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

Intelligent Audit

However, transportation management experts caution logistics providers not to get too excited. As the logistics industry reexamines capacity challenges ahead of the 2022 holiday shipping season, SupplyChainDive gathered a group of transportation experts to discuss how shippers should prepare for a potentially tough peak season.

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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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Homeward Bound: Reshoring's Shaky Momentum

Elementum

More than job creation, companies are looking for efficiency in creation and transport. With the cost of labor increasing in China, transportation costs begin to bear heavier on these companies. Sweet Home Alabama. Companies with strong foreign demand will be less likely to reshore, as transportation costs would skyrocket.

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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. Find the case where a customer node is right near the Alabama warehouse but is shipped from the Nevada warehouse. Accounting is for accountants.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] 5 More Supply Chain Trends To Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

The use of reverse logistics provides a myriad of benefits to include: Reduced administrative, transportation and aftermarket support costs. When a business, or other organization, purchases equipment, parts, or remanufactured equipment it is an investment. Increased velocity. Increased service market share.