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Editor’s Choice: Aluminum Can Shortage Defines a New Normal for Food Packaging

Logistics Viewpoints

This shortage is the culmination of various ongoing issues – geopolitical tensions related to the Russia-Ukraine war, the rapid shift in consumer buying behavior and container freight availability. Beer and food industries are particularly affected by the shortages of aluminum cans as most customers prefer take-home packaging.

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Food Supply Chain Issues

Elementum

The COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit in Europe, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have further exacerbated current food chain problems, but a solid supply chain should be equipped to withstand this pressure to a certain extent.

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Modern Ways Technology Provides Transportation Management & Freight Spend Visibility

Intelligent Audit

It has always been essential to have visibility into freight spending. Freight audit & payment (FAP) providers have long paved the way to gaining this visibility by looking at shipping invoices and breaking down freight spend. What Is Freight or Transportation Spend Management?

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The road ahead remains bumpy, with the pandemic still dominating the news and Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine threatening global stability and supply chains. The country is a key node in the world’s semiconductor pipeline, accounting for 13 per cent of global chip assembly testing and packaging.

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Labor Tensions Running High on Many Fronts as Peak Season Approaches

Intelligent Audit

According to reporting from CNN Business , “ 350,000 Teamsters work at UPS as drivers and package sorters out of a global workforce of 534,000 permanent employees. million packages daily. Freight Rail Strike Looms as Labor Talks Stall. The question is how long it will be, ” Vachon told CNN Business. “

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Challenges Abound as Peak Season Approaches

Intelligent Audit

The slowdown in Q1 only partly reflected the impact of the conflict in Ukraine, which broke out in late February. 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. says the WTO. .

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Will the Inflation Reduction Act Reduce Supply Chain Costs?

Intelligent Audit

The sudden demand for residential deliveries overloaded last-mile delivery networks and resulted in increases in such surcharges as residential, additional handling, large and oversize packages, and the introduction of COVID surcharges — which, by the way, are still in existence today but renamed demand surcharges or non-seasonal peak surcharges.