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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

With a holiday weekend upon us, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Retailers Seek U.S. Help With Shipping Crisis (WSJ – sub. GE Acquires Top Supply Chain Software Provider ShipXpress to Expand Digital Rail Offerings. Hanjin handles about 7.8

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5 Things to Know About U.S.-Mexico Logistics

Talking Logistics

Completed by the exporter, the bill of lading provides a list of the contents of the shipment, establishes the value of the cargo, and acts as a legally binding document through the shipping process. manufacturer can send an advanced shipping notice (ASN) that will populate into the TMS. Bills of lading for U.S.-Mexico

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The Benefits of IoT And Real Time Actionable Data

Gravity Supply Chain

end-to-end supply chain performance. Traditional supply chains operate using milestone-based visibility, rather than near to/real time visibility, blind spots are inevitable. overall environmental/health status of cargo. where bottlenecks and inefficiencies lie within the supply chain.

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The Top Finance Supply Chain KPIs to Measure for Shippers

Intelligent Audit

Companies are often overwhelmed with too many supply chain metrics, and struggle to focus on the metrics that matter. Often, targets are set and metrics are viewed in functional silos, leading to sub-optimized supply chain performance.” Damage Rates or Cargo Loss. Claims’ Management Timeliness and Validity.

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Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Four

Supply Chain Matters

Carriers and providers experienced windfall profit levels in their ability to leverage the constant disruptions and ship deployment imbalances into skyrocketing spot rates, added services fees, surcharges or demurrage penalties. Other shipping lines are likely to anticipate lower volumes.

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Report That Global Ocean Container Rates on the Decline

Supply Chain Matters

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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Douglas fumigant products monitored by arviem

Global Trade Management

Arviem AG announced today that its cargo monitoring service supports the reliable delivery of Douglaschemical products to clients all around the world. More and more companies operating a global supply chain realize, that instead of actively managing their supply chain they are mainly experiencing its risks.