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The Dire Need for Data Automation in the Manufacturing Industry | AFFLINK

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Without the equipment and materials needed to ramp up production, consumer demand will continue to outpace delivery, leaving few distribution companies with the connections or sourcing capabilities to consistently meet customer fulfillment. Labor Shortages In warehouses, 73% of operators can’t find enough workers (Instawork).

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Supply Chain Matters COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule Update- October 25 2022

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Trillion by 2030. . It is becoming clearer that supply chain procurement and logistics teams elected to route import shipments thru either U.S. Similarly, WSJ separately reported that trucking freight operators now indicate that the traditional peak shipping season is crumbling as overstocked retailers cancel any new inventory orders.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

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Rivian will reportedly continue to provide EV delivery vans to Amazon through 2030 as part of the company’s 2019 supply agreement to provide 100,000 Amazon branded EV vans by 2030. Reportedly, the EV van producer is now allowed to secure parcel van supply deals to other interested parcel delivery fleet operators.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

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This is a full five years ahead of the original target of 2030. Of these 37 projects, 23 are in the US, which brings Amazon’s total clean energy procurement in the US from 7.2 GW to 10.4 Hasbro said it would raise prices mid-year and that it was taking steps to mitigate some of the expected supply issues.

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TMS Delivers on NASSTRAC’s Five Common Sense Suggestions for Shippers

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Freight Payment and Audit automation makes settlement predictable and easy which is always appreciated by carriers. That data visibility earns Transportation a seat at the table alongside other important functions like procurement and finance. A shipper with a great TMS is a carrier’s first choice!

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Boeing’s Production Quality Crisis Significantly Escalates

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While all of this unfolds, the industry must concurrently deal with aircraft orders that extend to 2030 delivery windows. Readers, airline customers and individual businesses will be experiencing the impacts of all of these events in the months to come in flight schedule availability, higher airline fares and air freight costs.

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

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Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Image source: Financial Times.