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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. Amazon’s trucking fleet is expanding rapidly; it launched in 2005 with the purchase of thousands of trailers used to shift goods between fulfillment centers. Team Analysis.

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Responses to Pandemic Ills That Slow the Recovery

MIT Supply Chain

As consumer demand nosedived during the pandemic, companies cut their manufacturing capacities. As the Wall Street Journal reported , after climbing to record highs in a supply-constrained market, prices are now falling rapidly. Left to their own devices, markets will recalibrate, and these imbalances will gradually disappear.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.11-3.15

Freight Plus

XPO’s stock nosedived last December after a short seller’s negative report. Monday, a blaze ignited on the MV Grande America 205 miles off the coast of Brest, France. Seattle to Salt Lake City, Buffalo to Chicago, and various lanes in California all saw the biggest declines in rates. billion of its own stock.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Revenue: €10.2 billion/ $11.65