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This Week in Logistics News (December 10-14, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Economic misery, gridlocked ports, shortages of medicine and food, disrupted flights and a potential rekindling of violence in Northern Ireland are all very real threats. As reported by Bloomberg, “Theresa May’s government has told supermarkets to keep as much stock as possible in warehouses around the country in case the U.K.

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Customs Duty De Minimis Thresholds: A Guide for SMEs

Unleashed

There are also waivers you can apply for in the UK when you bring in goods to certain jurisdictions, such to Northern Ireland. Under this threshold, items purchased overseas can come into the country without incurring any duty or customs charges. Are there waivers available for de minimis in the UK?

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

While it costs nothing to sign up to the platform, Airtasker takes a 15-20% service fee for each task completed—which many users complain is too much. The report says consumers purchased $700 million worth of goods through the San Francisco-based startup in each of the first two weeks of April 2020—up 450 percent from December.

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Forget the Tricks; Halloween is all about the Treats

Enterra Insights

Immigrants from Ireland and Scotland brought their Halloween superstitions to America in the 18th and 19th centuries, and their youngsters — our great- and great-great grandfathers — became the first American masterminds of mischief. Dumont reports, “Candy is a key driver for the holiday.” All about the treats.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 31 – November 4, 2016)

Talking Logistics

As reported in CCJ, “OOIDA was unable to convince the court of its arguments that the rule violates truckers’ Fourth Amendment rights to privacy. We’re hearing from lots and lots of fleets they’re delaying purchases,” Cummins CEO Tom Linebarger told analysts on a conference call with analysts.

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Expand Your Business to Europe: How to Do It Successfully With an Online Shop

ShipBob

Rules, regulations, and laws for selling in different European countries continuously change, and there are a lot of unexpected costs that can occur if you’re not paying close attention. . These changes can highly impact international buying behavior since consumers will be more reluctant to purchase items that ship from the UK.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

When measuring the effectiveness and cost of your supply chain you will need to set up and monitor KPIs which give visibility of cross functional activity as well as those which apply to individual supply chain components. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Inventory management.

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