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This Week in Logistics News (November 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

FreshDirect has a reputation for innovative technology deployment, and recently initiated an advanced microfulfillment center automation project with Fabric to support customers in the Washington DC area. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines must be transported at temperatures well below 0 Celsius.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up: March 4 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The need for the price increases were attributed to exploding supply chain component and transportation costs. Seattle based Expeditors International of Washington acknowledged on February 20 that operational services were shut down as a result of a targeted cyberattack which significantly impacted internal systems.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- August 17 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. In our recent Supply Chain Matters updates on global supply chain developments, we have noted a theme of growing labor tensions across global transportation networks. Across the U.S. ,

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ThroughPut Inc. Appoints the former Vice-Chairman of Bank of America and Distinguished Business Finance Expert, Luke Helms, to its Advisory Board

ThroughPut

ELI enables Process Improvement Experts and Operations Managers to reduce cycle times and operational unpredictability across some of the most advanced process industries, including manufacturing, logistics, automotive & transportation, aerospace & aviation, chemical processing, energy & utilities, oil & gas, and others.

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Boeing 737 MAX 9 Door Plug Incident- Latest Update

Supply Chain Matters

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to launch immediate investigations. The impact of this directive involve Boeing ’s aim to initiate an added fourth 737 MAX production line within the company’s Everett, Washington aircraft assembly complex.

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XPO Logistics (XPO) to Acquire Con-way (CNW)

Supply Chain Network

XPO will also capitalize on synergies from the combination with Con-way’s managed transportation, truckload and freight brokerage businesses. Con-way is a Fortune 500 company with a transportation and logistics network of 582 locations and approximately 30,000 employees serving over 36,000 customers.

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Doing Business in the United States

QAD

Products include petroleum, steel, high-tech, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications equipment, electronics, chemicals, consumer goods, food, lumber and mining products. Cargo transportation in the U.S. is still a technology powerhouse in computers, pharmaceuticals, medical, aerospace and military equipment.