Enterra Insights

JULY 23, 2021

Logistics Concerns Have Lots of People Thinking About Christmas in July. Two concerns top the list of reasons for this uncertainty: inflation and logistics. An estimated 700 million packages didn’t arrive in time for Christmas. This year, logistics challenges could start near the first mile and continue to the last mile.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

There have been massive supply chain disruptions since the pandemic began. These disruptions have driven up prices and led to shortages of goods. Congestion at ports has certainly played a role in these disruptions. Ocean ETAs are focused on when a ship gets into port and begins to unload its cargo.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As the logistics industry continues to recover from pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, shippers are adjusting quickly to the expectations of a new normal. With peak season approaching in a dynamic logistics industry, here is a weekly roundup of news and trends shaping global supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon has launched Amazon Air , its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as the e-commerce giant bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed more than $6.5 India is the third market where Amazon has launched its freight service.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this update, we focus on our fifth prediction which is focused on global transportation and logistics services sectors. 2023 Prediction Five: Global Wide Transportation, Logistics and Brokerage Services Sectors Will Face a Challenging Year With Significant Consequences. Prediction Background. Prediction Implications.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Supply chain disruptions continue to lead to product shortages around the world. The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. FedEx agrees to buy 10% stake in Berkshire Grey.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary and perspectives on FedEx’s sudden and unexpected warning of revenue and profitability shortfall prompting decisive actions. Last evening, global parcel, logistics and transportation services provider Fedex Corp. Development.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. With this increased sourcing agility comes the increased risk of delivery failure due to a supply chain disruption and, concurrently, the increased importance of visibility into each step of the supply chain. • Lack of uniformity in the packaging sizes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

But, while chip demand is receding, it is not enough to spell the end of the shortage as supply challenges will likely remain in place into 2023. And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. At the same time, railroads continue to face disruptions tied to having a shortage of workers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Chipotle’s push for humane chicken delayed amid tight supplies. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. Rapidly rising fuel prices will bring about even more widespread supply chain disruption.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Get the insights beverage companies need to meet today’s biggest supply chain challenges. Port congestion, shipping delays, and other supply chain disruptions are affecting industries across all economic sectors, and that includes beverages of all types. Feeling far from bubbly? Key Takeaways.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This guide will primarily look at fulfillment through the e-commerce lens and deal mostly with third-party logistics (3PL) fulfillment methodologies. The 3PL model involves outsourcing your fulfillment to a third-party logistics specialist. This company will manage your warehousing, packaging and shipping. Cross-docking.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 19, 2022

Anyone who has not been living in a cave for the past two years knows about the supply chain disruptions that continue to plague local and global shippers and transportation service providers. The state of freight payment is healthy and growing with an emphasis on global trends, better data utilization, and micro-logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Kraft Heinz wants to solve its supply chain problems — in the metaverse. The company is paying participating small businesses a per-package fee to deliver Amazon orders within a 10-mile radius to their neighbors’ homes in states like Nebraska, Mississippi, and Alabama.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Logistics at Risk! transportation networks alone, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shippers are reevaluating their shipping strategies in dealing with large-scale shipping to take better advantage of a thriving global logistics marketplace. Subscribe Here!

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? But is that a real possibility, or are the predictions of supply chain mayhem just so much panic and hot air?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Supply chain woes accelerate reshoring, nearshoring trend. Logistics companies are reversing their hiring binge. The hiring frenzy in logistics driven by pandemic-fueled shopping appears to be cooling off. So a quarterfinal run is the reasonable ceiling.

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EazyStock

AUGUST 29, 2023

Last month, Hurricane Idalia swept through Florida and several other states in the southeast, forcing airports, marine cargo ports, and distribution hubs to cease or reduce operations. These disruptions caused delays throughout the entire supply chain as effects rippled down. Do you have sustainability goals?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2023

would be reclassified immediately to Regular Package Car Drivers and placed into seniority, ending an existing two-tier wage system. Added safety and health protections, to include vehicle air conditioning and cargo ventilation in all larger delivery vehicles, sprinter vans, and package cars purchased after Jan.

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Ware2Go

MAY 17, 2022

This guide contains everything you need to know about freight shipping and logistics so you can make informed decisions for your business. Navigating Freight Logistics for Your Business. Freight logistics is an essential part of any merchant’s supply chain. What Is Freight Shipping? What Is FTL Freight?

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2023

During a fireside chat I had with Fred Smith on January 26, 2023, to kick off a series of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics , he talked about how FedEx uses technology to drive competitiveness. In the 1990s the company pioneered the use of the internet to track packages.

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? But perhaps most exciting of all is how this vast infrastructure of sensors is unlocking extremely powerful analytical capabilities that create more efficient and transparent supply chains. Not surprisingly, the industry’s IoT connections have proliferated.

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? But perhaps most exciting of all is how this vast infrastructure of sensors is unlocking extremely powerful analytical capabilities that create more efficient and transparent supply chains. Not surprisingly, the industry’s IoT connections have proliferated.

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? But perhaps most exciting of all is how this vast infrastructure of sensors is unlocking extremely powerful analytical capabilities that create more efficient and transparent supply chains. Not surprisingly, the industry’s IoT connections have proliferated.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 26, 2020

. “They have multi-sourced key commodities or strategic components to reduce their reliance on any one supplier, and they had considered inventory strategy to buffer against supply chain disruption.” You may not believe it, but pragmatism is a core virtue of the supply chain manager.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Warehouse rents near cargo airports skyrocket. The queue fell through the spring as Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, improved their cargo flows. McCormick’s move to aggressively eliminate costs comes after a year of supply chain disruptions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

Nintendo is struggling to break out of a frustrating sales slowdown, selling 33 percent fewer units of Switch game systems in the April-June quarter than a year ago in Japan due to a crippled supply chain. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon to swap vans for walking, bikes in London.

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