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

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million km) using battery-electric vehicles hauling customer freight. Schneider says it began running the trucks to haul customer freight in January. I-40 is one of the most traveled roadways in New Mexico – and the country – largely because of all the freight traffic coming from southern California.

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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. In Malaysia, CEVA Logistics worked closely with L’Oréal , a major producer of luxury and consumer products, to develop a social initiative of providing jobs for the hearing impaired at our warehouse since June 2020.

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5 Ways to Optimize Your Supply Chain for 2019 Trade Tensions

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Last year, the ripple effects from new tariffs on imports from China rocked warehouses and ports in America. At the Port of Los Angeles, for example, a sudden rush of shipments overloaded the local warehouse market. Another obstacle came from strained supply chains, which we saw at the Port of Los Angeles over the summer.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

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We are seeing it now in terms of truck drivers and warehouse workers, and Walmart is an example of a company that has been trying to get ahead of these shortages by offering higher wages and on-the-job perks. Supply chain disruptions continue to be commonplace, with a major emphasis placed on the driver and warehouse worker shortage.

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Why Tech Giants Are Focusing on Trucks, Drones and Ships

Freightos

to ship a 5 lb package the full distance from Shenzhen to Los Angeles. That spend will need to come from either the customers, who will pay for the convenience, or reduced from other points in the supply chain (which is where less-sexy but more impactful supply chain innovation comes in). Check live freight prices in seconds.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 5-9, 2018)

Talking Logistics

TBSx3 Launches Consortium With Freight Industry Giants to Fight Trade in Fake Goods with Blockchain (BlockchainNews). Ocado uses £150m from shareholders for warehouse robots (The Guardian). Business Interest in Blockchain Picks Up (WSJ – sub. BNSF joins blockchain alliance (Railway Age).