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July Transportation Market Overview 2021

Freight Plus

Volumes remain high and with import volumes remaining elevated and domestic manufacturing continuing it’s bull run, there’s no foreseeable light at the end of the tunnel in 2021. The UP stopped moving containers for a week in SoCal for boxes moving to Chicago.

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Redesign to Improve Value: A Case Study of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, we produce in Vietnam and China. We produce there because the regulations say that you need to manufacture there to sell there. Vietnam is a low-cost market to produce products. This week, I will be in Chicago on Monday and Ann Arbor at the end of the week. What suggestions do you have for others?

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. Additionally, the company’s manufacturing expertise will enable the reduction of production costs. manufacturing facility in 2014.