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Beyond Trade Compliance

Logistics Viewpoints

The compliance function might roll up to quality, logistics, supply chain, or even to the chief sustainability officer. We’re also seeing a lot more organizations that are starting to weave concepts of sustainability into some of their compliance programs.” There’s certainly a slave labor component to that.

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The Green Corridor: Predictions Are In The Green!

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The significance of expanding air and ocean, sustainable fuel capacity in our region cannot be stressed enough. Singapore is one of the largest fuelling stations of the world (over 20% of ship fuelling happens here), so capacity for sustainable fuels is critical for global sustainability efforts. Buses and Heavy Trucks.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries. No financial details were disclosed in the announcement.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

For some online apparel retailers, returns now average 40% of sales. Returns to online retailers now average close to 20%, and returns of apparel are often double that. Amazon offers Prime customers a seven-day “try before you buy” option on selected apparel and accessories; you pay only for what you keep.

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Seamless Catwalk – Managing Fashion Supply Chain

20Cube Logistics

Though fashion and apparel is an indispensable part of the human lifestyle and one of the basic necessities, we can also say that it has gone beyond the scope of being one and has become a yardstick to judge an individual’s personality. Additionally, as we have mentioned, the demand for clothes and apparel also fell down drastically.

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Winning Supply Chain Procurement Strategies for 2022

Ware2Go

The 2021 holiday shopping season was characterized by high freight rates, elevated lead times , and over-crowded warehouses. However, after a year and a half of increased consumer demand and manufacturing shutdowns that significantly stressed the supply chain, many merchants began planning early for the 2021 holiday season.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5