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Delivering the Drinks: Streamlining Beverage Transportation with Kristina Bernarducci

The Logistics of Logistics

Whether shes hosting charity golf tournaments or hosting Rutgers University Supply Chain students with a tour of the manufacturing facility, Kristina believes business should always be a force for good. About Bettaway Bettaway is a privately held, family-owned Supply Chain Services company headquartered in South Plainfield, New Jersey.

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Transportation pricing grows faster than capacity again in May

Freight Waves

Capacity was reported to be tighter for upstream companies like manufacturers and wholesalers, which returned a neutral reading of 50 compared to downstream retailers, which said capacity notably expanded (65.3). Inventory costs (78.4) percentage points even as growth in inventory levels (51.5) Warehouse utilization (62.5)

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February LMI Report Points to Inventory Surges

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights indications providing added evidence that manufacturers and retailers are front loading inventory management actions in attempts to initially hedge against added U.S. We cited indications of the post Lunar New Year ramp-up of global production levels to replenish inventories, more so than in prior years.

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How Tariffs Disrupt Supply Chains: A Closer Look at Strategy, Inventory, and Resilience

RFgen

Tariffs are reshaping sourcing strategies, forcing tech upgrades, and making inventory planning a lot more complicated. For global businesses relying on real-time logistics and lean inventory models, the question is how prepared is your supply chain when tariffs hit? This would lock up cash and drive-up warehousing costs.

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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. Eligible products include fresh produce, household essentials and various snack foods.

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December Logistics Managers Index Reflects Increased Activity Levels in 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Global-wide manufacturing levels as tracked by the composite index produced by J.P. Reportedly, at the end of 2024, global manufacturing activity levels remained at a state of contraction amid international trade volume declines. The sub index of Inventory Levels declined 6.1 percentage points from the November reading of 58.4.

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Trump Hits Mexico With 17% Tariff on Tomatoes

Supply Chain Brain

Speaking to the Associated Press, Arizona State business professor Tim Richards estimated that U.S. retail prices for tomatoes could rise by as much as 8.5% under the 17% tariff. The DOC first signaled its intention to hit Mexico with tariffs on tomatoes in April, when Lutnick announced plans to withdraw from a 2019 trade deal with Mexico.

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