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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia. Similarly, factories in areas of Shanghai , Shenzhen and Jalin provinces have had to restrict workers to manufacturing campuses in order to maintain operations.

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Our Customers on How Automation Accelerates Their Omnichannel Fulfillment Strategies

6 River Systems

Things take a lot longer than usual at every step of the way, whether it’s just sampling and courier packages to fabric moving between countries and then the final product coming to New Jersey. In order to keep up with that choppy and delayed arrivals of our inventory, there’s been even more pressure on the DC.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Update April 25 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The COVID 19 restrictions impacting areas of China ’s largest cities and manufacturing regions continue and have extended into their fifth week. The facility’s operations director indicated to state-owned media outlet Xinhua that the production facility had limited inventory, enough to support one week of production.

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When the Heavy Hand of Government is Not a Burden

MIT Supply Chain

We have a glimpse of such an outcome courtesy of the states of New Jersey and New York. These states imposed strict quarantine requirements for travelers arriving on US shores from West Africa, even when the individuals show no signs of contracting Ebola. The situation is exacerbated by local stockpiling.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands. Port of New York and New Jersey sets container fee. Walmart launches new restored goods program. 17 states stand by plan to electrify 30% of trucks and buses by 2030. Rail volume is not included.

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Podcast: Scott Donachie and Daniel Robin on the Evolution of Zero Waste

Requis

I saw the struggles a friend of mine had with his door-to-door compost collection business in New Jersey. I did a lot of research and found out that in New Jersey alone there are over 400 dormant landfills, and there’s a huge issue with waste. It’s a very small market, much smaller than I thought. That’s the way it works.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

That assessment comes as a result of 10 months of subdued demand, inventory de-stocking, and high interest rates, the New Jersey-based company said in its “The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index.” But a key focus right now for Amazon is using AI to figure out where to place its inventory. That said, U.S.