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Rocky Mount logistics boosted by direct rail access from the Port of Wilmington

Kanban Logistics

The burgeoning manufacturing and logistics hub of Rocky Mount, NC has received another rail-related boost. The rail terminal offers direct connections to major Midwest hubs like Chicago and St. It enables cargo to reach the Midwest in five to seven days. million tons of cargo moving through it in fiscal year 2022.

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What Are the 5 Biggest Supply Chain Issues Today?

Stord

Logistics providers have also been slow to adopt new technology. Here are five major challenges that companies continue to face in their supply chains–and the solutions that will help logistics providers prepare for the future. If all your inventory is in my building in St. Louis and St.

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Brokers Sound Off on New Food Safety Rule

DAT Solutions

“While the FDA ruling is a backward step for 3PLs and our liability — in that the lines are once again blurred between carrier and broker — it’s not that big of a change as far as our responsibility and procedures,” said Lindsey Graves, vice president of operations for Sunset Transportation in St.

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Improving Truck Load Optimization with Better Supply Chain Planning

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Board of St. This is over 40% less than the 11 hours allowed by safety regulations, according to Congressional testimony from David Correll of MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics. Costs have increased about 60% since before the pandemic. Low Transportation Capacity Utilization.

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The Top Dozen Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The LCC is now of course a standard logistics practice today. The result was terribly inefficient handling on both sides of the equation, poor space utilization on the cargo ships, freight damage, and high logistics costs. P&G first implemented the approach with Schnuck’s Markets in St.