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Strong Supply Chains Required For an Economic Rebound: Six Steps To Take

Supply Chain Shaman

I gave thanks when the Patriots jet—championed by Mass General and Robert Kraft (owner of the Patriots)—landed in Boston with a million masks. Model Local Market Trends. Border crossings will be tough, and the infrastructure for the ocean and air freight tumultuous. Evaluate Inventory. Evaluate inventory health weekly.

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Report from Food Marketing Institute Highlights CPG Logistics Challenges

Zipline Logistics

A new report from the Food Marketing Institute and Boston Consulting Group highlights the effects increased demand had on organizations in the CPG marketplace. It illustrates the trends that plagued shippers throughout the past several quarters. Since the first quarter of 2020, CPG logistics costs have risen by 37% to an average of $1.71

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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

There are multiple factors at play that are driving the latest technology innovations, including increased demand, supply chain complexity, longer and shorter supply chains, multi-leg shipments, rapid fire replenishment, final mile, and the overall trend of urbanization. Population growth and new supply chain technology drive the change.

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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

There are multiple factors at play that are driving the latest technology innovations, including increased demand, supply chain complexity, longer and shorter supply chains, multi-leg shipments, rapid fire replenishment, final mile, and the overall trend of urbanization. Population growth and new supply chain technology drive the change.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016)

Talking Logistics

I’m at Heathrow airport waiting to board my flight back to Boston, which is delayed by over an hour so far. Amazon Looking to License or Acquire Freight-Management Technology (WSJ-sub. Kewill Introduces SOLAS-Compliant Freight Forwarding Solution by Integrating INTTRA eVGM Service. E-Commerce Drives Surge in U.S.

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6 Things to Consider as You Plan Your 2016 Budget

Talking Logistics

The bunker has been trending on the low side and is expected to continue this way through 2016—good news for ocean carriers, as bunker fuel is by far one of their largest operational costs. Moving and planning inventories on both fixed and spot—or even pegging rates to an index—are options. Bunker Cost. Driven by U.S.

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10 Ideas for More Efficient & Productive Warehouse Operations

GlobalTranz

Boston Consulting Group research shows 1.2 Most manufacturing facilities are trending toward 5S/lean manufacturing as part of their efforts to improve manufacturing processes, enabling quicker, more efficient production and lowering overall costs. million robots are expected to be deployed across manufacturing facilities in the U.S.