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Ahead of the Curve: How Digitalization Helped Air Cargo Amidst Red Sea Shipping Diversions

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More Resources Home Ahead of the Curve: How Digitalization Helped Air Cargo Amidst Red Sea Shipping Diversions Joyce Tai April 2, 2024 If there’s one lingering lesson from the supply chain crisis of COVID, it’s that digitization can help organizations navigate crises…but that digitization can’t be put in place DURING that same crisis.

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UPS Strike Averted While Workers Gain Heat Protection

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UPS is the largest parcel delivery company in North America. This claim was made again in UPS’s last annual report. Existing and newly purchased package cars would be fitted with air induction vents to alleviate extreme temperatures in the back of the vehicles where cargo is loaded and unloaded.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

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Last month, the company released its third annual “Brand Protection Report” and said it disposed of over 6 million counterfeit goods in 2022. Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC).

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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

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According to a recent report, the company canceled, closed, or delayed 99 fulfillment facilities, impacting nearly 32.3 A central part of Amazon’s ultrafast delivery strategy is its network of warehouses that the company calls same-day sites. million square feet of active or planned ground-level space in 30 states.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

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“Companies can manage their supply chains only when they have a clear picture of each link,” as the report rightly sums it up. It means being able to see where a shipment or an order is while it’s in transit — whether on a truck, a railcar, an ocean liner or a cargo plane — anywhere in the world.

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

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This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

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After being limited to only offering takeout and delivery for months under some of the strictest lockdown rules in North America, food product shortages are just the latest headache for small business owners to contend with. It’s actually causing us and others to not run production.