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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

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cities over the course of the year, bringing the total number to 110. Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S. United Airlines – the largest of the three in terms of cargo volumes – registered a 31.1

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Better Ways to Address Trade-Offs with Supply Chain Optimization

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He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Operational innovations like the invention of containers led to the huge growth in global value chains, and today 95% of manufactured goods move on ships.

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The Importance of Visibility In the Supply Chain

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For example, a company that produces furniture has to order raw materials and trace the manufactured items sent to the customers (forward tracing) and occasionally the items that are returned (backward tracing). Cargo Status Current information about the location and status of cargo is the first pillar of supply chain visibility.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

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But more blatantly than ever, container liners – and especially Maersk – are on a collision course with the tech companies that provide digital infrastructure for selling goods. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. Accelerating the shift. Image via StarAir.dk).

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US Federal Maritime Commission Report- Little Comfort for Industry Supply Chains and Consumers

Supply Chain Matters

The following Supply Chain Matters commentary highlights this week’s report by the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) released this week the report: Fact Finding Investigation 29- Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the U.S. Overall Report Findings. International Ocean supply Chain. Background.

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Decoding Supply Chain Sustainability: From Jargon to Action

Global Trade Management

Sustainable supply chains emerged as a response to consumer demand for better information about the environmental impact of products, such as food and clothing, that they purchase. The lifecycle of goods includes sourcing, transportation, manufacturing, distribution, and end-of-life disposal or recycling.

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Coronavirus and the Trade War: A Perfect Storm Argument for SMB Supply Chain Diversification

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As airlines canceled flights, and ports contended with no cargo to ship and no workers to operate, air cargo and ocean freight have been disrupted, with ocean carriers losing millions each week. The longer the shutdown continues, the more even global players like Apple will suffer from delayed production and delivery. .