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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Retailers are reviving an old playbook to manage their inventory levels after four years of struggling to find the sweet spot of holding enough merchandise but not too much. Global shipping prices are continuing to rise as Houthi rebels keep up attacks on cargo vessels in and around the Red Sea.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

Starting with Miami, this port primarily handles containerized cargo with small amounts of breakbulk, vehicles and industrial equipment. Going up the coast in Jacksonville, FL, there is a huge port that receives the second-most automobiles in the US along with all types of cargo. Up to date inventory status. of total U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 26 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Maersk said Tuesday it was halting bookings in light of the sanctions imposed on Russia, including congestion being caused by customs authorities inspecting cargo bound for the country and changing credit terms impacting its customers. The economy grew at a 7 percent pace in the fourth quarter, with inventories contributing a whopping 4.90

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7 Incredible Benefits of Cloud-Based Logistics Management

GlobalTranz

More findings on the cloud cargo transportation and warehouse management systems you may discover on the web. The ability to administer your cloud supply chain in the real time makes your order processing, warehousing, inventory management, transportation and overall pricing more scalable and thus cheaper. A Better Scope Management.

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What’s the Best Response to Global Supply Chain Disruption?

QAD

A lack of railcars to move cargo from the ports is adding more delays. Six major corporations (Walmart, Home Depot, Samsung, Target, FedEx and UPS) will use the expanded off-peak hours to move cargo off the dock, freeing up dock space, by moving 3,500 containers per week during the night shifts at the two Southern California ports.

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Protecting the Supply Chain from Robbery

RFgen

The Modern Form of Cargo Theft. is the method by which criminals steal inventory. Supply Chain Digest shared the results of a 2014 FreightWatch survey that found 90 percent of all cargo shipment thefts occurred when the truck was unattended. No matter the price of the cargo, a theft will cost a business.

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Protecting the Supply Chain from Robbery

RFgen

The Modern Form of Cargo Theft. is the method by which criminals steal inventory. Supply Chain Digest shared the results of a 2014 FreightWatch survey that found 90 percent of all cargo shipment thefts occurred when the truck was unattended. No matter the price of the cargo, a theft will cost a business.