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How China’s zero-Covid policy is affecting global supply chains

Proxima

However, this couldn’t be more different for China, as the country continues to pursue a strict zero-Covid policy through lockdowns, spanning across some of the country’s key port cities. The post How China’s zero-Covid policy is affecting global supply chains appeared first on Proxima.

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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

Truck transportation comprises 75% of all freight in Latin America. Mendonça, Villena, and Ruiz interviewed professionals from three distinct areas of the freight world: trade associations, multinational companies, and carriers?—?including including owner-operators. For instance, Brazil and Colombia both come in at 2.4

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Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

ToolsGroup

” Yet, managing merchandise returns with a policy that prioritizes customer satisfaction does benefit your company in the long run–particularly when you consider the impact returns have on the purchase decision of both existing and new customers. 84% of buyers read the return policy before making an online purchase.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

The projected mineral supply until the end of the 2020s is in line with the demand for EV batteries in the ‘stated policies scenario’ of the IEA’s world energy model. It covers 37 states and parts of Canada through a fleet of more than 150,000 crowd-sourced drivers, it says. For comparison, they spent $3.4

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How rate transparency grows SMBs: Introducing the FBA Index

Freightos

Of course, COVID-19 has accelerated this trend, with more consumers working from home and ordering online, while it’s also become easier for sellers to source on Alibaba, import, and then sell on Shopify or Amazon.com. In other words, while demand and sourcing was able to keep up, last-mile distribution became a key bottleneck for SMBs.

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Design for Supply Chain Now, or Pay the Price Later

Elementum

Traditional DfSC best practices include: minimized premium freight, expected product updates, pool demand, minimized carrying costs, optimized order management, and minimized warranty cost. Yet in the midst of this environment of escalating demand, we’ve seen innovation for supply chain emerge as a reliable source of strategic advantage.

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Supplier Quality Management: What it is, 5 Key Metrics to Know & a 4 Step Supplier Evaluation Process

GlobalTranz

When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. This metric measures how effective your organization is in being compliant with local, national, or global policies that affect your business.