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Addressing Global Food Security

Enterra Insights

2] With more mouths to feed each and every day, global food security remains a serious challenge. The most important commodities for global food security are grains — wheat, maize, and rice account for over half of all human caloric consumption. Levy adds, “Right now, 325 million people are acutely hungry.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

“When letter carriers deliver mail in our communities, dogs that are not secured or leashed can become a nemesis and unpredictable and attack,” said Leeann Theriault, USPS employee safety and health awareness manager. Help us deliver your mail safely by keeping your dog secure and out of the way before your carrier arrives.”

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The Ecommerce Fulfillment Blind Spot with Kyle Bertin

The Logistics of Logistics

Like e-commerce and returns, Two Boxes employees are everywhere, with core teams in California and Colorado. The company has secured $4.5 Moreover, the company provides both 3PLs and brands with invaluable data, making returns more efficient, intelligent, and eco-friendly.

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Importance of Digitalisation to Improve Supply Chains: Helping Businesses Navigate Through Supply Chain Disruptions

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Cyber Security and Risk. Cyber security is an ever-growing concern among organizations and consumers. Logistics often involves partnership as well, which creates a challenge for a unified security approach. Logistics often involves partnership as well, which creates a challenge for a unified security approach.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

However, in a blow to the autonomous trucking industry, the California Senate passed a bill Monday that requires a trained human safety operator to be present any time a self-driving, heavy-duty vehicle operates on public roads in the state. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has suspended bookings for super vessels through Sept.

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Crime is Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Enterra Insights

Speaking about rising crime rates, Rachel Michelin ( @RachelEMichelin ), president and CEO of the California Retailers Association, told the press, “We’ve been sounding the alarm for a while that this issue is not getting better.”[3]. .”[2] Around the same time, a new phenomenon emerged smash-and-grab mobs organized using social media.

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How Cargo Theft Stole Christmas

Logistics Viewpoints

California topped the list of states with the most reported cargo thefts, followed by Texas and Florida. First, companies can improve their security initiatives by arranging for same-day delivery of short-haul shipments, rather than multi-day shipments. Companies can also use high-security locks to prevent trailer burglaries.

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