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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

Nvidia, Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, PCA (Packaging Corporation of America), ResMed, Rockwell Automation, Ross Stores, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company, Tempur-Pedic, TJX, Toro, Toyota, West Pharma, United Tractors, and Urban Outfitters. Use the information in the report to set performance targets.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., Those changes, along with high costs of transporting materials and finished goods to and from overseas locations, make the value of reshoring likely to become a compelling financial reality for many manufacturers. Transportation and freight costs are reduced.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to a report from The Information , the company is imposing this fee on returns when return options at Whole Foods, Kohl’s, or Amazon Fresh locations are closer or at the same distance as a UPS Store return location. More than 70 percent of Toyota Motor Manufacturing , Alabama’s power will soon be generated by the sun.

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10 Disruptive Issues in the Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

That should inform us of which steps to take to mitigate the risks as the disruptive issues continue to persist. Global Trade: Re-shoring, Near-shoring, and Off-shoring Re-shoring, near-shoring, and offshoring are all terms used to describe the movement of manufacturing or production from one country to another.

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Guest blog: With the Truck Driver Shortage, How Many More Drivers will be Enough?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

How many more truck drivers are needed to balance demand for truck transportation with the supply of capacity? My answer to this question for shippers procuring long-distance (outside of a given metropolitan area) dry van transportation, for both truckload and less than truckload (LTL), is that approximately 25,000 truck drivers are needed.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Lorrie Watts, Director Logistics at Red Stag!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I worked for a small trucking company in East Tennessee while in college, and I fell in love with the fast pace and constant challenges that would arise. Not only can technology be used to help grow businesses, but it can also help us find more economical ways to transport food, water, clothing, and supplies. in Business Management.

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Highlights of Kinaxis 2023 Annual Customer Conference

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of supply chain planning and execution orchestration provider Kinaxis’s annual customer conference held both physically in Nashville, Tennessee , and virtually livestreamed. Added capabilities integrated to Kinaxis Rapid Response will now include transportation management, order and returns management.