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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

However, r eject rates from drivers are still down currently , a nd the DAT P ower I ndex still leans in favor of shipper s. . Shipping in or out of Alabama should be?back When shipping to or from California, check to ensure that facilities are online and operational. back to pre-pandemic difficulty.? . Arizona ? .

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Justifying Investments in Risk Avoidance

MIT Supply Chain

This supported an extremely lean build-to-order operation with minimal inventory. Many days before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, Wal-Mart had prepared 45 trucks full of critical supplies at its distribution center in Brookhaven, Mississippi.

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Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges in the Beverage Industry 

Logility

Port congestion, shipping delays, and other supply chain disruptions are affecting industries across all economic sectors, and that includes beverages of all types. For wine and spirits companies, for example, the glass bottle shortage and shipping glitches are two of the biggest problems. Issues in trucking and shipping.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is paying participating small businesses a per-package fee to deliver Amazon orders within a 10-mile radius to their neighbors’ homes in states like Nebraska, Mississippi, and Alabama. The company is leaning on expedited shipping lanes to pull ahead supply and mitigate COVID-19 disruptions in China.

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Trends 2023: Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

the Mississippi River is seeing falling water levels, which has resulted in a log-jam of over 100 vessels. Companies also have to find new sources of this inventory, often turning to regional sources rather than relying on global shipping.” Low levels in Germany’s waters are impacting economic activity. And in the U.S.,