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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. Global semiconductor industry sales reached a total of $555.9 Chain Store Age ).

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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

and raided the Beijing offices of Mintz Group, a due-diligence firm based in New York. Amazon has launched a new fulfillment center in Riyadh doubling its total storage capacity in Saudi Arabia and increasing selling opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China.

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New Year, New Horizons: Transportation Industry Gets Ready to Take On 2023

Intelligent Audit

As the transportation industry waves goodbye (and good riddance) to 2022, innovative logistics professionals are already working hard to make 2023 a banner year for the global transportation industry. With 2023 ready and raring to go, here are the eight news updates and trends happening in the industry that’s always moving.

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Organized Retail Crime is Growing, Losses up 7% from Last Year

Material Handling & Logistics

A National Retail Federation report found that 92% of companies surveyed had been a victim of organized retail crime in the past year. These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the retail supply chain every day. Return fraud continues to pose a serious threat to the retail industry.

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Adding live shopping to the retail mix

Cathy Roberson

In 2019, 37% of online shoppers in China made purchases on live streams. It purchases or obtains on consignment, products direct from manufacturers and wholesalers based upon the volume of order transactions and operates fifteen distribution centers and eight call centers worldwide. Disrupt online marketplaces?

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Logility Acquires Halo Business Intelligence to Expand Advanced Analytics. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2018 Third Quarter Financial Results. Kane Is Able Purchases Vintners Logistics. Albertsons teams with Instacart to offer one-hour delivery (Supermarket News). Drones and driverless cars were in the news again this week.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s taking semiconductor firms more than twice as long as their peers in other industries to hire personnel such as technicians or mechanical engineers, with the typical process stretching to about three months, according to an analysis of the top 50 chip producers in the US by Revelio Labs, a labor-market data analyst.