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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Stephanie has more than 20 years’ experience in manufacturing and supply chain, with a diverse background that complements her years in academia and professional development consulting in multiple countries such as Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE and Hong Kong among others. PhD (in progress) from the University of Wollongong, Australia.

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Reshaping the Future: Creating Sustainable Business Growth

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In Australia, Super Retail Group is at the heart of this pursuit. Home to well-known household brands including Rebel, Macpac, BCF and Super Cheap Auto, Super Retail Group is one of the largest retailers in Australia. Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery.

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Companies in Asia Pacific Eager to Innovate with Supply Chain Optimization

AIMMS

The adoption of advanced analytics has moved at a much slower pace in Asia Pacific compared to Europe or North America. There are innovative firms that are setting the standard for innovation and successful analytics adoption, but as Actionable Intelligence expert Keith B. How to Set Up a Supply Chain Analytics Center of Excellence.

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Trends 2022: Quantum Computing

Enterra Insights

This may be a reaction to the ongoing supply chain crisis, which quantum could help relieve through its potential to solve complex optimization problems common in shipping and logistics.” 2] Samhitha Sharma, “ Quantum Computing in 2022: A Leap Into the Tremendous Future Ahead ,” Analytics Insight, 2 January 2022. [3]

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. Even in Australia, consumer sentiment index decreased to 102.2, points from 44.8

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The Backorder, March 27 2024

Unleashed

Initially, we handled all shipping in-house, which quickly became unsustainable as our customer base expanded. What are the biggest challenges you’ve faced while growing Frostbeard Studio? One of the toughest challenges we encountered was managing logistics as our business grew. Fantasy Bar Fight: RFID Tags vs Barcodes Who’s hiring?