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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. It is certainly an ambitious plan to close the talent gap; it’s also quite the fast track for recent college grads. Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. We had a good cargo business before the pandemic. We had a good cargo business before the pandemic.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

For example, Kansas City Southern has accepted trains from other lines that it usually wouldn’t have to accommodate. True Value is investing $150 million in upgrades to its supply chain that will cover a new distribution center in Pennsylvania, ordering software, and more.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 12-16, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Are you attending the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference later this month (September 25-28 in Orlando, FL)? Many products are within the category of optimizers for supply chain needs. in Series A to Bring Real-Time Visibility to the Supply Chain via APIs.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.25-3.1

Freight Plus

The Toronto-based firms has not announced any operational changes due to their change of ownership from the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board and Sterling Partners to Platinum Equity. As [railroads] get better and in some cases, not as flexible, we want to have control over our entire supply chain," Braunbach said.

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Billion Dollar Port Plan Brings Mega-Retailer To Mexico

Elementum

Walmart Explores Mexico’s Supply Chain. Despite these drawbacks, Walmart is continuing to bank on Mexico’s supply chain. After the improvements are finalized, Ruiz de Teresa claimed that Mexico’s intermodal supply chain will feel like “one port with different doors.”. Mexico’s $5 Billion Port Facelift.

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

We’ve gathered the twelve supply chain headlines you need to know in an industry that’s always moving. Facing a falling net income after lower-than-expected package volumes, FedEx has announced plans to raise rates by 6.9%. The rate increase is part of FedEx’s ambitious plan to save up to $2.3