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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

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In its reporting, Bloomberg indicated that Amazon has long practiced a strategy of taking stakes in business areas deemed a priority including a grocery chain, cargo airlines, EV powered parcel vans and others. Each relationship adds risks like data security, privacy, and fraud.

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Smart Supply Chains Adapt to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges

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European electronic component distributor TTI says it is using air cargo companies UPS, FedEx, and DHL to mitigate the impact of holdups in China. In the future, businesses will diversify their supply chains and source locally so they are not as dependent on one procurement source as they are now. The Food Industry.

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Who’s Using Blockchain in 2020, and How?

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For instance, in the United States, a regional brewer in the San Francisco Bay area, Alpha Acid, has teamed up with tech giant Oracle to develop a blockchain-technology platform that’s accelerating and automating supply chain transactions. Shortened release times for cargo offloaded at Shanghai port.

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Ryder Places First Medium-Duty Electric Vehicle Order with Chanje Energy and Begins to Roll Out Charging Stations

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The Chanje all-electric large delivery style van is equipped to haul up to 6,000 pounds and up to 580 cubic feet of cargo, all with zero vehicle exhaust emissions. Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech- June 14 2022

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San Francisco -based Onera provides retail technology that connects inventory across siloed systems and transforms them into a single, real-time source of inventory status. In addition to the proposed merger with Gesher , the combined entity has obtained $80 million in capital commitments.