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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Of these 37 projects, 23 are in the US, which brings Amazon’s total clean energy procurement in the US from 7.2 The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles. GW to 10.4

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Not huge, but it’s only going to grow – the planned 210 acre Amazon airport in Kentucky will support up to 200 flights daily. Amazon currently lists about 17,700 full-time vacancies on its website, about 920 in the logistics and transportation sector. By comparison, that’s almost as large as the15th largest US passenger fleet.

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More Electric Vehicle Supply Network Moves

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2015, Ascend currently operates a facility in Georgia , and aims to build another recycling facility in Kentucky. Reportedly, the funding is split between equity and debt and values that start-up at more than $500 million. Others in this area include Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

One is time to recover (TTR), the time it would take for a particular node in the supply chain — a supplier facility, a distribution center, or a transportation hub — to be restored to full functionality after a disruption. . “Our methodology has two central elements. The current crisis exposes the vulnerability of this approach.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Procurement Trends: Carving a Bigger Role in Supply Chain & Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

As time passed, procurement gradually gained a larger role in the scope of manufacturing and order fulfillment. By the mid-1950s , procurement had become a commonplace aspect of minor business, and procurement was almost comparable to secretarial work. Why Is Technology Driving Procurement Trends and the Role of Procurement?