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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Varda Space Industries secures $42m for off-planet manufacturing. ” Delays in manufacturing and distribution can have a ripple effect that can cause larger delays further down the supply chain. Water rushed into industrial areas extensively damaging facilities, machinery, and warehouses.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

It means being able to see where a shipment or an order is while it’s in transit — whether on a truck, a railcar, an ocean liner or a cargo plane — anywhere in the world. According to McKinsey, an auto manufacturer, on average, has around 250 tier-one suppliers – and 18,000 across the full value chain. He lives in Chicago.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. We had a good cargo business before the pandemic.

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Singing the inventory blues

Cathy Roberson

Mind you, some retailers may indeed be pleased with their inventory levels, but others may be trying to figure out where to store the excess inventory since so many warehouses are beyond full. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World.

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The Changing Face of Supply Chain Security

Logistics Bureau

They can affect manufacturing, warehousing and transport. Cargo diversion, hijacking and piracy are all concerns. Examples are ERP for manufacturing, CRM for sales and operations, and TMS for transport management. The Tylenol poisoning in Chicago in 1982 was one such case. Access controls for personnel, too.

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Rocky Mount logistics boosted by direct rail access from the Port of Wilmington

Kanban Logistics

The burgeoning manufacturing and logistics hub of Rocky Mount, NC has received another rail-related boost. The rail terminal offers direct connections to major Midwest hubs like Chicago and St. It enables cargo to reach the Midwest in five to seven days. million tons of cargo moving through it in fiscal year 2022.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse demand undeterred by economic turbulence in third quarter. billion in chemicals cargo a week. The trade group says a rail strike of one-month could result in an economic impact of up to $160 billion, and within one week many chemicals manufacturing plants could shut down, lowering GDP and leading to more inflation.