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This Week in Logistics News (May 11 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

S&P Global also points to a “mixture of physical, political and labor reasons,” with the looming threat of an East Coast port strike paired with ongoing disruptions in Red Sea shipping lanes. ACT targets manufacturers of trucks; ACF targets companies that buy and drive them. That’s all for this week.

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Yards Are Hard

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Some have automated, gateless check-in; some direct the drivers to check in with the shipping office. Create a facilities “Center of Excellence.” Problem number one: they are all unique. Some yards have marked parking spots; some have unmarked. Some have rest facilities; some don’t. Regulatory bodies are increasingly taking action.

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, drove the increase in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

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California readies regulations for zero-emission truck fleets. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. 1, 2024, and internal combustion engine vehicles must be removed from the California fleet by Jan.

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Supply Chain Planning Solutions are Not Just for the Big Boys

Logistics Viewpoints

At Dow, Mr. Baker had Purchasing experience in raw materials, and logistics for their plastics supply chain. S&OP is the key process in effectively balancing supply – what can be made – with demand – what customers want to buy. The two contract manufacturers also store the finished goods and then do the shipping.”.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. Supply chain excellence happens when leaders manage complex non-linear flows.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. Companies that tightly tether to enterprise transactional data will never buy the right stuff.