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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 billion for Bollore logistics unit Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes Robust.AI billion) for the logistics unit of Bollore. That’s all for this week.

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Two positive votes on logistics at Moody’s: GXO and C.H. Robinson

Freight Waves

Moody’s has weighed in on two logistics providers in recent days, and the word from the influential provider of debt ratings was positive both times. The increase in GXO’s rating put the contract logistics provider at a level considered equivalent to the BBB- rating that S&P Global Ratings (NYSE: SPGI) has had on GXO for several years.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. Unrest in Sudan. Tougher than most understand.

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Editor’s Choice: What Supply Chains Must Overcome to Deliver on the Consumer Promise

Logistics Viewpoints

The same “If” statement was repeated for a host of financial and operational metrics. The blackberries you eat today could be from Mexico, and the ones you buy next week could be from California. The post Editor’s Choice: What Supply Chains Must Overcome to Deliver on the Consumer Promise appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Is Apple Supply Chain Really the No. 1? A Case Study

Supply Chain Opz

For other distribution channels such as retail stores, direct sales and other distributors, Apple Inc will keep products at Elk Grove, California (where central warehouse and call center are located) and supply products from there. Company depends on logistical services provided by outsourcing partners. Inventory Turnover.

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Net-Zero Commitments Are Reshaping Carbon Tracking in CPG Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

That includes everything from raw materials and manufacturing to packaging and logistics. federal environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations such as the proposed SEC climate rules remain contested, while California (SB 253 ) and New York (A4123 ) have introduced climate disclosure laws. In the U.S.,

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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Descartes is a global leader in providing on-demand, SaaS solutions focused on improving the productivity, performance, and security of logistics-intensive businesses. The Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) is the world’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics messaging network.