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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

including digital control towers fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), data science and analytics, strategic product segmentation, inventory management, operations intelligence and analysis, strategic sourcing, and effective pricing and promotions management.

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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910. By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas. ”[7] Even back then, food, spices, salt, and other goods had to be sourced and moved. Shipments forever changed how goods moved around the world. Keep up the good work.

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Amazon Leasing Air Cargo Space, Delivering by Drone

Multichannel Merchant

Amazon, facing a continued slowdown in its ecommerce business and under pressure to boost flagging sales, is looking to sell excess capacity on its commercial cargo jetliners used to move goods among its network of warehouses here and in Europe, Bloomberg reports. billion, which is $48.6 billion more than in 2019. Maximum payload is 5 lbs.,

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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. For instance, a Mexican carrier can drive through Laredo, Texas, pick up freight, and bring it back to Mexico. Bills of lading for U.S.-Mexico

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Resilinc’s 2021 Annual Report is live!

Resilinc

While hurricanes/typhoons and other extreme weather events wreaked havoc—especially the disruptive deep freeze that settled on Texas in February—factory fires, factory disruptions of other kinds, leadership changes, port disruptions caused by labor shortages, and other human-caused events created far more disruption than natural disasters.

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Bleak Peak 2022 Leaves Shippers Feeling Less than Thankful

Intelligent Audit

Despite carrier hopes of volume normalization as the market contracts in 2023, FreightWaves warns, “ 2023 is likely to be another year of sub-replacement level builds due to parts and components shortages as well as Europe’s struggles with sourcing energy to power vendor manufacturing site. ”. YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies.

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10 Must-Watch Negotiation Movies: Master the Art of Persuasion with These Gripping Films

SCMDOJO

The Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who has his own agenda, is standing next to them. A Hijacking (2013) The plot revolves around the hijacking and subsequent attempted release of a Danish cargo vessel and its crew. Learners will discover effective sourcing techniques and how to navigate challenging situations to achieve successful outcomes.