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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

The ongoing Ukraine–Russia conflict has caused turmoil in significant parts of the global food chain, and in fact, Ukraine is a major exporter of barley (30% of global totals), wheat (25%), and sunflower oil (60%). Further, Ukraine supplies more than one-half of the world’s neon gas necessary for printing circuits on computer chips.

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Top 3 Recent Automotive Logistics Trends, Part 2

BlueYonder

The magnitude and frequency of disruptions are increasing, whether it is because of Ukraine or the chip shortage. It allows organizations to develop proactive risk mitigation plans to lower premium freight. They can get the items through an alternate supplier, they can expedite shipments, or they can attempt premium freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 26 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Drennan struggled to obtain a driver’s license from the Railroad Commission in charge of regulating motor-freight at the time, allegedly because of her hearing loss, though Drennan believed it to be related to her gender. Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe.

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The Need For Supply Chain Innovation: Why You Should Watch These Four Trends ?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

China trade tensions, Covid-19 measures and the Russia-Ukraine crisis. For instance, Maersk and CMA CGM are building end-to-end logistics capability chains, while over USD 6bn was invested by VC investors in freight marketplaces alone through 2019. Figure 1: US E-commerce sales as a % of total sales, 1999 – 2021.

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Burnout in Logistics: Is It the Great Resignation or the Evolution of Tech?

Intelligent Audit

The pandemic brought to light the inherent problems with the “lean manufacturing” approach that had become so popular in the years leading up to 2020 and set the stage for the unprecedented level of burnout and staff shortages impacting supply chains across multiple industries today.

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How To Overcome The Current Supply Chain Disruptions As A Manufacturer

Precoro

Digital tools , e-commerce, and e-commerce fulfillment services boomed due to restrictions on movement. While the worst of the pandemic appears to be behind us, COVID-19's impact on manufacturing supply chains continues to reverberate the landscape. Work-from-home rules drove up sales of laptops and personal computers.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. They stocked up again after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up the price of raw materials such as energy and wheat. Support will be available 24/7, it said.