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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

But in a shocking twist, just two hours later, Swift surprise-released a 15-track expansion of the album, dubbed The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. Together, they shave down the time it takes to get products from trailers into the facility by 90 per cent — and their overlord, Walmart Canada, hopes this is just the start.

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The Future Of The Supply Chain Starts With Sustainability.

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

From driver shortages to the e-commerce boom and pandemic-related lockdowns fueling unprecedented congestion, getting goods to retailers and consumers in a timely manner has never been more challenging. This is a global issue, of course, but if we just take the U.S. the coming year may look a little different regarding sustainability.

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

ToolsGroup

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Covid-19’s Impact on the Supply Chain Crisis.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The delays are attributed to supply chain issues at every stage – from the time of booking transport to gate in at the port as well as ocean transit time of shipping containers. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. points the month before, for the first time in months.

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Three Logistics Imperatives for Managing Uncertainty in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

As I write this in the fourth quarter of 2021, there’s just no telling what the new year will bring in terms of emerging logistics challenges. How can logistics teams hope to focus on these priorities, when too often they are struggling just to complete daily tasks and deliver on time?

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The Brave New World of Logistics: A Primer

BlueYonder

They can see and manage, in real-time or near real-time, what is happening, at every node in the network. billion by 2030. They can measure performance aspects like on-time fulfillment and picking efficiency, leveraging those metrics to optimizewarehouse processes. million years for humans to use fire for cooking.

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The Not-So-Surprising Growth of 4PLs

BlueYonder

The COVID-19 pandemic changed just about every facet of our personal and professional lives, but its impact has been especially dramatic for logistics professionals. billion by 2030 as more companies seek a single supplier to provide turnkey management of all their supply chain and operational tasks.