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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up (September 23rd-27th)

Logistics Viewpoints

2024 Typhoon Season has Caused Billions in Agricultural Losses This year’s typhoon season has been particularly disruptive, severely affecting port operations and shipping across the western Pacific, with significant storms such as Gaemi, Ampil, Shanshan, Yagi, and Bebinka impacting Taiwan, China, Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

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Recap: State of the Supply Chain in 2022, Live Chat with Tom Linton

Resilinc

Just-in-time was pioneered in Japan, with suppliers delivering only what was immediately needed by a factory. But now, you can’t drive a truck or a car or take a train from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. The crippling shortages during the pandemic have caused many to question where this is still a good strategy.

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Blockchain: Preventing E. Coli Through Enhanced Traceability

Kinaxis

Then, after an outbreak at an Alaska prison pointed to whole romaine lettuce heads, the CDC targeted all romaine grown in Yuma, Arizona. However, in Japan and the European Union, food traceability is the norm. First, consumers were instructed to avoid prechopped romaine lettuce. Despite laws, such as the U.S.

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Doing Business in the United States

QAD

The last two states added were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. The climate is mostly temperate, but Alaska is arctic, Florida and Hawaii are tropical, and the Great Plains are mostly arid or semi-arid. Primary trading partners included Canada, Mexico, China and Japan. It is bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south.

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Rules and Regulations for Cargo Moving

American Global Logistics

Inland Points AND Worldwide Ports and Points as specified below: A.

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