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Is TPPA going to ground e-commerce or let it fly (ideally, as air freight)?

DELMIA Quintiq

One of the strategies manufacturers and online stores will take is to price their products uniformly across the participating economies. If manufactures and e-stores across any TPPA economy offer similar prices, then the growth will predominantly occur in the ground segment, leaving the airlines wanting.

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“Too Big to Fail”: 10 Things you Need to Know About El Niño

Elementum

That’s good news for agriculture and manufacturing in the state, two industries that rely heavily on almost nonexistent water. A shorter monsoon season in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia will help miners procure more materials, used heavily in the electronics industry. The Southern U.S. Food prices will likely skyrocket.

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Amazon vs. Alibaba: A Battle for Southeast Asia

Elementum

2015 was a big year in terms of logistics and globalization for Amazon, who began making their way into the shipping industry, registering in China as a freight forwarder and a shipping broker for 12 routes, including Shanghai to Los Angeles and Hamburg.

Asia 60
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L.A. freight gets a tailwind from hurricanes and typhoons

DAT Solutions

West Coast van freight heated up last week, especially in the Los Angeles market. In mid-September, we were focused on evacuating the Carolinas and diverting trucks and freight away from Hurricane Florence. Changes in the ratio often signal impending changes in freight rates. Blame the weather. Outbound ratios rose from 5.0

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Asia Supply Chain Excellence Report: Issue, January 2013

Tompkins Blog

Manufacturers need to stay abreast of new regulations and be capable of responding rapidly. However, most manufacturing is on the east coast, while the earthquake and flood-prone regions are further west. So the risk of bankruptcy continues to be significant. Compliance and regulatory changes.

Asia 51
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A chat with Scott Phillips

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

I packed my (one) bag to start a considerable journey into becoming a Supply Chain Professional from the manufacturing floor up, with Detmold (Detpak) Packaging. . Great to be able to utilise my B2B manufacturing supply chain management skillset. . It was a challenge to learn about retail and consumer driven supply chain strategies.

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A Chat with Katie Kinraid

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

BluJay customers include five of the top 10 food and beverage companies, 32 of the top 40 LSPs, and 24 of the top 25 freight forwarders. TMS solutions are moving beyond being just a freight management tool. No one vendor, carrier, technology provider or manufacturer has all of the tools available to be successful.