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Book Review: Logistics Clusters-Delivering Value and Driving Growth

Supply Chain Opz

Book Review: Logistics Clusters-Delivering Value and Driving Growth. Recently, Ive found the new book called " Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth ". Then, this post will explain how this book help to solve my question. Author of the Book. The question got 4-5 followers but there is still no reply.

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Prices Set To Ramp Up For Chinese New Year: Freight Rate Update W2

Freightos

Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos, “Savvy shippers will be booking now to avoid the higher pricing as the Chinese New Year shutdown week looms. There was one significant exception, at Fedex’s Memphis hub, where bad weather affected express parcels due for delivery on 12 January.

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REPOST: Selecting an E-commerce Fulfillment Partner with AJ Khanijow

The Logistics of Logistics

Booking a dozen TL shipments is very different from processing thousands of small parcel shipments. For instance, Huntsville is great for us because it is close to three of the biggest hubs (terminals) for small parcel carriers: Louisville, Memphis, and Atlanta. Third-Party Logistics: Will they be able to accommodate all of your SKUs?

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Van Rates Close Q2 With a Bang

DAT Solutions

As expected, June went into the books with the highest spot market rates on record. Memphis had a huge load-to-truck ratio and peak volumes on Friday, trailing only Atlanta in load counts at the end of the week. The top 3 increases were on Memphis lanes: Memphis to Chicago jumped up 38¢ to $3.47/mile.

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Disruptive Times Require Adaptive Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

The staff at Supply Chain Quarterly notes, “Twenty-three years after Internet retailing giant Amazon.com started selling books online, more and more companies are seeing significant growth in the direct-to-consumer market. Below are just a few of the trends disrupting more traditional supply chains. Direct-to-Consumer sales.

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Van Rates Get Ready for a Rebound

DAT Solutions

That's just a little more than two weeks away, and the end of March is also the end of the first quarter, when shippers typically accelerate freight movements to close their books on a high note. Rates fell in Memphis , which could signal a brief lull, now that Easter retail goods have been delivered.

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Find Van Loads Fast in These 5 Places

DAT Solutions

Van spot market volume got a big boost at the end of March, when shippers were rushing to move inventory before closing the books on Q1. MEMPHIS is right behind Charlotte in terms of load posts, but the load-to-truck ratio is slightly better for truckers.