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How Detroit Fuels Ecommerce Growth

3PL Insights

In this environment, Detroit has emerged as a compelling hub for ecommerce companies, and it’s not just because of the city’s manufacturing legacy or growing startup ecosystem. This proximity means faster delivery times, reduced shipping costs, and improved customer experience—critical differentiators in today’s competitive ecommerce market.

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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

Logistics Viewpoints

Businesses are responding with production shifts, supply chain diversification, inventory stockpiling, and trade route adjustments in efforts to lessen the financial burden and avoid long-term instability. Key border crossings, including Laredo, Texas, and Detroit, Michigan, are experiencing delays of up to 24 hours, as U.S.

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How 3PLs Support the Auto Parts Industry Amid Global Disruption

3PL Insights

However, recent years have tested the industry with persistent global disruptions, including pandemic-related slowdowns, raw material shortages, labor constraints, and international shipping delays. But global instability has prompted a shift toward just-in-case (JIC) models that emphasize inventory cushioning.

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What is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Logistics Viewpoints

The system wasn’t prepared for the surge, driving up pricing for transportation and sapping inventory levels. A virus in China disrupts auto manufacturing in Detroit , or a flood in Thailand takes out a cluster of research and production facilities. Build relationships with your 3PL for capacity and alternative shipping solutions.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones ( The Detroit News ). Free-Shipping Offers Abound This Holiday Season, According To Shop.Org. As the holiday season heats up, some interesting findings related to free shipping and mobile commerce from Shop.org’s eHoliday survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics.

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“Just in Time” for Automotive: Enabling Tariff Risk Mitigation in as Little as 7 Days 

BlueYonder

For example, aluminum raw material is cast into a piston in Canada, then shipped to Detroit for machining incurring a 25% tariff based on the piston’s value. Today, Auto OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers navigate increasingly complex tariff scenarios. These insights support better decision-making in uncertain environments.

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Trucker protest over COVID vaccines: an update

Resilinc

The protests—especially the blockade of the Detroit-Windsor border crossing—have caused delays and bottlenecks in production across the automotive industry in the U.S. While the Detroit-Windsor crossing was opened Monday morning (February 14), blockades continued to disrupt crossings in Manitoba and Alberta. and Canada.

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