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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

August is usually a quiet month for supply chain and logistics news, but not this year, especially the past couple of weeks. Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. Port Houston Container Terminals to Resume Operations Friday (WSJ – sub. The same is true for supply chains.

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Which Season is Best For Supply Chains?

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It should come as no surprise that, on average, freight shipments across the country tend to increase during the warmer summer months of the year as opposed to the cold winter ones. The total annual freight volume per organization ranges anywhere from $1 million to $1 billion. The Supply Chains and the Seasons: What You Need to Know.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. A semitruck equipped with Kodiak’s autonomous driving system is making daily delivery runs from an IKEA warehouse near Houston to a store close to Dallas, roughly 300 miles away. The post This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.