Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. Global Shipping. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

is trying to build its own solar-manufacturing supply chain almost from scratch and supporting the effort with sizable subsidies. The supply chain and workforce that make up the sector are constantly evolving. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Can the US break China’s grip on solar?

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

An example in the supply chain space is US maritime policy. One manifestation of this problem is that multiple ports on the east coast are deepening their approach channels in order to attract bigger cargo ships. With manufacturing already running at peak capacity, supplies may begin to fall short.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Customers with the Taco Lover’s Pass can order one crunchy taco, soft taco, spicy potato soft taco or Doritos Locos taco per day for 30 days straight on the chain’s app. The chain is testing the program across 17 locations in Tucson, Arizona from September 9 until November 24. Talk about a cool concept.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2024

Retailers and manufacturers are flying more goods around the shipping crisis in the Red Sea , industry experts say, helping boost international airfreight operators after a long period of sagging cargo volumes. Now 27 ships navigate the Panama Canal each day, compared with 39 previously.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2022

UPS wants to ship packages in the metaverse. As a result, Walmart has been redesigning its technology to support this new supply chain model. Cruise , the self-driving car unit of General Motors, has expanded its autonomous delivery pilot with Walmart in Arizona. Cruise expands Walmart autonomous delivery pilot.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 10, 2021

In the short-term, port terminal operators and supply chain managers are anxious about whether West Coast ports will be disrupted in 2022 when the ILWU contract comes up for renegotiation. Marine terminal automation is “the most contentious issue facing longshore unions on the West and East coasts of North America,” wrote JOC.

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