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What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo?

Freightos

Full disclosure: This article contains many great quotes from the conference’s speakers. Clearly, Amazon Prime Air, and everything else that will eventually make up Amazon Logistics, will be direct competition, racing towards online logistics services. Image courtesy of Alaska Airlines. The Technology Is Already Here.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

” The staff at Supply Chain Link notes, “The terms ‘visibility’ and ‘transparency’ are often used interchangeably in the logistics world. Logistics providers market benefits of visibility and transparency, but it has many customers wondering what exactly the difference is between the two terms.

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Package Theft Season is Here

Logistics Viewpoints

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article outlining how cargo theft is on the rise. The median value of stolen merchandise was $50, with state-specific averages varying from $30 (Arizona) to $80 (Alaska). In the United States alone, cargo theft is a $15 to $35 billion industry.

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China Restricts Exports on Two Chip Metals, Raising Supply Chain Concerns

Exiger Perspectives

Defense Logistics Agency, for example, has stockpiled germanium and undertaken recycling initiatives to minimize negative impacts. has substantial zinc deposits in Alaska, Tennessee, and Washington. And about half of the U.S. supply of both metals comes directly from China. military, if not also commercial, use.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

I read an article earlier this week that broke it down pretty succinctly. And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. Autonomous goods hauling has been seen as the future of logistics as it could increase truck utilization and boost transportation frequency between terminals.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

But, in this article, our focus for supply chain compliance touches on the importance of barcode and labeling requirements. It’s one of our top six trends we’re following in 2019, and we have decades of experience in this area. What’s in a barcode? A barcode is more than a combination of black and white stripes. First Name *. Last Name *.