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This Week in Logistics News (March 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

The gauge brings together 27 variables that take the temperature of everything from cross-border transportation costs to country-level manufacturing data in the euro area, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the U.K. Food retailers across the country are kicking off initiatives to help communities combat hunger. and the U.S.

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New Shipping Operations Ideas Bring Fresh Air to Stale Strategies

Intelligent Audit

PepsiCo, the nation’s largest food processor, monitors trends by reaching out to innovation-hungry consumers. Supply Chain Dive reports, “ Frito-Lay welcomes consumers into its centers and sends out recipes and food for feedback to people — encompassing at least 1,000 individuals each week — as it innovates new and existing products. ”.

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Doing Business in Singapore

QAD

Typical manufactured products include electronics, chemicals, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, biomedical products, scientific instruments, telecommunications equipment, processed food and beverages, ship repair and offshore platform construction. Import partners were China, Malaysia, the US, Japan and South Korea.

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The subsequent rankings in the 2021 Production Statistics revealed that South Korea had overtaken Germany and Mexico, and Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have moved up the world ranking for car production. MORE FROM THIS EDITION h6 Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

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Doing Business in China

QAD

Key industries include mining, iron, steel, aluminum, coal, machinery, arms, textiles and apparel, oil, cement, chemicals, consumer products, footwear, toys, electronics, food, transportation equipment, automobiles, railcars, ships, aircraft, telecommunications equipment, satellites and commercial space launch vehicles. as of 2018.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Famous Pacific Shipping Group ). Wall Street Journal ). Deloitte Global).

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China’s new COVID strategy has uneven impact on supply chains

Resilinc

After Shandong and Jilin registered very high case counts on March 10, measures known as “closed management” were implemented: public transport, non-essential businesses, and recreational facilities were closed, people were ordered to stay home, and only one member of each household could leave home every two days to buy food and other necessities.