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

Supply Chain Matters

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. OCEMAā€¯) , an industry association consisting of 10 major international container shipping companies.

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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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Whoā€™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 thatā€™s accelerating and automating supply chain transactions. Shortened release times for cargo offloaded at Shanghai port.