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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

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Varda Space Industries secures $42m for off-planet manufacturing. FDA grants industry 30-day extension to comment on track and trace guidance. Water rushed into industrial areas extensively damaging facilities, machinery, and warehouses. Pet food shortages leave owners on the hunt for kibble and cat treats.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 13 – 19)

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This 26th Annual ARC Industry Forum will be a hybrid event, in person in Orlando, Florida on February 14-17 and online March 7-10. Merchants Fleet is a privately-held, New Hampshire-based fleet management and fleet leasing solutions company. Today is Happy Friday – because every Friday is a happy day.

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Is a 3PL Service Provider Right for Your Company? 4 Questions to Ask Yourself

GlobalTranz

His experience includes content marketing in the IT industry and operations management for United Parcel Service. He will complete his MBA from the University of New Hampshire in 2015. He lives with his wife, Betsy, in Dover, New Hampshire and they are expecting their first child in June. No ifs, ands, or buts.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

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Walmart began working with Alert in 2016 and launched a test of the autonomous cart-based system in a 20,000-square-foot warehouse connected to a supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire, in 2019. The nationwide vacancy rate for industrial real estate was 3.2 The truck driver shortage continues to be a hurdle for the industry.

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Coronavirus impeding supply chains worldwide

USC Consulting Group

One thing is for certain: The communicable disease has caused massive amounts of uncertainty and brought significant instability to supply chains in a variety of industries. Professionals in multiple industries attribute the pullback to the coronavirus, as more countries and companies adjust to enhance containment. While this is up 1.8%

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How Do We Know National Network for Manufacturing Innovation is Working? Because China is Copying It.

GlobalTranz

China’s new manufacturing policy roadmap, unveiled in 2015 and called Made in China 2025, includes numerous policy initiatives designed to create an advantage for China in 10 key advanced-technology industries. Several parts of the program imitate the German Industry 4.0 What Can We Do? Through these steps, U.S.

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Package Theft Season is Here

Logistics Viewpoints

In the United States alone, cargo theft is a $15 to $35 billion industry. New Hampshire tops the list of states with the highest occurrences per 100,000 people at 158 thefts. A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article outlining how cargo theft is on the rise.

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