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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Weller says that “until the Industrial Revolution, 150 years ago, we have lived our entire evolutionary history outdoors all day, every day. industrial supply chain but has been shut down for repairs 20 times in the last 10 years. What is abnormal is that we now spend our lives inside and briefly pop outside.”

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Like the Mississippi River Through New Orleans, Today’s CPG Market is Quickly Changing Directions

QAD

Twisting and turning, changing directions quickly, the Mississippi River winds down the center of the U.S. The focus of this year’s Explore will revolve around the speed of business – for reducing uncertainty and improving the lead time to respond to industry-wide change. through New Orleans and out into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Shipping Industry Lows Foil High Expectations

Intelligent Audit

Industry leaders grappling with ongoing labor struggles and plummeting volumes are lowering expectations for the supply chain’s busiest season. In an industry that’s always moving, here are the latest news and trend updates to keep you in the know. Industry Bellwether UPS to Announce Q3 Results. 11 media briefing.

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Recession-proof Supply Chains with FTZs

QAD

Looking back to plan ahead In a time when most furniture is made overseas, there remains a small but vibrant community of furniture manufacturers in a part of Mississippi better known for the birthplace of Elvis Presley than domestic manufacturing. When the recession of 2008 hit, many would not have guessed the industry would survive.

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Five-Year Study Showcases the Benefits of US Foreign-Trade Zones

QAD

One of the most compelling instances of the FTZ program safeguarding US jobs is the upholstered furniture industry. However, when this industry, predominantly located in Northeast Mississippi, learned of the FTZ program, the duty savings were significant enough to keep the industry alive on US soil.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

Kinaxis

Besides Texas—Toyota’s new North American headquarters—other states on the companies’ shortlist are Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina, WSJ reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the potential investment. as a prime location, a USA Today article reports.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

But major players in the world’s chocolate industry have joined forces to stop deforestation in major cocoa producing countries, namely Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. A logjam of more than 100 vessels in the falling Mississippi River is threatening to grind trade of grains, fertilizer, metals and petroleum to a halt.