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The US Port Congestion and Effects on Supply Chains

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

As a consumer , you probably experienced this interference while shopping for gifts over the holidays, searching for in-stock furniture for your home, or with other products you purchased. During significant supply chain disruptions , some solutions can help you mitigate shipping disruptions and better serve your customers.

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Benefits of Cross-Docking and the Port of Mobile, AL

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

The Port of Mobile in Alabama is a well-connected port that manufacturers and industries worldwide rely on for a good reason. Faster shipping & receiving times. Shipping efficiency is also more possible when bigger batches are broken down into smaller shipments and loaded onto freight going in the same direction.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

We have software updates planned to improve our fog and parking performance to address such situations in the future.” In a blog post, Yum noted it is transitioning away from plastics and developing new packaging solutions as part of that policy. Today, Huntsville Utilities, Toyota Alabama and Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.

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5 eCommerce Fulfillment Issues and How to Solve Them (eCommerce Fulfillment Solutions)

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

Building the kind of eCommerce fulfillment solution that satisfies online customers every time they order is not as easy as it may seem. If you have encountered problems or are branching into the world of eCommerce, these are some common challenges you may face and solutions for how to address each one. Shipping Delays.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

With peak shipping season just around the corner, the logistics industry is looking forward to a smoother supply chain than previous years have provided. is working to overhaul its extensive network of trucks, planes, trains, and ships–beginning with its relationships with the freight brokers that supply their transportation channels.

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Homeward Bound: Reshoring's Shaky Momentum

Elementum

Increased traffic in shipping, rail, and road will likely mean more congestion and delays in coming years, at least until countries can innovate and mitigate congestion (see our articles on shipping congestion and China’s freight rail ). Sweet Home Alabama. The cost of reshoring may also be offset by consumer choices.

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So You Want to Make the Perfect Logistics Model

Logility

When you break them down by lane, season, and method of purchase, thousands of data points might turn into five to ten data points for a given lane — or sometimes only one shipment. You can see three warehouses and almost every warehouse shipped to each destination city. How could this vast amount of real data go wrong?

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