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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. In the survey, 48% of companies were driving digital transformation, but the only element that improved performance was descriptive analytics. Build in-market sourcing.

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Data Privacy Day 2024

Enterra Insights

Journalist Danielle James reports that a survey conducted by Cisco confirms consumer concerns about data privacy. She writes, “Consumers want more transparency from companies about how personal data is used, according to Cisco’s consumer privacy survey of 2,600 adults across 12 countries, including the United States.

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What’s going on with global supply chains: A primer for the casual consumer

Freightos

So a backlog of ships off the coast of California means fewer empty containers heading back to Asia, which means fewer ships and containers available for exports, raising the cost to ship a container from Asia to Europe by 400% in November and December 2020. . Enter, a global container shortage. But then it got worse. . Logistics is global.

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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

To make consumers and businesses more aware of this problem, Made in a Free World, with funding from the US State Department, launched slaveryfootprint.org , an online survey that calculates your “slavery footprint” — i.e., the likely number of slaves involved in making some of the products you use.

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The Backorder, March 20 2024

Unleashed

A study of over 2,000 adults found that 21% plan to prioritise gut health in 2024, 74% plan to consume more high-fibre food and drinks, and 86% of shoppers surveyed want to improve overall digestive health.” There is, however, a fibre problem: most of us don’t consume enough. ” On the lighter side… Who’s hiring?

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Planting the Seeds for Blockchain in the Food & Beverage Supply Chain

Logility

Considering the importance placed by consumers on food safety, the ability to track and trace ingredients and their sources, is a must have to succeed in the F&B industry. Think of blockchain data as another data source along with Internet-of-Things (IoT), point-of-sale (POS), Social Media, etc.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

It covers 37 states and parts of Canada through a fleet of more than 150,000 crowd-sourced drivers, it says. A good chunk of these is found in California, home to 41,300 private and public power outlets. The warehouse makes the most sense considering our nation’s highways still have a ways to go in terms of charging stations.