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The Annual State of U.S.Logistics Report- Even More Candidness and Reality

Supply Chain Matters

Last year we noted that the out of sync theme was refreshingly more candid in depicting the challenges and ills of the logistics and transportation services sector and the need for new thinking and added emphasis on shipper and cargo holder value and service’s needs. companies have been increasingly moving supply chain closer to home.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 11-15, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Accenture Releases Enhanced Ocean Cargo Pricing Software to Provide Greater Pricing Visibility for Carriers. With Amazon, you never know, which is why I’ll be updating the presentation I will deliver at the SMC3 Connections 2016 Conference on June 28th in Chicago (“A–Z: The Emergence of Amazon as a Global 3PL”) from now until I walk on stage.

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What Are the 5 Biggest Supply Chain Issues Today?

Stord

Manufacturing and shipping–already handicapped by worker shortages–weren’t able to keep up with new demand. That resulted in bottlenecks, such as the record backlogs at the port of Los Angeles, where container ships waited for weeks to offload cargo. In short, they use and generate data from multiple sources. The result?