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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

While printing operations have been greatly improved, clearly there is no way that these items are printed on-demand. Ex-SpaceX engineers create autonomous rail system that may solve supply crisis. Autonomous vehicles continue to evolve with improved technology making autonomous supply chains closer to reality.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Such meetings are generally hyped as platforms that can bring sweeping global action which makes it very hard for the participants to live up to the expectations. Also, tools have been developed to enable horizontal partnerships to reduce empty truck miles. The third Z – Zero emission technology: First Movers Coalition.

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How to Weather the Hurricanes of 2017 (and more) with a Heavy-Duty TMS Platform

Supply Chain Collaborator

All shippers are affected by this – fuel being integral to everything from agricultural production to actual freight movement. Houston, one of the top six freight transportation hubs in the US is still struggling to recover and this affects the distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables from the Rio Grande Valley.

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Bleak Peak 2022 Leaves Shippers Feeling Less than Thankful

Intelligent Audit

Citing Clive Data Services, Supply Chain Dive wrote that airfreight demand fell for the eighth consecutive month in October. While demand remains high, the lack of volume points to a troubling lack of peak season increases for an air cargo industry already struggling with volatile fuel prices. 2, levels remain 3% lower than in 2019.

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Can Supply Chain Management Fix Supply Chain Woes?

Enterra Insights

They write, “Mainstream news reports are full of claims that supply chains are broken, citing widespread product shortages, overflowing ports and spiking freight costs. Supply and Demand are Out of Whack. And there was no corresponding demand disruption. In fact, there was more demand than ever from the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23-27, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Kuebix Announces the First Free Multimodal Transportation Management System (TMS). Latest Use for a Bitcoin Technology: Tracing Turkeys From Farm to Table (WSJ sub. This state-of-the-art technology doesn’t simply replace a key with a digital passcode. UPS announces U.S. rate hikes, new peak surcharges for 2018 (Reuters).

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A Supply Chain Christmas Carol

Freightos

Technology changes everything, including Christmas. Whether it’s agile sourcing of hoverboards or finding the perfect gift for the person who has everything, technology is fixing the problem for good. Production Freight Receiving Purchasing Retail Logistics Production: Santa’s little helpers. But it comes at a price.