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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

The deal sets the lofty goal of deploying 12,000 of Wingcopter’s 198 drone systems over the course of the next 5 years. Wingcopter this week announced a partnership with Continental Drones designed to establish a massive delivery network spanning 49 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa. That’s nearly 29 percent of their workforce.

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Excessive heat hits the food supply chain

Resilinc

Even though we’re only one week into summer 2022, excessive heat is already damaging agricultural production across the globe, from mangos and wheat in India to cattle in Kansas and chilis in New Mexico. The foundation of risk monitoring is, of course, developing a comprehensive multi-tier map of supplier networks.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

Those brands include Pepsi, of course, but also Lay’s, Quaker, Doritos, Cheetos, and Gatorade. The long-term agreement will initially enroll corn, soy and wheat farmers across Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Nebraska, with the opportunity for future expansion.

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Pull Your Own Upset

Tompkins Blog

In 2011 Virginia Commonwealth shocked Kansas. In 2010 Butler overthrew Kansas State and Syracuse. Of course, I am not suggesting that a chief supply chain officer try to coach in the final four. From the opening tip-off, Lehigh played with surprising aggression, forcing turnover and drawing hard fouls.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

Thirty-six years ago today marks either one of the greatest marketing blunders or success stories of all-time, depending on how you look at it, of course. billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. Shortage of ocean containers shows no sign of easing. Save Mart kicks off pilot of shelf-scanning robots.

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Signs of Spring in Flatbed Markets

DAT Solutions

There are signs of spring, with higher volumes in many markets over the course of the past three weeks. Rock Island to Kansas City also shot up 61¢ to $3.22/mile. Flatbed trends have been mostly neutral overall so far in February. That’s been offset by a slump in volumes out of Houston , though.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Of course, annual floods and frosts can alter crop outputs. As the center of the dustbowl during the early 20 th century, Kansas has a long history of agriculture in the United States. Kansas’ produce season transportation spikes influence freight capacity and rates in early summer continuing through August.