Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Ex-SpaceX engineers create autonomous rail system that may solve supply crisis. Three former SpaceX engineers have founded Parallel Systems , a firm specializing in autonomous battery-powered electric rail vehicles for shipping and freight. The ongoing freight backups at maritime ports is disrupting global supply chains.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 15, 2021
Our fossil fuel-driven logistics systems have been working the earth hard, and there is just as much need for actions to mitigate the wear and tear that is being done and to ensure our home planet can continue to sustain us. Mitigating your carbon is never as good as getting rid of it from your own systems to begin with.
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Intelligent Audit
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
As Niall van de Wouw, Chief Air Freight Officer at Xeneta, told Supply Chain Dive, “We are six weeks away from Christmas, and there is no indication there will be a peak.”. Tough Times for Turkeys Cause Thanksgiving Price Hike. Managing Freight & Parcel Spend is No Holiday Walk in the Park. Roughly 2.5%
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
OCTOBER 14, 2021
This is changing halal eco-systems for brand owners serving Muslim markets in Asia and the Middle East, requiring brand owners taking a supply chain approach to halal , similar to a maybe more familiar supply chain approach to food/product safety or cool chains. De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 22, 2022
A spike in COVID-19 cases in some countries, which is causing factory shutdowns and port delays, added to corporate woes as soaring freight and transportation costs are pinching profit margins. Hasbro said it would raise prices mid-year and that it was taking steps to mitigate some of the expected supply issues.
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 31, 2022
They write, “Mainstream news reports are full of claims that supply chains are broken, citing widespread product shortages, overflowing ports and spiking freight costs. Only for turkeys.” But perhaps there is another way to understand what is happening: supply chains are hyper-efficient and are adapting.”[3]. ”[3].
Kanban Logistics
JULY 13, 2023
It contains multiple freight rail systems and is also home to seaports in Wilmington and Morehead City as well as two inland ports. Prime East Coast location: North Carolina sits in the middle of the East Coast, midway between Miami and Boston, with easy access to several vital interstate highways like I-95, I-85, and I-40.
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