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Crime is Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Enterra Insights

Rodriguez ( @OlgaRRod ) reported, “A group of thieves smashed windows at a department store at a luxury mall in Los Angeles, triggering a police pursuit just days after high-end stores throughout the San Francisco Bay Area were targeted. Looting trains, especially in the Los Angeles area, has also become an area of concern.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Emergency vehicles, for example, would be exempt, and the California Highway Patrol could authorize the system’s disabling in certain other cases. Spot-market rates to ship a container from China to Los Angeles rose 38% in the week through Jan. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Schneider president and CEO Mark Rourke said: “We are driven by our commitment to sustainability and innovation to be one of the first carriers to embrace electric as a powerful solution for hauling freight. Schneider says it began running the trucks to haul customer freight in January. It also operates two electric yard tractors.

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5 Ways to Optimize Your Supply Chain for 2019 Trade Tensions

Stord

At the Port of Los Angeles, for example, a sudden rush of shipments overloaded the local warehouse market. The Port of Los Angeles and trade disruption in 2018: Last year, new tariffs caused direct and indirect problems for shippers. This example highlights the dangers of international trade tensions.

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5 Outdoor Advertising Strategies!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Billboards in Los Angeles. The City of Angels has stuck to the classics in their abundant use of billboards. Los Angeles is a city of commuters and tourists, thus traditional roadside advertisement does wonders for brand recognition and sales. Sticker Marketing in Atlanta.

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Immediate Retailer Actions to Overcome Logistics Delays!

Supply Chain Game Changer

As reported by CNN on October 19, 2021, there are over 200,000 shipping containers waiting off the coast of Los Angeles, representing a backlog of over 2 weeks worth of work. That is notwithstanding the trail of additional ships and containers that are still on their way to Los Angeles.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

CEVA Logistics actively reaches out to support social innovations and engage local communities. Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore. Photo Credit: L’Oréal.