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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. More than 70 percent of Toyota Motor Manufacturing , Alabama’s power will soon be generated by the sun. In Tennessee, some of the EVs are also humanless Pods that use Einride’s artificial intelligence technology to haul goods. The Einride Pods are monitored remotely.

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10 Disruptive Issues in the Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

Volatility and uncertainty in the logistics industry have dominated the news in 2024. As of late February 2024, CMA CGM is now shipping cargo through the Red Sea trade route. Key labor issues Disrupting Global Supply Chains There are a number of key labor issues that are affecting the logistics industry.

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Freight Market Update and Q2 Trucking Outlook

Zipline Logistics

“The markets with the largest gains this week in OTVI.USA were Laredo, Texas (12.07%) Memphis, Tennessee (5.37%) and Cleveland (5.08%). Truck manufacturers also find it challenging to keep up with demand, and waitlists for driver courses continue to increase. Choose Logistics Partnership to Navigate Freight Market in 2021.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. However, commonly used KPIs used by supply chain executives are usually focused on logistics performance (e.g., 8) Arnold Maltz , Associate Professor at W.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Additionally, the company’s manufacturing expertise will enable the reduction of production costs. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Airline group says global cargo volume grew 6.9 Earlier this week, FedEx announced a partnership with eight historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to build a pipeline of logistics and supply chain professionals. So after nearly forty years, I say thanks for the memories.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.