European Union nations introduce plastic tax on non-recycled plastic packaging. Learn more: Eco-friendly Food Packaging: 8 Trends in Food & Bev Explained 7. leading to an expected market size of US$1,251.09

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Pharmaceutical Shipping: Tips to Lower Transport Spend

Intelligent Audit

By now, most news sources have shared the areas of concern and delays with road and maritime transportation. While looking at cost saving strategies shippers can look at adding additional cold packs to select a cheaper service that would incur cost savings even when including the additional weight of the shipment or package size.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

As the pandemic continues to rage on, brands will adopt AI-based technologies to help consumers easily track their packages and receive them as contactless deliveries. By 2028, the reverse logistics market size is expected to exceed 958 billion U.S. – Statista, Size of reverse logistics market worldwide, 2020-2028.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25 – 31)

Logistics Viewpoints

As the company continues to insource more of its last mile delivery operations, it is also taking steps to limit issues that could occur during the package drop off process. Its overall aim is to reduce future delivery defects, particularly when it comes to packages that have been delivered but not reported as received by end customers.

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Alternative Protein: A Food Manufacturers Guide [+ Case Study]

Unleashed

It was also a finalist in the Best Packaging category. Insect protein Insects are a highly nutritious, dense source of protein. But attitudes are shifting – evidence of insects’ nutritional value, alongside the efficiency and sustainability of farming them, is contributing to their rise in popularity as a food source.