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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. More than $728 million is on the way to communities around the nation to bolster intermodal freight infrastructure. technology from helping China’s military.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Media Type.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively.

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Sorry, I’m Not Sure: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2018

Talking Logistics

North Korea : The more missiles North Korea launches and tests, the greater the risk for military conflict — or worse. On December 17, Newsweek reported that “The United States Military has conducted joint training operations with South Korean forces to practice removing nuclear weapons from North Korea in the event of war.”