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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. The delays are attributed to supply chain issues at every stage – from the time of booking transport to gate in at the port as well as ocean transit time of shipping containers.

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5 Key Insights From the 2022 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference

BlueYonder

Sensing and predicting disruptions as early as possible will allow organizations to develop proactive risk mitigation strategies and lower premium freight. Furthermore, having short-term Purchase Order/ASN-level visibility is insufficient. I look forward to seeing you at next year’s conference!

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Why Specialized Logistics Providers Prove More Effective Than Generalists for CPG Shippers

Zipline Logistics

This notion rings especially true with CPG shippers since the freight requires higher service levels than other non-time-sensitive freight to arrive at its destination on time. If you have freight that requires high service levels, you should not look to a general provider and expect best outcomes.

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Report from Food Marketing Institute Highlights CPG Logistics Challenges

Zipline Logistics

The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020. It strained production functions and increased the need for trucking services, which led to falling performance metrics that rippled across organizations. Why Does CPG Logistics Performance Matter?

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President Andrew Lynch On What We Must Do To Create Nationally Secure And Resilient Supply Chains

Zipline Logistics

Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America.

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How to Capture Full Divestiture Value with a 3PL

Talking Logistics

To learn more on this topic, read “Whitepaper: Divestures and the Threat to Supply Chain Performance.”.

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Writing: Working on My Book

Supply Chain Shaman

Prior to Mattel, Peter was the Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations for Starbucks where he was responsible for the supply of the products that contribute to the Starbucks Experience: from the supply of coffee, to the procurement of the cup, to delivering the table it rests on.