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The CPG Supply Chain with Mike Neme

The Logistics of Logistics

Joe Lynch and Mike Neme discuss the CPG supply chain and Mike’s approach to winning and managing business with emerging consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. Mike earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Communications from Central Michigan University. Top Freight Brokerage Firms of 2019. About Mike Neme.

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Expert Advises How to Reduce LTL Freight Costs

Supply Chain Opz

In this guest commentary, Professor Bruce Ferrin from Western Michigan University is here to share some insights. He has extensive knowledge and experience in logistics & LTL (less-than-truckload) industry and today he will explain to you about 8 ways that you can use to trim LTL freight costs instantly.

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Freight Gathers Strength in Early November, Led by Western Region

DAT Solutions

The graph below depicts 24 region-to-region pairs, showing changes in rates for freight movements that originated in four Western regions, heading to destinations in six East Coast regions. These results are atypical , so they may surprise longtime freight trend watchers. If you are moving freight in the eastern half of the U.S.,

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The Green Corridor: Full Circle – The Promise and Struggles of the Circular Economy and Green Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A study by the University of Michigan in 2018 showed how a patty of plant-based Beyond meat compared to a regular US beef patty of meat. So while improving the products and the packages used to hold them get re-designed – getting products to the right place and right time requires movement and positioning.

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Challenges Abound as Peak Season Approaches

Intelligent Audit

per package for its SmartMail products, depending on shipping speed and distance, ” according to SupplyChainDive. Billions at Stake as Freight Railroads and Unions Fail to Find Common Ground. For West Coast-based carrier OnTrac, these surcharges will be priced relative to the surge in home delivery a shipper sees during peak season.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

DoorDash can now return your packages for you. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos boldly declared nine years ago that in just a few years, last mile drones would be delivering packages across the country to customer’s front doors. Or, you can type “package” into your search bar. And with that, let’s get to the news.

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Supply chains remain wonky… and will continue that way for awhile (Jason Miller blog part 4)

NC State SCRC

I have been sitting in on interesting calls the past couple of days, and have also been exchanging emails with my colleague Jason Miller at Michigan State University, and also sat in on a presentation by Bill Villalon, recently retired President of APL Logistics, who presented to the CAPS Board. Freight demand and rates are escalating.