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This Week in Logistics News (June 4 – 10)

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Add in soaring air freight costs, and the fruit will not only be hard to find, but incredibly expensive. Gatik’s self-driving trucks to haul Georgia-Pacific goods to Sam’s Clubs. Target expects squeezed profits from aggressive plan to get rid of unwanted inventory. That’s a tough break for the industry.

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2023 Truckload Freight Market Report

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

We would like to share some insights on the general economy and freight market specifically with you: our customers, employees, business partners and community. While many economists warned of the inherent uncertainties of a market dependent upon new variables with very little historical precedent, few predicted the freight recession of 2022.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 6 – 12)

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Freight rates to stay high into 2022. When FedEx, UPS, US Postal Service packages should be shipped for upcoming holiday season. But for those looking for a jump start, FedEx, UPS, and the USPS have released their holiday shipping schedule. ATA-led coalition sues to block federal vaccine mandate.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Körber acquires enVista’s omni-channel and global freight audit and payment services. Körber , an international technology group, has signed an agreement to purchase enVista’s platform of Enspire Commerce omnichannel solutions, including its order management system (OMS), and its freight audit and payment (FAP) service.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

This start-up was founded by Matt McKinney and Shaosu Liu, both of whom had backgrounds at Uber Freight and decided to tackle the massive problem of building a new structure for the legacy freight payment system that supports the global supply chain. will reportedly be one of the largest fully interoperable chassis pools in the U.S.,

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Most online shoppers assume that items they return go back into regular inventory, to be sold again at full price. Zachary said.

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Benefits of Cross-Docking and the Port of Mobile, AL

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

Depending on the type of product and the demand, cross-docking can reduce inventory, operating costs, and distribution costs while facilitating just-in-time delivery. Faster shipping & receiving times. Cost of goods sold (COGS) also accounts for a considerable portion of inventory expenses. Reduced costs & time savings.