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How a 3PL Can Strengthen Your Supply Chain Resilience

GlobalTranz

If your business depends on freight shipping, you've likely felt the effects of a world that seems to change overnight. When tariffs rise, fuel prices spike or international trade agreements shift, those cause ripples across all freight modes — truck, air, rail and ocean. Natural disasters. Tariff swings.

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Massive rare earths elements deposit confirmed in Wyoming

Freight Waves

Rare earth elements are integral to modern technology, playing a crucial role in the manufacturing of everything from electric vehicles and wind turbines to sophisticated military systems. The economic significance of these discoveries cannot be overstated.

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Blue Yonder’s ICON 2025 Demonstrates Why Supply Chains Must Transform

Logistics Viewpoints

The SADA loop was adapted from the military’s OODA loop (observe, orient, decide, act), developed by an officer in the US Air Force to improve aerial combat outcomes. As companies undertake a journey on supply chain modernization, Blue Yonder assists the transformation using the SADA loop concept (See, Analyze, Decide, Act).

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Delivering the Drinks: Streamlining Beverage Transportation with Kristina Bernarducci

The Logistics of Logistics

Whether shes hosting charity golf tournaments or hosting Rutgers University Supply Chain students with a tour of the manufacturing facility, Kristina believes business should always be a force for good. Its primary activity is distributing Veterans wreaths for placement on graves in military cemeteries.

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SkyWater buys Austin chip factory

Freight Waves

SkyWater Technology has successfully completed the acquisition of Infineon Technologies’ former semiconductor fabrication plant in Austin, Texas for $93 million, marking a significant milestone in the company’s strategy to boost its manufacturing capabilities. government’s efforts to secure supply chains.

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The Next War Will Be Fought in Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

The recent port strike, the closed shipping lane that forced a shift to air transport, the bridge that blocked a port, even the grid brownout that slowed manufacturing, might have seemed like random disruptions. Who manufactured the switchboard that powers your grid? Your supply chain is already directly in the line of fire.

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The Tumultuous Mexican Cross-Border

Cathy Roberson

The history of Mexican cross-border trade is rife with wars and military actions, legal and illegal border crossings, and more. Even today when one reads the numerous articles about the benefits of manufacturing or assembling in Mexico, most of them highlight Mexico's low-cost labor and, of course, its proximity to the US market.

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