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

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace. Sellers can only purchase a shipping label through Walmart for orders that are in an unshipped status, it noted. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. Walmart SWW currently offers FedEx and USPS shipping.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. Marketing expert Robby Pedraza explains, “During World War II, standard sized shipping containers were developed to ship military cargo to the front lines. Conex containers evolved into modular units that could stack efficiently to store more cargo in one location.”[4].

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A Coronavirus Supply Chain Success Story: Public-Private Team Effort to Get Logistics Tech to 1st Responders

Savi

Currently, Savi is the sole provider for the military’s active RFID-IV (aRFID IV) contract , which Product Lead Automated Movement and Identification Solutions (PL AMIS) manages. government agencies and allied partners with state-of-the-art global asset tracking and in-transit visibility hardware, software and integration services.

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10 Disruptive Issues in the Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

They are doing so with increasingly devastating effects by targeting Houthi military capabilities , from ships to drones to air strikes and speed boats. As of late February 2024, CMA CGM is now shipping cargo through the Red Sea trade route. Consumers have seen their purchasing power eroded. First, the U.S.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Interesting Facts & Financial Breakdown of the Global Logistics Market

GlobalTranz

It is also defined as the procurement, maintenance, distribution, and replacement of personnel and material. Time and again, brilliant logistics solutions have formed the basis for the transition to a new historical and economic area. Since the construction of the pyramids in ancient Egypt, logistics has made remarkable strides.

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How to Become DFARS Compliant and Avoid Counterfeit Parts in the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain

RFgen

If counterfeit electronic parts make it through the supply chain and into a mission-critical military asset, the potential for a worst-case scenario increases. The defense industry’s “reliance on unvetted independent distributors” results in risks to national security and military personnel.