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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. Massachusetts-based Teradyne moved its production out after U.S. Soft demand in Europe and the US led to an overall decline of 7.5

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Is the Just-In-Time Supply Chain’s Time Over?

Enterra Insights

Sheffi observes, “One argument is that the just-in-time discipline enables companies to cut inventory carrying costs even if that comes at the expense of the integrity of their supply chains. He explains, “[The aim of JIT] isn’t simply to minimize inventory costs but to improve product quality.

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Solving The Port Problem with Lauren Beagen

The Logistics of Logistics

Lauren is a seasoned maritime attorney and the founder of Squall Strategies , a boutique maritime consulting and legal solutions company and offers a wide range of consulting services to serve a variety of businesses and clients. Beagen is a seasoned maritime attorney and the founder of Squall Strategies, LLC. About Squall Strategies.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Inventories at U.S. They include Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state. So, wish me luck in securing authentic University Blue Jordan IVs.

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How Technology is Helping Companies Move Goods and Do Good

Logistics Viewpoints

The US Bureau of Labor statistics reported over 500,000 job openings in warehousing and transportation in August of 2022 alone. As the Vice President of Robotics and Voice, John Santagate leads strategy for autonomous mobile robotics, warehouse robotics, and the robotics partner network for Körber.

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How to Learn About Supply Chain Research From Around the World in a Few Hours

MIT Supply Chain

These are: the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (Cambridge, USA), the Zaragoza Logistics Center (Zaragoza, Spain), the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (Bogotá, Colombia), and the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (Shah Alam, Malaysia). Obtain more information and register here.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, writes, “Today, an estimated 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, with 60% of that — including virtually all your imported fruits, gadgets and appliances — packed in large steel containers. These boxes were called ‘Transporters.’