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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Red Sea news: Air freight rates could spike as Red Sea attacks disrupt shipments Global trade drops 1.3% At the same time imports fell at East Coast gateways such as Georgia’s Port of Savannah and the Port of New York and New Jersey. That’s all for this week.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

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However, the most surprising new addition, at least to me is supply chain (the chain of processes, businesses, etc. by which a commodity is produced and distributed: the companies, materials, and systems involved in manufacturing and delivering goods). You learn something new every day. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

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In fact, several companies are working on new virtual-taste technologies for therapeutics, gastronomy, and virtual dining in the metaverse. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Broken out by industry, retail trade had the highest count of positive tests for all drugs—not just marijuana—in 2022 with 7.7 percent).

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this week, FedEx announced a partnership with eight historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to build a pipeline of logistics and supply chain professionals. Some of the fastest growth in robot orders is in the metals and food and consumer goods industries.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. However, many of these companies are now reining in their logistics ambitions. There is no doubt that autonomous semi-trucks will change the face of logistics.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

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While companies continue to take steps to fight counterfeit goods, it is becoming increasingly harder to keep counterfeits off secondary markets (and you’ll see more of that in the news roundup). And now on to this week’s logistics news. They include Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

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In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. It became a large-scale activity during the industrial revolution. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)).