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What Are the 5 Biggest Supply Chain Issues Today?

Stord

While the rest of the world adopts cloud technologies to help them break down silos and integrate communication, companies continue to use disparate applications and tools for managing orders, evaluating inventory, and shipping goods. Manufacturing and shipping–already handicapped by worker shortages–weren’t able to keep up with new demand.

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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. Rickenbacker International Airport was a bustling hub for air freight well before the pandemic—a day’s truck drive to half of the U.S. We had a good cargo business before the pandemic.

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Improving Truck Load Optimization with Better Supply Chain Planning

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

The result is a lost opportunity to increase utilization and reduce costs, increase on-time deliveries, and streamline warehouse shipping and receiving operations. Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Board of St. Low transportation capacity utilization results in higher costs per unit shipped.

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

Kanban Logistics

The terminal enables rail containers to be offloaded from freight cars arriving at the terminal and then loaded onto another train or truck for final distribution. 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.

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Echoes of the Past Reverberate With Historic Stagecoach Shipment

Freight Center

When FreightCenter National Account Manager and history buff Sam Jones received a call from a customer who wanted to ship a stagecoach, he was right in his comfort zone. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco, California. Our experts can help you ship even the most unique cargo. Got something special to ship?

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The Top Dozen Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Ship sites called in planned shipments, and then carriers and routings were phoned back. 3: The Ocean Shipping Container: It is hard to imagine today, but until the mid-1950s, there was no standard way to ship products on ocean carriers, and most were shipped on whatever container or platform the producing company deemed best.