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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

Next Steps: Start to model demand based on market data to align the organization on baseline demand. Resist the temptation to place deeper analytics on top of existing data models. Instead, rethink the model and the approach. Out of desperation, they turned to the use of descriptive analytics. Next Steps.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

In a strange twist, all the parking spaces for private planes in Las Vegas are currently booked, according to the Associated Press. In many of these incidents, homeowners were reported to have mistaken delivery drivers for intruders due to their cars being unmarked. Delta Cargo , a unit of Delta Air Lines Inc.,

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

Correspondent Bill Whitaker ( @BillWhitakerCBS ) reported, “Getting the goods from here to store shelves is proving to be a lot more daunting. It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. He says it’s the antiquated booking system that’s gumming up the works. Now, it takes nine. ”[4]. ”[5].

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Coronavirus and the Trade War: A Perfect Storm Argument for SMB Supply Chain Diversification

Freightos

As airlines canceled flights, and ports contended with no cargo to ship and no workers to operate, air cargo and ocean freight have been disrupted, with ocean carriers losing millions each week. The longer the shutdown continues, the more even global players like Apple will suffer from delayed production and delivery. .

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Omnichannel Logistics Solutions Takes the Supply Chain To The Next Level

GlobalTranz

However, their use felt some restraint, and most companies used them to track large-scale shipments, such as cargo containers, reports Claire Swedbery of the RFID Journal. AIDC communications reduced workload , making tracking items and using analytics easier than ever. of the WIOMAX SmartIoT Blog. What Does It Mean For 2017?

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At 20Cube we go that extra mile

20Cube Logistics

When a customer shares their purchase order data, 20Cube tracks and manages the entire following supply chain interactions. We can measure the cargo readiness and validate why cargo is booked against defined business rules, communicating any exceptions to the customer at the destination.