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Well Prepared Retailers Seize Opportunity for Advantage during Port Closures

Supply Chain Collaborator

They’d be the ones who were able to flex their supply chain and logistics plans to overcome some very challenging obstacles in the last 12 months. It seems that a segment of shippers whose businesses rely on imported goods have made other plans while the labor drama played out.

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New Tariffs and Their Effect on International Shipping

GTG Technology Group

However, new tariffs currently being imposed between China and the United States are predicted to have a serious impact on supply chain industries. is planning to propose an additional bundle of tariffs again directed at China. The Impact of Tariffs on Supply Chains. Profound fluctuations in U.S. container volume.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013)

Talking Logistics

I went to Home Depot earlier this week to return a purchase, and the customer in front of me wanted to exchange a defective power tool with the same model, but he couldn’t find any on the shelf even though the store’s inventory system said 5 units were in stock. HighJump Software Announces New Latin American Partnership.

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Driverless Trucks, China, COVID and the Future of the Supply Chain

Turvo

Although not ideal, we packed her up and planned to enjoy a post-baby getaway.with our new baby. Interestingly, we all had significant experience in the freight, logistics, sourcing, and supply chain world. Are we close to an automated world or decades away? Hot topics included the rise of driverless trucks.

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Transportation Optimization: The Key to Weathering Droughts, Disasters and Other Disruptions

BlueYonder

This blog was co-written by Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution and 3PL Global Lead, and Jen McQuiston , Product Marketing Director. Network modeling capabilities help create a logistics framework that makes foundational business sense, while also delivering flexibility.

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Ports Increasingly Turn to Modern Logistics Technologies

RFgen

As sea-based supply routes become more important in the global movement of goods and services, ports have enacted new technologies like supply chain software to make sure boat shipments are processed more efficiently , global strategist Wolfgang Lehmacher wrote in a recent Port Strategy article.

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Ports Increasingly Turn to Modern Logistics Technologies

RFgen

As sea-based supply routes become more important in the global movement of goods and services, ports have enacted new technologies like supply chain software to make sure boat shipments are processed more efficiently , global strategist Wolfgang Lehmacher wrote in a recent Port Strategy article.